Thunderheist – Thunderheist

Thunderheist is an accident. The electro-hop duo formed after Graham Zilla accidentally sent Toronto-based rapper and MySpace friend Isis a remix track originally meant for Spank Rock. Instead of discarding the mp3 file, Isis decided to rhyme over the beat, and from that, the two found they shared a mutual interest in chasing dancefloor fun while challenging some of the ideas people have about both hip-hop and electronic music.

Having a female emcee is a great way to get people’s attention and backing her up with music that caters a little more to techno dance clubs than an urban setting is certainly a step in the right direction. A song like “Sweet 16” and “Jerk It” stops listeners simply because Isis’s rhymes don’t quit, slowing down to emphasize catchier lines. With their self-titled album, Thunderheist are introducing themselves to the world and hoping infectious beats and rhymes help catapult them into a wider-spread consciousness, at least among a certain subset of aficionados for innovative fusions of genres, but with the exception of a handful of moments, the debut album doesn’t quite shock and awe as much as one hopes.

Honestly, the problem could just be that they need something to really jumpstart what they’re trying to do. Their combination has a lot of potential. Since they’re often presented as a unique artist, expectations already precede them, and then the album isn’t quite as off the wall as it could be. They’re on to something, but I don’t think they’ve fully tapped into it. As hyped-up as the songs aims to be, they still manage to sound more subdued than anticipated. “Do The Right Thing” comes the closest to jarring ears and taking listeners to unexpected places, to creating something undeniably exciting and novel, but on the whole, while the album is solid, it’s just not as wild as it could be. I found myself looking for some more variation in the energy of the songs to move me from just tapping my feet to getting up and dancing.

The great part about that, however, is that Thunderheist have it in them to step up their game. If Diplo, one the current kings of dubstep, pegs them as duo to watch, then the potential must be there. But honesty, they could stand to go a little crazier. It’ll be exciting to see where they end up in music once they find their sound completely and really let loose on recording the way it’s rumored that they do live.

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