Along with “White Satin,” one Zeds Dead’s most legendary songs in their incredibly large discography is still their remix “Eyes On Fire” by Blue Foundation. First released in 2009 — and actually coming up on its 10th anniversary in October — this is one those tracks that made many fall in love with bass music in the first place.
It’s been 10 years since then, and a lot has changed, and new names have come up. Yultron is one those producers making huge waves and a big name for himself lately and chose to take on this classic and retool it for his own audience and for 2019.
The song starts f as normal, except with some slight modifications to the percussion. Then, in the rise up to the drop we get our real first new element: breakbeat. It’s a great way to build suspense and signal a listener that they’re about to hear something wild. Sure enough, the drop is modified and maybe even wubbier than the original. I’ve gotta say, Yultron did a phenomenal job here keeping the vibes the original and bringing it a new, fresh sound.
Of course, he couldn’t just stop there. The next drop brings his current sound to the table with a minimal psytrance drop, slowly introducing more energy bit by bit until it seamlessly moves back into dubstep.
There’s not much I can think to make this tribute/remix/homage any better than it already is. Yultron clearly has a great deal respect and admiration for Zeds Dead and this remix is all the pro you need. Check it out below.