Open Your Eyes EP
The Subdivision / 501 / HLZ
- Record label
- Paradise Lost
- Catalog Number
- PL012
- Release Date
- January 17th 2011
- Genres
Tracks
| play | pos | title | artists | duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Open Your Eyes | The Subdivision | 7:08 | |
| B1 | Open Your Eyes (501 remix) | The Subdivision remix 501 | 5:24 | |
| B2 | Open Your Eyes (HLZ remix) | The Subdivision remix HLZ | 5:35 |
The SubDivision return home to Paradise Lost with the Open Your Eyes EP: epic vibes, hypnotic bass work, and complex programming manifest themselves as what might be considered their best work to date, and surely a production which defines their unique style for building cinematic tracks of epic proportions. The structure is trademark TSD: a beautifully drawn-out breakdown compliments the progressively building tension, leading to a thunderous climax toward the end. This tune is more of a journey than simply a DJ tool (although it's a treat to mix with), and DJs such as Bunzer0, Djunya, 501 and Claw have used it to devastating effect in the mix. For variations on the Open Your Eyes theme, Finnish mercenary 501 was brought in and produces a devastating, sinister, half-stepping remix monster. This version utterly destroys the dancefloor in usual 501 fashion, but adds a twist of darkness. HLZ, whose work for Drum and Bass labels Chronic, Soul:R and Liquid V Recordings has brought him much acclaim, was recruited to offer up his own unique take on Dubstep for a second variation on the original. He uses signature bassline science combined with smacking, dancefloor-friendly drums, then tosses in an epic breakdown-buildup combination followed by a monumental drop that's sure to get the dance jumping. Variety truly is the spice of life, and Paradise Lost Recordings once again seeks to bring that point home with the Open Your Eyes EP.