How did you feel when you were voted into the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll this year?
DJ Mag catches up with Martin chillin’ at home just before going to the cinema with pals… Next year Martin embarks on headline tours of Australia, Asia and the US and will play a lot of big festivals, but he tells DJ Mag that his friends around him help keep his feet on the ground. ‘Animals’ has gone gold and platinum in most of Europe and is probably going to hit the No.1 spot in the UK charts this weekend, clocking in as one of the biggest dance tracks of the year… Unexpectedly, a cartoonish 'boing' sample finishes the track off.Martin Garrix was the youngest person ever to be voted into the Top 100 DJs poll - he was born in 1996! - and has had a huge global hit this year with EDM behemoth ‘Animals’ - only his second solo release. As the track nears an end, Garrix again filters the bass from the mix to strip away 3:58 - OutroĪfter a one-bar edit, where the ticking clock briefly re-emerges, we're back into the bubbling synth theme from the intro.
There's a scream sample after eight bars, and rising zaps that mirror the lead riff to build tension. 3:15 - Drop 2Īgain, this section mirrors the first half of the track, with the same distorted kick and woody riff, but it's 16 bars longer. 2:30 - Breakdown 2Īfter another calming four-bar mini break, the epic synth chords drop back in, along with a repeat of the build-up from earlier. Each section of the track gradually ramps up the intensity before the next part drops it back down to quickly start the process all over again. Instead, Garrix strips away the high-frequency intensity and throws in a monstrous 4/4 kick and an entirely new riff. 1:53 - Drop 1įirst-time listeners would expect the drop to continue the breakdown's melody - but they'd be wrong. A snaking hoover-style riff and laser zaps rise and accompany the snare build, leading into a final one-bar gap with a practically naked spoken vocal sample and sucking reverse effect. These eight bars are all about building the tension to the max. After eight bars, the lead synth's filter is opened, allowing the huge chords to take centre stage, with massive Pryda snares punctuating. The ticking clock acts as a metronome, while swelling, reverbed synths from the intro shoot out from behind the main riff. The track's main breakdown, initially filtered to lower the energy level.
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