Goin' Down by Malik Hendricks

Stepping up to the plate for the ninth entry on Phuture Shock’s ‘DUBZ’ series is NYC-based producer and DJ Malik Hendricks, who delivers a sterling 2-tracker named ‘Goin’ Down’ b/w ‘Sweet Memories’, which neatly draws us to the tail end of 2024 and towards the year ahead.

Since emerging out of New York’s vibrant house underground in the late 2010’s - and being very much a part of the city’s freshest crop of raw talent - Hendricks has steadily built a name for himself in the genre as one of its brightest new hopes in the locale and much further afield. Following a slew of impressive releases on the likes of Eglo, Darker Than Wax, People Of Earth, and Musclecars’ Coloring Lessons imprint, the Brooklyn-born artist now debuts on Phuture Shock Musik with a pair of dancefloor-aimed cuts that capture the slick versatility of his productions, whilst pulling influence from the rich sonic lineage of NYC, Detroit and the UK.

Taking up the A-side position is the party-starting jam ‘Goin’ Down’ where a groovy Latin-infused piano loop sits upfront, riding alongside bouncing hi-hats and skittish congas, embellished with bluesy guitar shreds; and cushioned by all manner of exotic percussion, bumpy Dilla-esque kicks and a meandering Rhodes n’ bass groove akin to the dusty, sample-based aesthetic of early 90s hip hop. On the reverse is the nostalgic highs of ‘Sweet Memories’ an altogether deeper affair driven by an insistent 4/4 rhythm pattern with snappy, offbeat claps and hi-hats; across a plume of ethereal keys and jazzy piano notes that interplay with a yearning vocal refrain, and bolstered by deep rumbling subs that takes cues from UK bass music.

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