Hyper

Lots of the djs I used to obsess over have recently dropped new promo mixes (see the last post), so, at the risk of falling into a theme rut, I figured I'd take a moment to give props to Hyper's continued presence in the breaks game. I first heard the name DJ Hyper when I purchased Bedrock Breaks in 2001. Hyper was pushing a really crisp, razor sharp sound that I really dug, and the comp features a handful of his remixes (with Dylan Rhymes) representing some of his early work. He followed up with a few more compilation discs (Fractured, Wired) that continued to push that snapping clean sound of his, and I bought each one.

Hyper also started Killowatt Recordings, which has released tracks from Vandal, Hyper himself, Terminalhead, Stir Fry, and General Midi, to name a few. Pretty solid pedigree if you ask me...

I also purchased his first album "We Control," which was a bit of a departure from the "Hyper sound" I'd become used to. It was actually a "band" (like Freeland or Pendulum), more Prodigy than Bedrock Breaks, with an aggressive, breaks-punk feel throughout. Definitely a detour style-wise. I do think the breaks/rock thing was a bit overdone (and took itself a little too seriously), but points for trying something new, and there WERE a couple scorchers off the album.

Anyway, Hyper really had his finger on the pulse of breaks in the early half of the last decade (typing that made me feel old!), and I'm very happy to see that he hasn't let off the gas pedal. He's posted a new mix to his Soundcloud page that kicks some serious ass. I've posted it below, definitely check it out.

Winter Mix by Hyper