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Thursday's Track Deconstruction: Breaking down "Hypnotized" by Hatiras—a tech house weapon that became one of the top 10 most-played tracks at Tomorrowland 2025.
What you'll get in just under 5 minutes:
**Release Details:**
- Released July 4, 2025 on Toolroom Records
- 127 BPM, F Major
- Extended Mix: 5:34 runtime
- Currently #35 on Traxsource Tech House Top 100
- One of top 10 most-played tracks at Tomorrowland 2025
**Hatiras Background:**
- 2-time Juno Award winner
- Owner of Spacedisco Records
- Ranked world's #1 Jackin House artist by Traxsource (2019, 2020)
- Over 500 releases, 4 artist albums
- First UK Top 10: "Spaced Invader" on Defected Records (Pete Tong's Essential Tune twice)
- Toronto rave scene legend (Liquid Adrenaline raves)
- Collaborations: Low Steppa, Junior Sanchez, Kylie Minogue, Angelo Ferreri, DJ Dan, Sebb Junior, Bad Boy Bill
- Labels: Defected, Toolroom, Dirtybird, Simma Black, Afro Acid, Farris Wheel, Milk & Sugar, Glasgow Underground, Universal Music, Sony
**Track Deconstruction:**
**The Foundation:**
- Chunky bassline and fat drums
- Low-end authority as the anchor
**The Risers:**
- Layered tons of subtle riser sounds
- Accidentally applied strange, metallic flanger effect to one riser
- That accident created the distinct growling sound that defines the track
**The Vocal:**
- Mark Knight suggested adding ragga vocal
- Vocal is the emotional release—the moment the crowd explodes
**The Inspiration:**
- Nod to "Spaced Invader"—constantly rising elements, extended build, high-energy ragga vocals, over-the-top synths and risers
- Inspired by techno parties in Detroit, Amsterdam, Toronto
- Bridges the gap between House and Techno
**Why It Works:**
- Very physical track capturing repetition and escalation
- Subtle, almost-subliminal sounds that are both jarring and moving
- Those sounds make the track recognizable, distinct, and effective
**The Test:**
- Tested at AndThenYou venue in Hamilton
- First time played: energy in room shifted
- People surrounded DJ booth
- Room locked into hypnotic frenzy
- Everyone exploded when drop hit
**The Arrangement:**
- Constantly rising elements
- Extended build
- Sweeping filters, cosmic FX
- Track never settles—always pushing forward, always escalating
- Textbook tension and release
**Strategic Deployment:**
- Peak-time weapon
- Built for the moment when crowd is ready to explode
- Extended build creates anticipation
- Ragga vocal delivers the release
- Risers and FX keep energy climbing
**What Producers Can Learn:**
- Accidents can define a track—metallic flanger effect was unintentional but became signature sound
- Layering subtle risers creates subliminal tension
- Bridging House and Techno expands sonic palette
- Testing tracks live reveals what works
**Creator's Note:**
The creator of this show personally loves the similarities between "Hypnotized" and Mark Knight's "Move On"—both tracks share that Toolroom DNA of constantly rising elements, extended builds, and peak-time energy designed to lock the room into a hypnotic frenzy.
"Hypnotized" by Hatiras—available on Beatport, Traxsource, and all major platforms. Study the risers, understand the escalation, recognize why this track became a Tomorrowland anthem.
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