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Leaning into the Soft Cell classic, Darren Styles and Dougal give ‘Tainted Love’ a hardcore overhaul, taking its familiar vocal into considerably heavier territory, released this November!
The crisp, familiar topline sits in stark contrast to the boisterous production beneath it, where pounding hardcore kicks, thick bass and hardstyle-influenced synth work reshape the track's character. Built around deceptively simple melodic phrases that are difficult to shake, the arrangement is a flip side that gradually introduces more forceful kick patterns and harsher layers, each adding to the mounting tension before the track breaks into a barrage of hard-hitting percussion and distorted leads.
There's an all-encompassing contrast between the vocal's almost detached delivery and the unruly production surrounding it, with the melody remaining clear as the kicks become increasingly imposing. Drawing on hardstyle's breakneck pace and heavier, driven approach, Darren Styles and Dougal turn a familiar pop classic into something considerably more unruly with their signature musical stamp, out November 13th on Smash The House!
Produced by: Darren Styles, Dougal
Written by: Ed Cobb
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