Credit: Sable Valley Records
WIIINK - WINK
Genre: Hybrid trap
In short: "stylistically rich trap"
Credit: Sable Valley Records
Genre: Hybrid trap
In short: "stylistically rich trap"
Rating: 70
Cohesiveness: 69
Track quality: 76
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Beginner-friendly? probably not
The good: Sable Valley bring back WINK for his second EP — eponymous? Not quite, I suppose — "WIIINK", another hybrid trap EP packed with strong stylistics and dense basslines. Almost emotive but always hard-hitting, "WIIINK" presents a very clean side to trap music, one that's still nastily heavy but maintains a respect for sound design and technical elements. WINK's got plenty of creativity — the heaviness of "fukUup", the stabby lead of "leaving (dont tell me)", the wiggly lead in "aloneee", it all stacks up — and he wields it well, giving his "WIIINK" project a lot of flair.
The bad: Though creative, these sounds aren't necessarily new. Even so, WINK puts them together very well, but something about his "WIIINK" EP doesn't quite feel as ambitious or as varied as it could be.
| Name | Comments | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| aloneee | Enjoyed the sample, wiggly lead line and drum work is interesting but not really my thing | Intense |
| fukUup | Massive basslines and a crushing drop with plenty of distortion and some pretty nasty production | Heavy |
| leaving (dont tell me) | Big fan of the stabby part in the drops and the sample plays its part with acidic basslines in the back | Standout |
| easyy | The beat is great and the lead does a lot of heavy lifting, as does the vocal; enjoy this track | Intense |
| vision (wish u could see) | Hopeful, with a sparkly lead and an emotive vocal and a techno switchup for the final drop | Switchup |