What We Hope to See With DJ Sliink's Album

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While the Jersey club scene has been around for a while, we've not truly seen a Jersey club track "blow up" in the dance music scene, especially in today's EDM world. It'd be fresh for Sliink, who's put the scene on his back and has helped bring the sound to the masses more than others who are getting acclaim, to be the producer that achieves that height. And while what a song does on the charts doesn't have much bearing on the court of popular opinion, we want both Sliink and the club scene to win, and having those accolades to hold your hat on can be enticing.

DJ Sliink has a knack for remixing the latest in the hip-hop and R&B realm. While it might not be easy to get a 16 on a Jersey club track, Sliink also dabbles in the trap sound, so why not get someone of name to contribute some bars? Be it Kanye West reliving what he did for DJ Class or A$AP Ferg crafting a true club banger, it'd be dope to cross the worlds of dance music and hip-hop even deeper with an official collaboration.

When tracks like the massive "Crowd CTRL" came out, many knew (or finally realized) that Sliink was a viable name in today's EDM scene. And while working with Flosstradamus on a massive trap track will obviously get the ball rolling for anyone, we'd love to see what he'd do with, say, a solid vocalist who can provide a room-filling song that is accented by the fire we hear in Sliink's remix work. Or collaborating with producers we wouldn't imagine him linking up with, possibly crossing the club sound with other forms of dance music.

RBLS is the collaborative between Sliink and Nadus, and the results have been nothing short of beautiful. We've had our hands on early copies of some of their work, but are antsy for the world to hear this sound.

This is one of those statements that sounds great in theory. We can't quite wrap our head around how there isn't more collaboration between these regions (Baltimore, Philly, and Jersey) on club records. Sliink is moving at a level where he can reach out to people that most people can't, and we'd love a collaborative tune between all three cities. Unity in music, if you will.

In the EDM world, Sliink's stock has truly risen. 2012 and 2013 saw him releasing singles with Flosstradamus on Fool's Gold, getting hit up for remix work, and touring the world (check out the above picture, from Russia, with some monkeys). Hell, he's even helped showcase fly Casio synthesizers. What we'd love to see are either more singers looking to get that creaky Jersey club bed squeak to their seductive soundscapes, or a crew like MMG or G.O.O.D. Music linking up with the don to add some edge to their productions.

Trends come and go, and following new scenes on the Internets can lead to the quick rise and slow death of a plethora of genres. The club scene has existed for years, but its through outlets like Diplo & Friends where DJs who have names but not the cred in the scene to truly give new fans an idea of what said scene is truly about. We hope that Sliink dropping an album can get those who are new to the scene truly invested in its cultivation, as well as recognizing the club forefathers.