Cold Blank delivers a relentless, high-definition assault of electro house that feels like a neon circuit board short-circuiting in the best way possible. Their sound is defined by massive, sidechained kick drums and 'complextro' arrangements where synth leads mutate every few bars. It is music designed for the peak of the night, where the volume is high enough to feel in your chest and the lighting is strictly strobe-based.
What sets them apart is the sheer density of their production. While many electro artists stick to a single groove, Cold Blank layers jagged saw-waves, glitchy micro-edits, and distorted vocal snippets into a maximalist tapestry. There is a specific Los Angeles underground grit to their work, a remnant of their origins in the warehouse party scene, which gives the music a tougher edge than more commercial EDM peers.
Start with 'The Agenda' to hear their sound at its most polished and collaborative. If you want the raw, club-focused energy that built their reputation, dive into their early singles like 'Dutchie' or 'Breakdown.' These tracks represent the golden era of fidget and electro house, characterized by unpredictable rhythms and aggressive, metallic textures.
Cold Blank is an American, Los Angeles–based electronic house music DJ/production project, created by American DJ/producer Christopher Gaspar. Formerly a collaboration along with DJ/producer Manuel Luquin, they parted ways in late 2013. With early beginnings stemming from the underground party scene in Los Angeles, the former duo launched their company Burn The Fire in 2007 to brand their events and pop-up parties that helped pave the way for the explosion of EDM before they began working together on production. In autumn of 2009, the Burn The Fire brand evolved into a record label and talent agency. The label's catalog features high-profile and international guest artists including Sean Tyas, Lazy Rich, Joachim Garraud, Fukkk Offf, Sharooz, Reid Speed, and many more. Cold Blank saw early success with several singles and remixes on top labels such as Dim Mak Records and Ultra Music that climbed to the top of multiple digital music distributor charts including a remix of Cypress X Rusko feat. Damian Marley that climbed up to #1 on Beatport's Top 100 Hip Hop chart. Since 2008, Cold Blank has toured extensively worldwide including dates in South Korea, Brazil, Italy, Britain, France, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Mexico. In late 2012, the former duo released The Agenda, Cold Blank's first studio album which was released on 6 August 2012 through Burn The Fire Records. Notable collaborators on the album include Andy Taylor (formerly of Duran Duran) and Blake Miller, with press coverage ranging from MTV Music's "MTV Hive", DJ Times, and Artistdirect. In addition, Cold Blank was nominated in the ‘Top 100 DJs In America’ poll by DJ Times magazine, America's first magazine dedicated to DJs and DJ culture.
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