Get Down With Buku's Brand New EP

Pittsburgh-based Robert Balotskyl, also known as Buku, is back at it again with his upcoming 4-track EP, 'Down', out on January 27th.

'Down' is Buku's third EP release on Pilot Records, the brain child of Luke Hood of UKF. The first single "Click Clack" is now available for immediate download with a pre-order of the album on iTunes.

Buku explains how the new EP displays his progression as a producer and artist. "I feel as though I'm taking that 'Janky and Fooled' EP sound and taking it a bit further.

Having played a TON over the past year, I've tuned my productions to be both club and headphone friendly.

House and techno are really where I 'live' - between that and hip hop, it's the music that I love and am always listening to.

I've been fortunate enough to hear some of the best house music over the last year, and I'd be lying if I said I haven't allowed it to influence me!"

"Down" is ripe with booty-popping bump 'n' grind bass tunes showcasing Buku's diverse styles and throwback-hybrid vibes.

His influences range from hip hop and trap to techno, house and everything in between, as he further defines his sound in a world that's come to seem too predictable for what fans deserve.

The first tune, "Down" rounds out the EP, and by round-out, we mean it carves a hole in the ground. Playing off of a standard rhythm, it's the overlaid melody structure that operates more as a tease to the bass dancing throughout.

Next up, "No One Does" has subtle and surprising drop-in beat interludes that play off of one another, sounding as if an old school dance battle were taking place in your headphones.

Buku says this one was "inspired by the all the house and techno I've witnessed lately. It's more or less of my own spin on Dirtybird-style house."

"Click Clack" takes the EP in an entirely different direction as it features throwbacks to a deep dubstep rhythm with a maturity of progressive trap.

Do Androids Dance expresses their gratitude to the higher-ups noting how the "tune is totally spot on.

Swinging mid-tempo banger ish that's neither trap or twerk (THANK YOU RAVE GOD) and punishing synth work that should bring out the raging aggro in all of us."

On top of his new genre-bending original productions, Buku continues to dominate bass music with an impressive array of collaborations and official remixes.

Besides releasing a new hip hop collaboration with Bill Niels called, "We'll Meet Again," he also teamed up with the upcoming trap producer Brillz on his TWONK remix album, appropriately dubbed, RETWONKED.

Featuring a solid list of remixers including Bro Safari, Jack Beats, and Loudpck among other notables from the trap/bass scene - Buku explains how honored he was to be included with such heavyweights on his remix of Brillz and Craze's "Come Down".

- via Magnum PR.

For more information on Buku and to listen to his latest releases, visit www.soundcloud.com/buku