Label: Nebula

Release Date: March 2008

After the massive singles "Grasshopper", "By Any Demand" and "Riff" comes Sander's latests opus "The Bass". Taken from his forthcoming album "Supernaturalistic", "The Bass" contains all Sander's usual ingredients of high-octane adrenaline that has helped him scuplt his trademark sound.

As you might have guessed from the title "The Bass" is built on a furious minimal bassline that drives the track all the way to peaktime dancefloor Armageddon.

Original Mix / Jagged Up Mix
I've been loving Sander Van Doorn lately. Technically I should have hated "By Any Demand" but I loved it, and "Riff" has been enjoying crossover success for month's now. Only the other night I heard it in the house and trance rooms of one club. Anyway, "The Bass" is what we're talking about here. Sander takes us back to the realm of his "Grasshopper/Grass-Hopper" EP, with minimal/tech/house/whatever you wanna call it being the focus. I didn't like "Grasshopper" that much, but "Grass-Hopper" grew on me over time (I hope that isn't too confusing). I loved "The Bass" as soon as the first beat dropped. In original or "Jagged Up" form, this song is amazing. The main difference between the two is the slightly trancier breakdown on the Jagged Up mix, which also runs at a slightly more useful 130bpm (the original is about 124bpm by the way). The bassline itself is awesome as you'd expect it to be, and everything else that adds to the whole experience is spot on. A thoroughly recommended purchase.

Wardt Remix
Sander's mixes are awesome, this is mind-blowing. Fairly similar arrangement, but the breakdown is so over the top it's unreal. This guy is fairly new to the scene, but it's like he already knows all the production tricks as they can be heard here. He is definitely one to watch based on his performance (check out his Re-Ward alias in particular). My personal favourite which is a surprise, given that it's the slowest of the bunch.

Rating:
Sander can't go wrong at the moment. Fantastic.
9/10

Useful links:
Nebula

Review by Matt Turner
www.mattturner.me.uk

Great review Matt! Only liking the original,,, but honestly never play it since i got it,, perhaps sounded better in setrips haha.

I like the Original

I listened to them both on Beatport today and couldnt really tell there was any difference between them. Is it really just the bpm that has changed? Not sure which to get. Although I suppose I could get both. lol

they do sound almost identical to my ear, like i said the jagged up mix is faster and slightly trancier

Absolutely f**kin awful!!!