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Ask Me / Mesmerize
Electronic · 2021

Ask Me / Mesmerize

Duck Sauce

High-energy disco house pairing surgical soul samples with thumping 45 RPM club kicks. A masterclass in loop-based euphoria and New York dance floor swagger.

March 5, 2021 · Fool's Gold Records

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Ask Me / Mesmerize is a concentrated burst of dance floor adrenaline that proves Duck Sauce remains the gold standard for sample-based house music. The two tracks function as a dialogue between the past and the present, taking the DNA of 1970s soul and disco and re-engineering it for the sonic demands of modern club systems. Ask Me is the more melodic of the pair, utilizing a soaring vocal hook and triumphant brass stabs that create an immediate sense of communal joy. It feels like the peak of a summer festival set, where the music is designed to lift the listener off the ground.

Moments Worth Listening For
The moment the filter opens up on Ask Me to reveal the full brass section
The hypnotic, stuttering vocal loop in Mesmerize that builds into a heavy house drop
The seamless integration of a dusty 70s soul vocal into a modern, punchy club beat
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How does Ask Me / Mesmerize sound next to the rest of Duck Sauce's catalogue?

High Energy-1.4σ

It runs notably cooler and more held-back than this artist's baseline.

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