Virus Syndicate x Dope D.O.D. – Battle Royal (Remixes) [Midication Recordings]

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Dope D.O.D. and Virus Syndicate are names now synonymous with cutting edge collisions of brain-crushing beats and revolutionary rap. The collaboration EP between the Hip-Hop heroes from Holland and the Mancunian maestros, ‘Battle Royal’, proved that the North Sea does not create any sort of cultural divide when it comes to music.

As if to underline this fact even further, the groups have turned to a talented group of producers from both sides of the water to reinterpret the EP’s tracks and give them a fresh new flavour. There are two contrasting drum & bass remixes from Irish manipulator Otic, who delivers a deep, heady take on ‘Animal Instinct’, and the dark and deadly rework by Dutch producer Civil Unrest of ‘Killing ‘Em’, (who co-produced ‘Animal Instinct’ on the original EP). The other two tracks are also hugely different despite being in the same tempo range:- the deep and funky house remix of ‘Beast Mode’ by London’s MyDon contrasts with the frenetic, dirty breaks and lowend of the version of ‘Battle Royal’ that Proxima shipped over from Eindhoven.

If they powered the ferries between Newcastle and Amsterdam with the energy from this EP they’d get there in half the time!

Grab the package here.

Listen to Virus Syndicate x Dope D.O.D. – Battle Royal (Remixes) below.

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