R3hab & KSHMR – Karate [December 15 – Spinnin’ Records]

by JP Hadley · Published November 20, 2014 · Updated November 20, 2014

If you need a way to keep warm during the upcoming winter months, R3hab and KSHMR have the perfect formula. These two are easily two of the biggest names in the Spinnin’ Records big-room catalog, and it was only a matter of time before they took to the studio together. Their collaboration was actually rumored to be between R3hab and Australian bounce mastermind Will Sparks, but it turns out that KSHMR is the partner-in-crime responsible for “Karate”. This change was confirmed in Welcome to KSHMR v. 3, and the label has now confirmed a release date of December 15 for this massive record.

Some tracks rely on finesse to get their mood across to listeners, but “Karate” gets right in your face immediately. The label decided to try to tease us within their teaser by throwing a build up of the beginning and a vocal sample, and trying to trick us into getting ready for a drop. Not so fast with the jumping though, is this just leads us into a massive melody. It’s got a ton of energy, and is composed perfectly with different layers and the perfect amount of percussion. With the help of a tantalizing buildup, the real drop gets a huge response. A similarly styled vocal sample tips the listener off, and soon we find ourselves enveloped by an enormous baseline paired with the perfect top synth. The strengths of both R3hab and KSHMR are everywhere throughout this track, and will definitely assure its popularity upon release.