HUGE track!!

I wouldn't say "HUGE" but just timeless, nothing too obvious but nothing to great..just enough for it to age timelessly and my children's children to talk about it as a ..."hey man, this is a classic from 2011" record.

This is labeled as "trancy big room tech house " in Hardwax

I love that.

This sounds like a funkyer Paul Kalkbrenner.
And that is no compliment.

I also don`t get the hype with his "Feel It" track.
For me one of the most annoying tracks been played at the moment.

It's cool but forgettable, in a 'Rock the night' way, you know?

Larvi - it is far from forgettable. you picked the wrong word there by a country mile mate! hahaa

Forgetable? It hasn't come out of my mind playlist since the first time I heard it. Genius tune. The three of them. 5/5 for me, for the use of echoes, the tension they generates, and just because I want more from Scuba realizing how good he is turning to be at this kind of house.

Pre-ordered this but expect it will be played to death and get tired. Hope not though cos I'm loving it at the moment!

Nice review. I was surprised by the sound of this too. It'll be interesting to see if others start running with it too, or if people decide it's a step in the wrong direction.

5/5

I'm sure I won't feel the need to listen to it a month from now, so...

i don't ever post on tracks but this is fucking doing it for me big time. been playing it for a couple of months and adrenalin is the track of the year for me, just the right side of cheese, amazing samples, killer bassline. a welcome relief from the generic trendy techno banded about

@ Larvi - Rock The Night wasn't forgettable though. Everyone knows it, which slightly contradicts your point.

Maybe you mean disposable?

Cos this track is perfectly pleasant and would certainly sound amazing on the floor - in a housed up Hyph Mngo kinda way - but unambitious from an artistic sense. I mean, this guy released A Mutual Antipathy and is head of the most forward-facing record label in the UK, so the retro feel of his last few releases is a little disappointing.

I want the old Scuba back

should've got 5/5 imo

A record hasn't given me tingles as big as this for a long long time.

Love it! Adrenalin is my fav but all 3 tracks are sooo beautifully produced... 5/5

Definitely wasn't expecting this. I'm sure its very good but just too straight house for me.

Adrenalin is nice and enjoyable, but...



This is definitely well produced and certainly a lot better than Feel It (which I hated), but I hope Scuba doesn't stick to this sound for too long because this could get old very, very quickly.

miami vice vibes

Loving 'Never'.

Horses, courses, etc.

would have been interesting to see the reactions to this had it not been adorned with scuba's name...

Perfect!!

blah blah i love it, maybe it's not the typical scuba sound but that's great.
plus i love freestyle and the subtle 80's pop sounds in the tracks, it's a feel good ep.

two words...


debbie gibson.

Really surprised at how much everyone is feeling this (but then, who am I other than another talking head?)

I really think that Adrenalin is very poor, Loss is far superior. And I happen to play out Feel It quite alot (though you'd probably be pushing it playing that vocal beyond the 3 minute mark).

Anyway, I rinse alot of Scuba's stuff, which is routinely excellent, but I can't get with this at all, nor the B-sides. Sorry.

It depends. If it had the Synkro or xxxy names behind, the review at residentadvisor would have given a 2 out of five. I would love it the same, anyway.

Risingson, who does not mind about a track being house, trance, techno, dubstep or whatever.

Best Guilty Pleasure of 2011? Check! Scuba's been listening to a lot of Tensnake lately

even if this didn't have Scuba's name, I would have immediately thought of Loss when I heard it and compared it to Scuba.

Right on, thanks, it's not forgettable but disposable

No, really, people, I don't understand you. Why you say it's a guilty pleasure? What is what makes you think this is too comercial or too cheesy? Do you ever listen to any music that isn't just, let's say, cerebral stuff? Do you go to confess when you find yourselves singing a pop tune?

adrenalin does it for me! 5/5

really interesting stuff from scuba on this one, honestly hoping for more

so trance is cool again???

ehhhh... he should stick to dubstep or whatever imo. his melodies and drum programming just sound so bland when he makes whatever techno/electro stuff he's been releasing. i mean i just remember being really blown away by triangulation with all its weird textures, basslines, and rhythms... it just had a super strong aesthetic that you could connect with scuba and was a real pleasure to listen to. all these techno and "bass music" releases he's been doing lacks that kind of depth.

he's just making these songs with repetitive vocals and stiff and boring bass hits because it's trendy right now. everyones doing it and it's so fucking boring- and the worst part is everyone patting everyone else on the back in this bass scene, nobody's saying, hey look, scuba you used to make great music but what the fuck happened this is trendy shit and sounds like everyone else

i guess the issue with this stuff is it lacks character. you could have told me 'adrenalin' was made by anybody in the bass scene and i'd believe you because this sounds like everyone who makes "bass music". i mean the bassline literally sounds like somebody just randomly clicked in some notes and was like WELP. THATS THE BASSLINE nice everyones gonna love this oh wait lemme just loop this sample of someone saying yeah for 8 minutes too badgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadger

Fantastic EP! 5/5 for me :-)

All these genre tags mask the fact that he's been hard at working ripping samples from Biggest Hits of '93. So much 90's chart dance in them tunes but twisted in that Hotflush style. Great EP

rippin.
and yes, elements of trance are being cycled back into acceptable territory i believe.

This sounds fun. Not sure it'll age well, though...
Plus, it arrives a bit late for Ibiza.

??????!!!!! Scuba.... Whaaaa!? this is cheesy as hell.

don't get me wrong I love cheese when its done well... but this?

Everywhere sounds like it would not be out of place next to this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dASqLXiuomY
I'm just fine with that.

not feeling this

don't see what the fuss is really, it's actually pretty terrible compared to most of his previous output.

I think that these songs sound much better in the context of a house mix. As stand alone tracks they don't really do it for me. They are too long and trancey.

2.5/5 for me

liking this release. good solid fun house music. like its supposed to

robbie y

Considering I have pretty much never listened to any Scuba before, I like this release as a distinct entity.

There is something about the synth work that has a certain retro Underworld sense of joy and good times about it.

Someone coming wanting Scuba but house would probably not feel the vibe so much.

Next sound to be revived: Northern Exposure 1 era Progressive.

I wouldn't mind.

Awesome record. Hotflush kills it.

Yeah, completely second the "funkier Paul Kalkbrenner" comment. Sounds like shit to these ears labeled as a Scuba record/sounds like shit not thinking of it as a Scuba record.