Merk & Kremont vs. Toby Green – Strike [August 4 – DOORN Records]

by JP Hadley · July 17, 2014

Young talent in the dance music industry has been coming from all over the world recently, and with the help of the Internet, that same young talent has been able to get together on collaborative tracks. Young guns from Europe are now together on a track, as Italian duo Merk & Kremont has teamed up with Danish phenom Toby Green. The Italians have been making waves with remixes for the likes of Syn Cole, and a recent collaboration with Dannic. Toby Green is one of the main pieces of the Megaton Records family, working alongside his fellow Danes to release some pretty huge tunes like “Revival”. They have been brought together by Sander van Doorn and his DOORN Records imprint for a sweet sounding track called “Strike”. This great clash of young talent is set for release on August 4.

The sound of the melody sets the tone of the collaboration right away since it sounds like the melody is layered with the favorite synths of Merk & Kremont and Toby Green. Naturally, the chord progression they created is absolutely brilliant, and just shows how talented one can be at such a young age. The break takes a twist on “Strike,” and switches to a riffing guitar. It’s an amazing change of pace, and cranks the energy level on the track even higher than before. Buildup helps out the energy level as well, and soon the drop gets going after a combination of two different vocal samples. Their styles fuse perfectly, and the melodic power of Toby Green mixes amazingly with the groovy specialities of Merk & Kremont.