MNWS

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MNWS (pronounced “minnows”) is a new musical duo whose name belies the massive sound in their door-busting self-titled debut EP. MNWS is dance trap music infused with the epic and cinematic sound design commonly found in trailer music—an explosive genre combo that remains surprisingly unexplored. Orchestral strings, synth pads, haunting chorus vocals, driving percussion and sweeping grand piano melodies interlaced with early UK-dubstep and bass music grooves is something you didn’t know you needed in your life until now. The musical team of Nathan Whitehead and Steven Mudd is something to be admired - the former’s major motion picture, television & video game background (Transformers, The Purge, Days Gone) perfectly combining with the pop production chops of the latter. The talented producers discovered new creative freedoms with MNWS as they swapped tracks between their respective studios, pushing each other into new creative territory. It culminates in a soundscape that makes you wonder if you should be listening to the music in a majestic royal theatre or ... [ more ] MNWS (pronounced “minnows”) is a new musical duo whose name belies the massive sound in their door-busting self-titled debut EP. MNWS is dance trap music infused with the epic and cinematic sound design commonly found in trailer music—an explosive genre combo that remains surprisingly unexplored.

Orchestral strings, synth pads, haunting chorus vocals, driving percussion and sweeping grand piano melodies interlaced with early UK-dubstep and bass music grooves is something you didn’t know you needed in your life until now.

The musical team of Nathan Whitehead and Steven Mudd is something to be admired - the former’s major motion picture, television & video game background (Transformers, The Purge, Days Gone) perfectly combining with the pop production chops of the latter.

The talented producers discovered new creative freedoms with MNWS as they swapped tracks between their respective studios, pushing each other into new creative territory. It culminates in a soundscape that makes you wonder if you should be listening to the music in a majestic royal theatre or a packed-and-sweaty nightclub.

It’s never easy to “mash-up” two genres in music—let alone two genres that sonically have so few common elements. Epic trailer music is still a developing genre with an ardent fanbase, whereas hip-hop is an established behemoth and one of the most popular musical genres in the world. With this EP, MNWS is offering a bridge for hip-hop fans to cross into the ever-expanding world of epic music for perhaps the first time.

“I think anytime you can successfully mashup two awesome genres to create a sound that you haven’t heard before, that’s a satisfying feeling. The MNWS project accomplished that for me,” said Mudd.

Tracks like “Angeles”, “Fierce” and “Game” are the most “hip-hop-y” tunes on the release, while “Arctic”, “Stakes” and “Norway” round out the backend of the EP with a more traditional epic music approach that trailer music fans will surely appreciate. [ less ]