Fred again.. has teamed up with KETTAMA and Shady Nasty for his latest release, “HARDSTYLE 2”.
The track is part of the “new era” of his acclaimed USB series, kicked off last month, in which he plans to release ten songs, with ten shows in ten cities around the world across ten weeks.
The fifth USB002 show took place over the weekend at RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin with EMA, Caolan Ryan and Fontaines DC DJs. Before that, he played in Lyon, France alongside Caribou and Floating Points. The show also utilised the installation by visual artist Boris Acket which will appear at every USB002 show this year.
“HARDSTYLE 2” follows “Facilita” with Caribou and MC Teteu, “Ambery” with Floating Points, “the floor” remixes with Skin On Skin & BEAM, “OK OK” with Danny Brown, BEAM & PARISI, and “you’re a star” with Amyl and the Sniffers.
Fred again..’s USB album originally began in 2022, featuring tracks like “Baby Again”, “Rumble” alongside Skrillex & Flowdan, “Jungle”, “leavemealone” with Baby Keem and “stayinit” with Lil Yachty, as well as remixes from Nia Archives, HAAi and Rico Nasty, before the first collection was released on vinyl as USB001 in 2024.
In an exclusive Rolling Stone AU/NZ interview in September, Amyl and the Sniffers’ frontwoman Amy Taylor had high praise for the British DJ.
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“It’s really flattering, because I feel like — and I told him this too — Charlie in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He’s Willy Wonka, and somehow I got a golden ticket to be a part of his world,” she told us.
“He’s one of the best DJs in the world, and he’s such a nice dude, really friendly and enthusiastic, and the song is a massive banger. I love the remix, and it’s taken on a whole new feeling. It was really, really fun to be able to work with him.”
Back in August, Fred again.. surprised fans at a show in Sheffield by bringing Taylor onstage, the night before Amyl and the Sniffers played Leeds Festival as part of this year’s Reading & Leeds lineup.
Fred again.., KETTAMA and Shady Nasty’s “HARDSTYLE 2” is out now.
