By Four years since the last original Elite Force release, Simon Shackleton reignites his breakbeat alter ego with ‘Burning’ – a thunderous collision of dancefloor power and contemporary textures engineered for maximum club carnage.
A pioneer of the breakbeat movement and a master of club alchemy, Shackleton has been immersed in expanding his creative world with ‘The Shadowmaker’ – his peer-acclaimed album of introspective electronica and immersive multimedia live show. Now, with ‘Burning’, he reconnects with the fire that fuelled Elite Force dancefloor anthems – this time with even greater precision, control and emotional heft.
A pulsing, stuttering kick drives the track forward, with a drilling, distorted bassline prowling with menace beneath shards of metallic percussion. Shackleton’s trademark control of tension builds pressure that breaks in waves, while the sleazy, feverish vocal – a homage to a golden-era disco doyen – drips with temptation against the mechanical intensity.
“After spending the past 18 months deep in the introspective world of ‘The Shadowmaker’, I needed something raw, primal and alive,” says Shackleton. “‘Burning’ is that spark – the sound of fire finding its heat again.”
A searing re-entry, ‘Burning’ is another bona fide weapon in the already vast Elite Force arsenal, hinting at a new dancefloor offensive to come.
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