Multi-platinum Manchester based producer N3RD boasts producing and composing credits on huge hit singles including Sigala ft Ella Eyre, Nathan Dawe ft Jaykae ‘Flowers’ Craig David ft Big Narstie ‘When the Bassline Drops’, as well as co-writing singles with Diplo, M.O. and MNEK. As his new single ‘Be Happy (So Sweet)’ drops, DMCWorld goes back to mine with N3RD.
Route 94 – My Love
This is just the baddest fucking Deep house tune ever, the chords, the low line bassline, the vocal sample, the little synth riff. Perfection, I try to make a song like this everyday but still can’t, lol.
X5dubs – Making Luv
When I heard this tune for the first time, the bass drop just blew me head off after those gospel rib string chords. I didn’t know where it was gonna go but JESUS that drop is legendary. Then the bell type chords that come in onto of that bass. Genius! Always goes off!
Tchami – Shot Caller
Just pure filth, hip hop vocals over dirty house when does right is legendary. Tchami is just a beast and that drop is goated!
WHTKD – Say To Me
Just love this track, the emptiness of how it starts just gives me chills, then that RnB vocal hook is just perfection. Just a naughty tune, Simple as. Classic doesn’t get old!
Tom Zanetti – You Want Me
Yooooo, this tune blew my mind when I heard it. That bassline and that airy light vocal and scary whistle in the background. Then the little breath cut up samples used as sfx is naughty. Then the bass change half way through the second verse. Tom’s the GOAT!
Hitty – Issa Vibe
Love Hittys mashup of rap and naughty baselines! This ones so simple but those scary synth riffs onto of that bassline is effective as f*ck!! Just a naughty banger TBH… Its hard to be simple BUT sounds so full and complete when making a tune, and he does it perfectly.
Lostboy Jay – Could Be Wrong
Man, when I heard that vocal sample over that simple Rhodes chord progression it was game over. Then that bassline which just slots in-between the drums is mad. Absolutely banger! RnB over house is elite!
Jamie Jones – Hungry For The Power
When my mate showed me this years ago I was like, what’s this?? Until that bassline dropped in and I almost slapped him. That bassline came from nowhere and just blew me head off lol… and that pitched vocal just epic shit! Bangeh mate!
Maya Jane Coles – What They Say
When simplicity meets perfection equaling in legendary house status. This just made me forget what I was doing when I heard this an re-evaluate how to make house music, lol.. Those vocal sample choices on this are unrivalled. The feeling and passion those vocals have with that stopped back synth riff! GOAT status!
Nightcrawlers – Push The Feeling On
Again just takes me back to being a kid, but this tune imo is the best house tune ever made. MK is just the goat of ALL goats for this remix (which became the main single) The vocal chop is just out of this world and inspired me to start making dance music TBH… Absolute banger mate!
N3RD ‘Be Happy (So Sweet)’ is out now.
https://youtu.be/S-cJzy-iFx0?si=tzqNRLpisS_aPcX6
