Axwell – Barricade [Axtone Records]

After many releases alongside his partner, Sebastian Ingrosso, Swedish superstar Axwell has come out with a huge track on his own. “Barricade” has been floating around in livesets for a while now, having been first played during last year’s edition of Ultra Music Festival. From first listen, its quite obvious just how heavy this track is. Axwell created this one to be pure electro, and that message comes across with a pounding bassline and razor-sharp synths. There is a lot of creativity worked into this track, as the drops do not follow the same chord progression for their full duration. The middle breakdown features a huge change of pace, with a hip-hop style drum beat and rap vocals.  A very unique loop cut transitions the track back into a build, before dropping into another round of bass-heavy craziness. With festival season on the way, expect to hear plenty of “Barricade,” as well as more tunes from Axwell coming up.

Axtone Records – AXT067 | Buy “Barricade” here.