Forged in the fire of dubstep's most subversive minds is MASTERHAND, the brainchild of Eptic, Space Laces and SVDDEN DEATH.
All three artists have long been considered among the most technically talented producers and sound designers in the electronic music scene. But they recently surprised the community by joining forces, dancing the tightrope between cohesion and chaos as a supergroup.
The history and conceptual undertow of MASTERHAND remain confusing at the moment. But that's okay, you don't necessarily need an explanation behind his music, that intense and visceral one that you can feel in your bones.
“Simply put, Masterhand controls the game,” the group jointly said. EDM.com. “We'll leave that to everyone's interpretation.”
With control comes the opportunity to pull strings and shape sensations. And that kind of power is downright terrifying when it's in the collective palm of SVDDEN DEATH, Eptic and Space Laces, each of whom regularly release cerebral bass music that rewires neural pathways and lingers spider-like in the brain.
About to headline Miami's iconic Ultra, one of the largest and most popular electronic music festivals in the world, they are not musical puppets, but puppeteers of primal emotions.
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While the group's upcoming Ultra set is undoubtedly the biggest of their career, it's business as usual for its members, who care more about making memories than prestige.
“We try not to think too much about any particular set and try to have fun with it and create the best audiovisual experience for our fans,” they explained. “The conception of this project was to have fun and combine our three unique styles into something special.”
And that's exactly what fans can expect from MASTERHAND, who tell us they formulated an experience that “everyone will be impressed with.” There is not the slightest doubt that they plan to leave everything in the Ultra camp. After all, if dubstep is anything to go by, it's a beautiful conduit for reckless abandon.
“These sets are extremely rare,” they explained. “This is not a project you can attend regularly with tickets; we will never 'tour' this project and it is intended to be special for select shows like Ultra. We don't want to say this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but Could be it. “It's pretty hard to get our three tour schedules to line up to do one of these shows, so it might be your only chance.”
With an unbridled sound all their own, MASTERHAND has been relentlessly rising from the depths of the underground, literally, after debuting at Summoning of the Eclipse, a music festival at the Caverns underground venue in Tennessee. They then fueled their rise with a spectacular performance at the Rampage festival in Belgium, their European debut.
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The trio's Ultra set, however, will provide a new type of effect for both MASTERHAND and its fans. Packed with unreleased music, it's rare stuff that holds your breath.
“We think we've been making the best bass music we've ever had together, and we'll keep most of it exclusive for these sets and won't have it in our solo sets,” the group explained. “If you want to hear it, then it has to be on our set.”
Ultra returns March 22-24 to its former home, Bayfront Park. MASTERHAND's performance is scheduled to take place on the festival's Live Stage on the first day. You can buy passes here.
Follow DEATH OF SVDDEN:
X: x.com/svddendeath
Instagram: instagram.com/svddendeath
Facebook: facebook.com/sudden death
Spotify: spoti.fi/3yUw3Zn
Follow Éptico:
X: x.com/eptic
Instagram: instagram.com/eptic
Facebook: facebook.com/eptic
Spotify: spoti.fi/35CnTGp
Follow the space cords:
X: x.com/spacelaces
Instagram: instagram.com/space_laces
Facebook: facebook.com/spacelaces
Spotify: spoti.fi/3va9Ov4
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