Rich NXT – Hard To Be EP / FUSE034

RELEASE: Hard To Be EP
ARTIST(S): Rich NXT

REMIXERS:

LABEL: Fuse London, FUSE034
GENRE: Tech House
RELEASED: 2019-02-08
BITRATE: 320Kbps
DOWNLOAD SIZE: 46.13 MB

TOTAL TRACKS 3

1. Rich NXT – Wah (Original Mix) (06:47) / Dmaj, 126bpm
2. Rich NXT – Interrobang (Original Mix) (07:06) / Amin, 125bpm
3. Rich NXT – On The Rocks (Original Mix) (06:15) / Amin, 127bpm

Total Playtime: 00:20:08 min

Rich’s last outing for the influential imprint was large by any standards, spreading far beyond the FUSE dancefloors finding support from many places. Led by EP track ‘Serious’, which was heralded as one of the tunes of 2018 by Mixmag in their mid-year review, it got love from Seth Troxler and the Martinez Brothers at Circoloco, alongside heavy rinsing of ‘Brigade’ and ‘Eight’ by all the FUSE residents.

The ‘Hard To Be’ EP comes as another on-point three-track work from Rich that channels the same versatile spirit. ‘Wah’ is an uplifting slice of original house, mirroring the accessibility and fun of ‘Serious’ with a catchy riff that runs throughout. The track created an enormous buzz on the IOM group with hundreds of comments and I.D requests pouring in throughout the year, and soundtracked parties everywhere from Fuse’s raves at Studio 338 terrace in London, Sonus Festival and The Martinez Brother’s Cuttin’ Headz at ADE. ‘Interrobang’ is head-nodding brilliance as twisted bass and sampled attitude characterise the seven-minute peak time banger. ‘On The Rocks’ rounds out the EP as punchy kicks and buttery smooth bass mark this work of grooving minimalism, echoing the spirit of Fuse029’s ‘Eight’.

And so closes the chapter of this impressive body of work. In the process it’s proved what we already knew all along; his knack for providing fail-safe dancefloor ammunition for the Fuse faithful and beyond, remains as strong as ever.