Intensely euphoric hardstyle blends skilfully retro design with multi-layered peaks and a classic Prodigy sample – ZAN1X and Tom Kleven recapture the volume and chaotic escapism of electronic music’s nostalgic reign, with Funky Omen.
Promising ambient dips to briefly permit the sheer weight of the peaks a powerful degree of contrast, Funky Omen is effectively and precisely what its title intends for it to be. The track leads with that unforgettable Prodigy riff, then builds through an intense up-tempo progression of vocal and electronic details both old-school and playfully original in the end.
Something like metal, hardstyle, and late-night rave integrity all storms through a careful balancing of darkness and euphoric optimism, resulting in a track that’s addictively satisfying, and impossible to ignore.
DJ and producer ZAN1X has been making waves in the studio and on stage alike over recent months, culminating in the creation of this immense dedication to one of electronic music’s most impactful names.
Perfectly structured throughout a brief but striking sub-three-minute timeframe, Funky Omen is gritty, hypnotic, and fiercely high-octane, offering both an infectious dose of yesteryear floor-filler power with the mix and the Prodigy reference, and a finely crafted introduction to the hardstyle realm; for new fans of harder EDM to utilise as an alluring gateway into the hardstyle genre.
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