Total Science - See Your Face

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  • Total Science are remarkably prolific drum & bass artists whose releases are so consistent that their EPs tend to blur together. They've released on countless labels, but their signing to Shogun Audio is their most important in a while because it positions them as part of a growing label empire—one currently behind some of the most vibrant music at 170 BPM. Recognizing Shogun's pop leanings, the two tracks on See Your Face feature Riya's angelic vocals (the latest in a long line of collaborations between the singer and the duo). The title tune really puts Total Science's talents in plain sight: elegant vocal aside, the way the piano stabs clamp down on the bassline is nothing short of pop perfection. She also shows up on "Suspicious," where the duo craft a slower number in the vein of Alix Perez that feels like it's floating on clouds. Funnily enough, Alix Perez remixes "Paranoid" into a standard club track, but the synths that roll back and forth bear his distinct touch. See Your Face's two instrumental tracks fare very differently. "Just Want You" is a frenetic banger that balances on seesaw synths; it's a track the duo could have made in their sleep. But "Hush Ya Mouth" shows what Total Science sound like when they're really trying. Everything is blown up to Hollywood proportions, with drums that hit like thunderclaps, big emotive strings and synths that sound three-dimensional.
  • Tracklist
      A See Your Face feat. Riya B Hush Ya Mouth C Just Want You D Suspicious feat. Riya (Alix Perez remix)
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