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Zatox - Irreplaceable / Can't Hold Us Back
Label: Italian Hardstyle
Catalog#: ITAL 010
Released: 21 Feb 2011
Style: Hardstyle
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The Italian Hardstyle master, Zatox has done it yet again.
Where the inspiration keeps coming from, I'm still trying to find out but it seems to me Zatox has an army of little crazy Italian oompaloompa's helping him roll out hit after hit after hit.
Welcome to the Zatox factory.
We all know Zatox is a smart guy and someone who is also very close to his fans. This time, he has given us all a very special present in the form of 2 extra tracks for free, if you buy the whole E.P at Hardstyle.com. That means, for a mere €2 - €3 you don't just get 2 tracks, you get 4 and all four are staggering tracks!
I'm going to provide you with a short insight into all four tracks, again this is just my perception but you can leave your comments below.
Irreplaceable
In true Zatox style, with catchy melodies but enough rawness to beat down any critic, he has served us up with an incredible track which has plenty of energy to break our legs jumping around at a party.
The bitcrushed - talky sound - which complements the kick is well done. I love that sound!
"I'm the motherfucker they can't replace" - you're so right there Zatox... you are Irreplaceable!
For fans, I'm going to say that this track isn't anything new. We hear typical Zatox style kicks and typical Zatox style melodies, but do we hate it him for it? Hell no! No wonder this track made it into the #1 spot at Hardstyle.com in a matter of a few hours! Well done sir, well done!
This track deserves my double armed fist pump!
Can't hold us Back
We all know "Live the moment" which was produced by JDX and provided us with enough goosebumps to make our hair fall out (hell, mine's all gone). The beautiful voice which belongs to Sarah Maria has now made it's way over to the land of Zatox! And yes, you guessed it, goosebumps guaranteed!
Combined with the awesome melody in true Zatox style, we're in for some great atmospheric moments when this track hits the decks and a multitude of green, blue and red lasers pierce through the battle smog of your favorite event.
I'll be pumping my fists in an awesome one and a half fist pump motion!
To the Top (Free)
This was basically a DJ Tool Zatox wanted to use for XQlusive D-Block & S-te-Fan which has a great 90's disco vocal which makes us think "Hmm ok.. let's dance boogie style" all the while doing the snorkle move and waving our bell-bottom pants around.
Badonk - the reversed bassline kicks in. Oh yeah, party time. This is a great relaxing way to start off a set and get in the mood you're thinking. But then *WHAM* a wall of bass knocks you silly and you only just recover in time to notice what the hell just happened.
That 90's disco'ish vocal and thumping reverse bass just ran for cover as an amazingly rough kick reers the corner chased by an ear piercing screech.
If I had hair, it would look like I just got electrocuted - I can just feel the little stubs of hair on my head try to stand up. That's how awesome this track is!
Energy and beer spilling moments guaranteed. Try not to lose your arms and legs while frantically fist pumping. I'm pretty sure the first-aid guys at any large event will be running around like crazy little ants looking for lost limbs after this track drops!
It doesn't happen often, but this is going to get my triple fist pump. Yes that's right, I grew an extra arm just to give this track a triple fist pump! In true Sam Orbit (1/2 of Bioweapon) style fist pumpin' goodness!
The Future (Free)
Now, I'm a big fan of Zatox (can you tell?) so I try and follow a lot of things Zatox does. A while back, Zatox kindly provided us with a sneak peak inside his studio while he was producing this track. He gave us about 4 awesome video's of his status making this track which I really appreciated.
After a nice countdown we're presented with a cool classic part. When I heard the classic Beethoven sonet, I was mesmerised. The classic music faded off into a very energetic screech and kick - which is almost Hardcore like and is a nice change to the typical Zatox kicks (I still love them though).
The "old school" hoover sound is awesome as well! It's just an absolutely amazing track!
I'm giving this a full double fist pump! Wham bam - breaking out my "in your face" dance moves!
My conclusion about this E.P? Worth every eurocent! You not only get 2 brilliantly produced, officially released tracks, you get four brilliantly produced tracks!
I'm going to say it though, the free tracks are my favorite. They both contain so much pure energy that we don't often see in today's Hardstyle and it is of course a very smart move by Zatox to provide his fans with such raw hardstyle gems on top of the original E.P
If you don't have these tracks in your possession now, then it's time to head on over to Hardstyle.com!
