Ben Sterling – The Energy [Hot Creations]

Rising star Ben Sterling has already garnered huge support from label co-founder Jamie Jones. Moving into 2019, the talented youngster makes his debut on Hot Creations, delivering three punchy, high-octane tracks this February.

The EP kicks off with Surrender – a track that shows no mercy with its heavy drums, hedonistic vocal hooks and a rolling groove. On title track The Energy, Sterling layers breathy vocals over a driving bass, perfect for those 3am losing your mind moments. EP closer, Apathetic Behaviour, is pure unadulterated after-hours fodder.

Sterling speaks of his excitement at having his three productions signed to Hot Creations. “It’s a very special label that I have been fixated on since my early stages of production” he explains. “‘The Energy’ was created after seeing Marie Juffroy’s visual art in DC10 at Paradise. I felt the need to go back home and make an uplifting modular sequence with a minimalistic drop to remember it by. ‘Surrender’ came from listening to my fathers old electro albums, which led me to find the musician model 500 that I used. ‘Apathetic Behaviour’ was all sound engineering, mixing in different percussions to create a hypnotic, modular piece of music.”