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The new collaboration between two of the biggest names in the EDM industry is out now! Steve Aoki and Quintino teamed us for a colossal tune: “Mayhem” presents itself as a massive festival banger… With some weaknesses.
With those names involved, the expected result could have been better, compared to our expectation. “Mayhem” managed to entertain the listener with a classic combination of big room sounds and a catchy break (our favourite part), but terribly lacks of personality. The main critic to the collab is the main lead, incredibly similar to the famous “Tremor” (Garrix & DV&LM 2014 collab) one. Same structure, similar sounds, maybe a more dynamic melody, but the two songs are too similar for our tastes.
After having said that, you may wonder why the rating is still sufficient. It’s because that break works. An elegant violin builds up an excellent hype for the break, and, as seen yesterday during UMF 2018, the result is awesome! Let’s consider “Mayhem” as what it is, a festival production. It does its job, so it’s not a flop, but nothing more. It’s a song for making people dance, limiting the experimental aspect to a minimum point.
Steve Aoki has some more collabs incoming, from what it seems a big room series (“Pika Pika” with Loopers, for example), so we are waiting for the next release. At the moment, “Mayhem” didn’t fully convinced us because of its anonymous identity, but it still presents itself as a massive big room banger.
Anyway, the cover style is amazing (inspired by 90’s movie posters), so we recommend taking a look at it and exploring its details.
In conclusion, “Mayhem” is suitable for a festival, or if you are looking for something explosive for your party. Nothing more. Let’s hope for something more creative the next time.
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