Simo Cell, Abdullah Miniawy, Lord Spikeheart – Dying Is The Internet on Dekmantel

Simo Cell, Abdullah Miniawy, Lord Spikeheart and Dekmantel present “Dying Is The Internet”, a 8-track trap / future bass release out now. Gathering 2 artists from across the Trap / Future Bass spectrum, Dying Is The Internet showcases Dekmantel‘s curatorial range.

Dying Is The Internet by Simo Cell, Abdullah Miniawy, Lord Spikeheart

Dying Is The Internet – Official Music Video

Behind the Trap / Future Bass : Release Notes

In a sharp-angled, fiercely inventive reflection on the nature of club culture and digital fatigue, Simo Cell and Abdullah Miniawy reunite to deliver their new album, Dying is the internet, to Dekmantels UFO series. French producer Simo Cell has blazed a singular path from his dubstep-influenced origins to become a leading light in contemporary leftfield club music, twisting up adventurous rhythms and flamboyant production in pursuit of a perpetual freshness for the floor. Egyptian singer, poet, producer and composer Abdullah Miniawy has become equally omnipresent in the past 10 years, straddling the arts world and leading with his piercing Arabic lyricism while maintaining an eternally curious spirit that leads into open-ended, experimental music from the abstract to the propulsive. Following up on their 2020 EP for BFDM, Kill Me Or Negotiate, Miniawy describes their sharply focused new album as a playful prophecy about the triggers of a new global revolution. Cell considers the title, Dying is the internet, to be a mantra about how the internet lost its soul, becoming less about sharing ideas and more about surviving in a digital business ecosystem. Deliberately at odds with the reel-ready two-minute attention span of the average social media surfer (i.e. everyone), the pair set out to make an album that takes its time to reveal nuanced ideas and expressions. Rather than one-note despair for the modern malaise, Cell and Miniawy offer a philosophical reminder that this present moment in the human experience is a temporary phase, no matter how overwhelming it feels. Dying is the internet finds Miniawy experimenting with auto-tune across the record, while Cell has developed his voice design chops and compositional instincts, moving closer to fully realised song structures without losing the fundamental clubbiness of each track. The result is a cohesive, wildly original kind of heavyweight dance music that slings out hooks left right and centre, from Miniawys laconic trumpet looming through low-slung Reels in 360 and Travelling In BCC to the persistent handclaps that bring Living Emojis to life. Miniawys poetry explores the power of insistent, repeated phrases in a break from his more typically structured form. Kenyan powerhouse Lord Spikeheart adds extra snarl to stripped-back, slow-burn opener I See The Stadium, but otherwise Dying is the internet is purely the work of Miniawy and Cell casting their considerable chops out into unexplored territory. The results are electric, bound together by a consistent economy of sound that burrows into a shroud of bass-heavy minimalism barely masking Cells incredibly detailed studio flex. Even the beatless flourish of the Miniawy-produced Tear Chime comes loaded with physicality a sensory rush at the mid-section of the album bookended by some of the most idiosyncratic club music in recent memory. Both Simo Cell and Abdullah Miniawy have already proved themselves as fearless innovators across different fields. The strength of their partnership lies in their ability to make space for each other while letting their distinctive sonic identities ring loud and true. Dying is the internet has immediacy and physicality to translate over a soundsystem, but its intricacies are purpose-built for repeat visits and contemplation, unveiling hidden dimensions the deeper you dive into it.

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Tracks, BPM & Key

1. Simo Cell, Abdullah Miniawy, Lord Spikeheart – I See The Stadium featuring Lord Spikeheart Original Mix

   Trap / Future Bass | 130 BPM | B Minor | 5:20

2. Simo Cell, Abdullah Miniawy – Pixelated Original Mix

   Trap / Future Bass | 157 BPM | Db Minor | 4:00

3. Simo Cell, Abdullah Miniawy – Reels in 360 Original Mix

   Trap / Future Bass | 111 BPM | D Minor | 4:37

4. Simo Cell, Abdullah Miniawy – Tear Chime Original Mix

   Electronica | 164 BPM | D Minor | 3:12

5. Simo Cell, Abdullah Miniawy – The Dala Effect Original Mix

   Bass / Club | 99 BPM | A Major | 4:40

6. Simo Cell, Abdullah Miniawy – Living Emojis Original Mix

   Trap / Future Bass | 130 BPM | Gb Minor | 3:41

7. Simo Cell, Abdullah Miniawy – Travelling in BCC Original Mix

   Electronica | 158 BPM | D Minor | 5:08

8. Simo Cell, Abdullah Miniawy – Easing the Hearts Original Mix

   Bass / Club | 108 BPM | Ab Minor | 4:29

Artists on This Release

Dying Is The Internet features tracks by Simo Cell, Abdullah Miniawy, Simo Cell, Abdullah Miniawy, Lord Spikeheart. Released on Dekmantel, this Trap / Future Bass record is available for download in MP3, FLAC, and AIFF formats.