Been a fan of the Earth Hz crew since my first time going to Firelights Festival in 2023. I believe this is my first time peeping a full compilation from them? Let’s have at it:
Xenotype – Waiting For You
Holy fuck, I accidentally hit the spacebar which activated a parody of Lose Yourself by Eminem at the same time I started this track. I really thought the acapella was incorporated into this song, lmaooo whoops.
Been a fan of Xenotype for a long time! Def gotta catch him live. Great intro track to start the project off right. Nice groove and bassline throughout. Second drop is super nice—a bit more aggressive with cool chops, especially with the vocals. Definitely a song I could see being dropped mid-set type beat.
Gallium – Real Smooth
Love that little high-pitched beeping sound thing going throughout. Sounds like a more aggressive Charles in a way. Dang, second-drop bass is going into my brain. Love that middle switch-up as well, and then back to the original sounding bass.
Gotta say this is a real smooth track ha ha (please tell me everything is going to be okay).
Ghost Lotus – Shapeshifter
Think I just saw Ghost Lotus at Firelights this past year, 2024. Was an excellent set. I feel like there are a few different artists with names containing either “Ghost” or “Lotus,” so I get them mixed up sometimes.
This one is a slapper. The first drop has so much cadence and different things going on…so nice. The middle is straight-up just bop-bop-bop-bop in your face. The ending is a nice way to pull it all together with a melodic lead. Gotta peep the Ghost Lotus catalog more.
SCHMUX – Timeline
First time I saw the SCHMUX name was from the Sound Haven 2024 set they posted. Shit was buzzin’, so I had to peep (a few IDs in there I’mma need ASAP).
Really unique flow throughout this track, especially with that triplet-sounding lead and bass. Love the pitch change on the bassline during the second drop and its unpredictability. Really nice track, although I’mma still need those slower bangers, please please please.
Gunnar Nash – Oh Kay
Unfortunately, I missed Gunnar Nash’s set at Firelights ’cause I was like, you know what, I gotta take a shower. Stupid of me.
God damn, this shit is banginggggggg. Love the slow tempo, and that snare is piercing, looool. Heavy-as-fuck vibes right here. Oooooo, the switch-up at 1:17 is lovely. & at 1:36, sooo nice.
Yeah, absolutely loving this one—possibly my favorite off the project so far. Never taking a shower at a festival again.
Ancestyr – Mycelium
Loving the intro to this track. Don’t really know where it’s gonna go. Oooof, then it’s just straight up in your face with it.
Love that little—idek what sound that is in the background—sounds like a door stopper when you flick it back or something lol idek. Loving the melodic-ness at 1:51, really good buildup.
This one’s super set to go off live. Really nice job.
Volume Unit – Meridian Dub
One of my favorite Firelights sets from this past year! Hype was unreal, and mans gave it his all.
Sucker af for the vocals in this track, and that bass is knocking. Love that it’s almost used as the main lead of this drop—not even really a melody—rather than any lead-sounding sounds. It’s like if TroyBoi never found trap and turned to Jersey Club instead.
Really loving this one a lot. Will def be playing this one out.
Grapesoduh x ¿RLLY? – Amor Fati
Grapesoduh—that fucking dude—super on the come up. This my first time hearing of ¿RLLY?.
Slimy-ass bass and that whistle lead is some Bomberman-sounding shit (real ones know, best OST ever). So many different sounds all throughout this thing—it’s like they somehow branched two songs together at the same time and made it one. Very, very cinematic.
Oh my god nah, second drop at 1:50 is the ONE. Absolutely loving this god damn. Honestly don’t know what to expect next throughout the entire track. Will also be grabbing this one.
Overall
Extremely well-put-together project from Earth Hz. Love this crew super much and all they do for Firelights.
Again, I gotta go back and peep any other works they’ve done music-wise. I could have possibly been heavily sleeping on stuff they’ve curated in the past.
Salute to all the artists involved—I love you all. What a crazy conglomerate of artists to get together for a project.
written by SPIKE RIGHT
earth Hz
Instagram: instagram.com/earth__hz/
Xenotype
SoundCloud: @xenotypebass
Instagram: instagram.com/xenotypebass
Gallium
SoundCloud: @itsgallium
Instagram: instagram.com/ggalliumm/
Ghost Lotus
SoundCloud: @ghostlotuswav
Instagram: instagram.com/ghostlotus.wav/
X:x.com/ghostlotuswav
SCHMUX
SoundCloud: @schmuxmusic
Instagram: instagram.com/schmux.music/
Gunnar Nash
SoundCloud: @GunnarNash
Instagram: instagram.com/gunnarnash.official/
Ancestyr
SoundCloud: @Ancestyr
Instagram: instagram.com/Ancestyr/
Volume Unit
SoundCloud: @volumeunitmusic
Instagram: instagram.com/volumeunitmusic
¿RLLY?
SoundCloud: @rllydubz
instagram.com/rlly_dubz/
grapesoduh
SoundCloud: @grapesoduh
Instagram: instagram.com/grapesoduhbass/
