Review of: Avicii - Levels [Kush D'n'B Remix]

Not bad structurally, but it's got a wealth of problems in the production department which really let it down. Most damaging is the muddiness on the bass and drums after the drops. The EQ is completely out which is causing the bass to completely absorb any of the punch from the drums (and sucks a huge amount of life from the other elements too). If you're new to EQ, a read of our guide to EQ will ... More help you out immensely, as even with a cheap setup this kind of frequency imbalance can be avoided very easily.

Musically it's average; decent as remixes go but the bassline sounds a bit off-key and the main theme itself gets repetitive very quickly. Also not keen on the timestretching effect artifacts on the vocal - sometimes these can sound cool but here they sound jarring. Drums are quite nicely delivered but if you're going to go for amens you need to really work hard to keep them sounding fresh, by cutting them up in an engaging way or layering them with something more modern-sounding. Otherwise it's inevitably going to sound like your first attempt at drum and bass: "Oh let's make drum and bass right... where are my amens", if you catch my drift.

But there are some good elements here. Like I said earlier, structurally it's pretty decent, building up and breaking down well, with some nice filtering work throughout. And it does have a good solid energy throughout. With some work on those EQing issues (which are too serious to be overlooked in this case) and better choice of drum sounds, this could be a decent banger. I would like to see what else you can come up with though, I think you're on to something.