Buzzing/Hyped Up EP



Artist:
Buzz & Hype

Recorded:
April-May 2011

Release Date:
May 22nd 2011 - Independently

Personnel:
Bret ‘Buzz’ Unwin – Keyboards; Programming; Production
Harry ‘Hype’ Piper – Guitar; Keyboards; Programming; Production
Rage – Session Rap Vocalist (Hyped Up; Overpowered)
Lucifer – Rap Vocals (Shockwave)
Ada Larsen – Vocals (Overpowered)
Jonathon Peterson – Male Spoken Voice (Freak; Buzzing; Overpowered)
Hillary O’Mally – Female Spoken Voice (Buzzing)
Mike Clinton – Child Spoken Voice (Freak; Buzzing)
Bill Owens – Graphic Designer

Tracklisting
1. Shockwave (ft. Lucifer)
2. Freak
3. Buzzing
4. Hyped Up
5. Overpowered (ft. Ada Larsen)

Singles:
Buzzing (15/05/11) [2,252,000 Downloads] #1 Digital Downloads (3 weeks)
Hyped Up (25/05/11) [691,000 Downloads]

Buzz & Hype - Shockwave (ft. Lucifer)

Lyrics

Yo, pick up the pace if you wanna make time;
Keep the rhymes going if you wanna save lives;
My bars are burning, their starting a fire;
Music in my blood, this shit's got me wired.

Cuming or going, I can hardly decide;
Pick up the pieces, or someone might die;
All of your people keep asking me why;
All I can say is man will crumble like pie.

I spit electric, you better behave;
The music is pounding, time to rave;
This beat will control you, now you're my slave;
Hold on tight; cus it's a Shockwave!

Description

The song opens the EP with a burst of drums and electronic noises. The lyrics start quite quickly, and the familiar (to underground music lovers) sound of Lucifer’s rap flows over the intense drum beat.
The first verse comes to a close and the bass shoots up for a few seconds before dropping back down to its original state; the drums continue their quick beat.
The second verse flows quite quickly again, like the first. The only difference really is the lyrics. This verse again leads to the bass shooting up again for a few seconds.
The bass lowers a bit, but still stays higher than it was before. Lucifer’s voice sounds more agitated and angry in this verse. The drums are faster and being hit harder than at any other point in the song now.
The last word, “Shockwave” is distorted with electrical sounds, and the music gradually fades out.

Buzz & Hype - Freak

Lyrics

[spoken]
Posh Voice: Beware Child...
Child Voice: Of what?
Posh Voice: The Freaks!

[spoken]
Child Voice: Tell me about the Freaks?
Posh Voice: They are hideous, with disfigured bodies and wrong coloured eyes...
Child Voice: They sound cool!
Posh Voice: Believe me, they aren't! Just be careful...
Child Voice: okay...

[Child Screaming]

Description

The sound of wind blows through the speakers. This is followed by the sound of footsteps. An owl hoots, and the sound of birds flying away is heard above the wind. An upper class old man’s voice is heard. It says “Beware Child…” There is then a pause; a child responds; “Of what?” To which the old man promptly replies “The Freaks!”
As soon as the old man starts to talk again, a strange sounding instrument starts to play a weird tune. It gives off a sense of excitement, but also of tension. Under this strange instrument, a fast drum beat is played. The drum beat does not stand out much, but it helps to keep the song going.
All goes quiet again, and the child speaks again. The dialogue continues, and as soon as the child says it’s last line, the ‘wob’ sound of Dubstep blasts around. The drums go crazy and the Dubstep noises continue. The strange instrument continues playing; now it is faster and at a higher pitch. This is to recognise the climax of the song.
A child’s scream is heard, and a distorted laughing sound follows it. The song crashes to a halt.

Buzz & Hype - Buzzing

Lyrics

[electronic male voice]
I am buzzing

[electronic female voice]
I am buzzing

[electronic child voice]
I am buzzing

[electronic male voice]
I
[electronic female voice]
Am
[electronic child voice]
Buzzing

Description

A static sound rises through the speakers, as a drum beats once every 10 seconds. After the first 50 seconds, the male electronic voice says “I am buzzing”. As soon as that is said, the bassline shoots through the roof. The drums remain steady, only now increasing to 2 beats every 10 seconds.
Eventually the second electronic voice, this time female says “I am buzzing”. This instigates the drums to kick in massively, with symbols crashing all over the place.
The symbols crash five times consecutively and then the music turns right down as an electronic child’s voice says “I am buzzing. All goes silent.
This is the breakdown, so after 7 seconds of silence, the traditional Dubstep ‘wob’ sounds arise. Instantly the drums and the bass shoot straight back up to full volume, with the craziness of the ‘wob’ sounds.
The music again stops completely and a bell starts ringing. The static sound comes back as the male voice says “I”; swiftly followed by the female voice saying “am”; which is then followed by the child’s voice saying “buzzing”.
The song ends with the sound of breaking glass.