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Desire
Electronic · 2018

Desire

Sub Focus

High-gloss drum and bass that pairs a soaring, soulful vocal hook with a relentless rolling bassline. Engineered for stadium-sized euphoria and late-night cityscapes.

September 14, 2018 · Virgin EMI Records

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Desire is the definitive sound of modern, high-gloss dancefloor drum and bass. It represents a peak moment in the collaboration between Sub Focus and Dimension, two architects of the stadium-DnB sound. The track is built around a central, soulful vocal hook that is manipulated with surgical precision, pitching up and down to create a sense of yearning and momentum. It feels less like a traditional club track and more like a cinematic anthem designed for the largest stages imaginable, where the lighting rigs are as complex as the synthesis.

Moments Worth Listening For
the moment the vocal hook pitches up into a shimmering falsetto right before the first drop
the seamless transition from the atmospheric, reverb-heavy intro into the driving, rolling 174 BPM bassline
the second drop where the synth layers thicken, adding a sense of scale and urgency that feels like a physical weight
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Desire sound next to the rest of Sub Focus's catalogue?

Love Romantic+2.3σ

The writing leans far further into love romantic than the rest of the catalogue.

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