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TNT – Double Dutch Darkies Review
So finally, it is here. Has been here since Friday, in fact. Ever since the first Youtube previews, it seems almost the entire hardstyle community has been collectively beating off over Double Dutch Darkies. Time to see if it is really that sexy.
As most people who are interested have very probably already heard this, I will not describe the songs in detail. I’d much rather discuss if it lives up to the massive expectations tons of people, including me, had. And so I will. Is DDD really the dawn of a new era? Saviour from nustyle, harbringer of the light? Destroyer of demons, reinstigator of reverse bass oldschool goodness?
Well… no. Sorry, it’s not. It is a decent release and certainly a break-away from current trends in hardstyle. But the hype was unnecessary and in fact made us expect way too much. Recent SAIFAM gems like Trapped are in fact way better than DDD.
Why is this? Well, DDD might be different from what is currently going on in hardstyle, but let’s be honest about it. It shows no innovation. Go back a few years in hardstyle history and you will find yourself millions of clones. Sure, it is well-produced, both mixes are solid. A strange sample from an obscure poem, some good oldschool sounds, a really crispy kick. The arrangement could have been better in the original mix -Â intro, midintro, climax with weak kicks, break, midintro, climax, outro doesn’t make sense to me – but the Raw mix fixes that. It has more pace and a better structure.
This brings me to the second part of my bewilderment about the DDD hype. At least five people must have told me how the original mix is so much better. People, take a proper listen, wake up. The original mix just makes no sense structure-wise. The Raw mix is way better – besides having better vocal slicing, it almost manages to get exciting when the climax kick comes in.
And here, we finally run into what seems to be DDD’s big problem: it just does not manage to get exciting. It sounds good, bouncy, oldschool, relatively fresh. It just does not have a single moment that makes your eyes widen, your jaws drop, and your feet move in a wild rush of excitement. This lack of novelty, of innovation, essentially degrades it to ‘set filler’. A set filler that will make a lot of people very happy, nonetheless, as the worship still continues. Still, it is just the perfect track for building up to something that will make the dancefloor explode. Maybe Put Some Grrrace will soon be able to fill that role?
Tracklist:
- A. TNT – Double Dutch Darkies (Original Mix)
- B. TNT – Double Dutch Darkies (Raw Mix)
I agree with every point you made.
On GHF, at time of writing, there is 33 pages in the thread, most of which comprise of praise for the track. Sure, it's decent, but it's not worth all the loads being blown over it.
You're right in that nothing happens. You can listen to the entire song without really identifying a place where you should concentrate your 'go wild' energy, which basically equates to – as you said – set filler, the track between the bigger tracks.
i agree on the innovation part, but i give it props for being different! and to me being different means bringing something new to the scene, and this is what triggers a new era of styles (the domino effect). i also think the bouncy-ness and fresness of the song makes it original and this deserves the hype its been given. overall all nice track and as said nice 'filler' track! at the end of the day if u like it then its our song, if u don't then its not i guess! btw nice change on the forum keep up the good work!
I agree with every point you made.
On GHF, at time of writing, there is 33 pages in the thread for DDD, most of which comprise of praise for the track. Sure, it's decent, but it's not worth all the loads being blown over it.
You're right in that nothing happens. You can listen to the entire song without really identifying a place where you should concentrate your 'go wild' energy, which basically equates to – as you said – set filler, the track between the bigger tracks.
I think it's a good song ..
But as you say: there's no point where you get excited about the song.
I don't get the text either :')
To clarify: the sample is from Muse & Drudge, a 1995 book-length poem by Harryette Mullen. I am not sure, but I think they had some kind of speech software pronounce it as it sounds quite plastic.
I think it's a good song ..
But as you say: there's no point where you get excited about the song.
I don't get the text either :')
To clarify: the sample is from Muse & Drudge, a 1995 book-length poem by Harryette Mullen. I am not sure, but I think they had some kind of speech software pronounce it as it sounds quite plastic.
[edit] Turns out it's the poet herself reading it out. I put a link to the video they cut it from in the article.
Do you think those lyrics have any racist intention?
Do you think those lyrics have any racist intention?
Seeing as Mullen is black herself, no, I certainly do not think so.