Wicked Games: The Weeknd’s Dubstep Remix by DJ Slink
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Check out Wicked Games: The Weeknd’s Dubstep Remix by DJ Slink. This remix is sure to get your heart pumping and your feet moving.
Introduction
Wicked Games: The Weeknd’s Dubstep Remix by DJ Slink is a remix of The Weeknd’s original song “Wicked Games”. DJ Slink took the original song and gave it a dubstep makeover. The result is a bass-heavy, head-banging track that is sure to get your heart racing.
The Weeknd’s History
The Weeknd, born Abel Tesfaye, is a Canadian R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. He started his career in 2010, anonymously uploading several songs to YouTube under the name “The Weeknd”. He released three nine-track mixtapes throughout 2011: House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence, which were critically acclaimed. In 2012, he signed with Republic Records and released his debut studio album, Kiss Land.
His music
The Weeknd’s music is often characterized as R&B, alternative R&B,[1][2][3] and indie pop,[4][5] and seen as a departure from the more conventional sound of contemporary R&B. His work has been categorized as dark R&B[6] or PBR&B (a subgenre of alternative R&B).[7][8] The themes of The Weeknd’s music revolve around “drunkenness, debauchery, lust, pain and depravity”.[9] Rolling Stone wrote that the singer’s songs are “pretty obviously about getting drunk and high, sleeping around and leading a generally seedy existence”,[10] while AllMusic said that his songs regard “drugs, drinking, sex and relationships with sideways glances”.
His look
He has cited Michael Jackson, Prince, and R. Kelly as his main musical inspirations. When asked about his singing style, The Weeknd stated: “I always wondered how MichaelJackson would sound singing ‘R&B’ songs”, admitting that he was heavily influenced by Jackson’s Dangerous album, as well as Kelly’s Epic album. In an interview with Complex, he described his look as “pillow lips, smoky eyes, and beautiful hair”, although he has also said it is “androgynous”.
The Remix
DJ Slink’s remix of The Weeknd’s Wicked Games is a wicked dubstep remix that will have you dancing all night long. The remix starts off with the original song’s haunting vocals, but then the beat drops and the bass kicks in. The remix is a great example of how a dubstep remix can take a popular song and make it even more awesome.
What is dubstep?
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London in the late 1990s. It is generally characterized by sparse, syncopated rhythmic patterns with prominent sub-bass frequencies. The style emerged as an offshoot of UK garage, drawing on a lineage of related styles such as 2-step and dub reggae. In the United Kingdom, the earliest dubstep releases date back to 1998, and were mostly featured as B-sides of 2-step garage single releases. These tracks were darker than 2-step garage, yet often shared similar bass patterns and voicings.
Dubstep typically features a tempo around 140 beats per minute, half-time sub-divided hi-hats, heavy basslines and reverberant drum samples similar to those used in drum and bass ( jungle), resulting in a sound that has been described as “tightly coiled” and “aggressive”, and features themes of tension, paranoia and melancholia.
What makes this remix Wicked?
The Weeknd’s “Wicked Games” gets a dark and wicked dubstep remix by DJ Slink. The original song is a haunting ballad about a love gone wrong, and Slink’s remix amplifies the emotionally charged lyrics with a throbbing bass line and ethereal pads. The result is a track that is both haunting and danceable, perfect for late-night clubbing or headphone listening.
Conclusion
Overall, I thought this remix was pretty good. The dropped beats mixed well with The Weeknd’s voice, and the track had a nice energy to it. There are some points where the sound gets a little muddy, but overall it’s a solid remix. I think fans of both The Weeknd and dubstep will enjoy this track.
