You know how Daft Punk’s Giorgio By Moroder traversed the nascent evolution of electronic music? Kiwi producer Race Banyon pulls of a similar mean feat with the sprawling Only Sixteen, encapsulating an anachronistic lineage of the past two decades’ worth of trends. After a brooding post-dubstep opening, we’re guided down a path that deftly veers toward trap, brushing a variety of elemental touchstones, before ascending to an all-out rave finale – a melting pot of James Blake, Clammy Clams and Chemical Brothers goodness. Clocking in at nine minutes and twenty-two seconds, the track is impressive all the way through – threaded by a gentle auto-tuned refrain.
Race Banyon : Only Sixteen
