Shall we think about the English word crunch? Originally, it was a sound that represented the sound of something solid being broken. It is also used to mean a serious situation. So, a critical situation is also a situation where something solid breaks. For this reason, the period in which developers are replaced while working on an important project in the IT industry is sometimes called crunch.
In that sense, I think DnB and UK garage sound really go well with the word crunch. The groove gives a very tense feeling. A situation where something that was holding on tightly falls apart would be quite an urgent situation. Nady and Yiahyun released an EP based on DnB and UK garage. The title is [CRUNCH], right?
The tracks in [CRUNCH] give the impression that only the sounds necessary for the progression of the song are appropriately placed. Thanks to this, the instruments can show off their presence in a spacious space, while the urgent groove unique to UK garage and DnB rushes through time.
Vocal Nady’s performance is as restrained as the instruments. Like the understated arrangement of the instruments, the lyrics also have many repetitive phrases, making this an EP that is easy to play over and over again. Are you working overtime? How about improving your fighting skills by listening to Nady and Waiahyun’s [CRUNCH]?