SITEX, sheathed heaviness
Opening flyoutlet, here is SITEX, a name I more recently became familiar with. SITEX makes those tracks that make you get your ugly face on, when you’ve just heard something go hard. Some songs I’ve been particularly attached to, are “Stop,” and “Kill Me.”
It might seem like SITEX emits a calm feeling in his music, but as the song progresses, you realize what’s actually going on. SITEX catches your attention with a brightening wave of sound to begin with, only to lower it to the point where it almost hits the floor. The tiny amount of space left to the floor is similar to how tight the tension is, before the drop comes in to break it. SITEX’ take on heaviness comes in during the drop, with sets of ear-pounding drums, while they’re accompanied by a bass that sounds like it’s breaking the ground beneath you. Meanwhile, on the surface, there’s play with more futuristic and metallic sounds, that add to the open atmosphere created by the reverberated sounds, but contrast to the tighter, darker part led by the bass.
Of course, SITEX also makes songs of different genres, and various remixes, some that maintain the concept. Recently, SITEX came out with “Hypnotized;” a song that goes easier on us, but at the same time breaks classic structure. It comes to show that SITEX is also able to be versatile in his music. I like that.
“Hypnotized” is not the only thing that goes easy. However you interpret the song’s sudden appearance, it points to SITEX’ softer, more emotional side, SHORT. Here, the aim isn’t to go hard.
“Short came later when my dad passed away in this past December of 2017. I wanted to make something I could feel almost emotionally so I chose the name "short" which is my last name. The ideas of the tracks were to be short and sweet because my dad had a short life of his so it's kinda [a] deeper meaning to it.”
SHORT launched with a four-track EP, “Take Me Home.” SHORT takes distance from SITEX when it becomes more chill, and drops some electronic elements to adds regular elements, keys becoming one of the most noticeable. All tracks feature slow vocals, that puts you in the opposite mood, and a different place than SITEX would. Your emotions.
“No reason in creating something for no reason.”
You can find the SITEX and SHORT material here, but be ready for it:
SITEX: https://soundcloud.com/sitexmusic/
SHORT: https://soundcloud.com/shortsounds-mu/