“All Alone” by Pegboard Nerds and Grabbitz came out on Monstercat in 2016. To this day, it’s still one of my personal favorite tracks by either artist. But today, multi-instrumentalist and producer Ryan Browne may have just topped the original – and that’s hard for me to say.
My close friends know that tear out drum & bass, the kind you might hear from Tantrum Desire, Slum Dogz, or Drumsound & Bassline Smith, is one of my favorite genres. And it’s sad that I haven’t really heard any good tracks in that genre lately. Thankfully, Ryan Browne is here with the remedy and it feels oh so fucking good.
His remix of “All Alone” is vicious and unrelenting, like a trained K9 pursuing its prey. The best part is that most of the original is left intact, and simply built upon. Vocals from Grabbitz work brilliantly with the higher tempo, and the foundation that both Grabbitz and the Nerds laid on the production serve as a wonderful jump off point for Browne.
Check out the remix below now!
For another example of tear out drum & bass, let us remind you of this epic remix by Skrillex & Nero of “Holdin’ On” from 2012.