Hard at work in the clubs and the studio, Hostage took his own brand of party bass to Australia, Asia and Europe this year becoming one of Scotland’s finest exports. Over the past few months he has received huge BBC Radio 1 support from Annie Mac and his tracks have been picked up by Brodinski, Lee Mortimer, DJ Craze and Toddla T, just to name a few.  His second EP for Nightshifters, “Valhalla” finds Hostage at his very best, with a slamming mix of current styles served up with a dash of rave and some very meaty bass!

Starting out the EP (as well as most of the DJ sets we’ve heard this month) is the title track “Valhalla”, an orchestrated ride to the home of the Nordic gods complete with swelling choir and Viking drums before a gigantic bass line drop! It’s most definitely the party starter of the year! Next up is “Ronnie Ronnie”, a dubstep flavored wobbly banger in the more traditional Hostage style, while “Asgard” twists Dutch house into a rolling rave burner. Rounding out the Ep is “Rejuvenation” a rave-up complete with funky drums, piano solos, rave breaks and enough build ups to get the hands in the air and the panties to the floor!

We’ve got some fucking awesome remixes too. House legend Angel Alanis delivers a pounding deep house cut while fellow Chicago resident Rampage adds his Bmore touch to the title track. Chrissy Muderbot adds a bit of bouncy juke shouts to keep everything hype and Momma’s Boy’s screeching Dutch inspired syths pushes the rave well past dawn.

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Hostage – Valhalla.mp3 (320, direct link)