Dylan Brady, widely known as one half of 100 gecs, continues to push creative limits with his new solo EP, Needle Guy.
Through this project, he expands his approach to pop and electronic music while shaping a sound that feels both unpredictable and engaging.
The opening track, Throat Song, sets the tone right away.
It uses vowel-driven bass to create a bold and playful sound that quickly pulls listeners in.
As the arrangement builds, the rhythm makes it hard to stay still.
Soon after, Stay High takes a different path. It starts with a marching band-style drumline, then shifts into nostalgic electronica.
Along the way, Brady adds vocoders and sharp drum cutaways, keeping the production dynamic and full of surprises.
Next, Ashley introduces an unexpected collaboration with Afrojack.
The track draws inspiration from Afrojack’s Dirty Dutch festival era in the 2010s, yet Brady reshapes that sound with his experimental edge.
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This blend creates a track that feels both familiar and fresh.
To close the EP, Brady delivers the title track, Needle Guy.
Here, he returns to heavy, throat-like bass textures. The track moves at 140 BPM and turns the human voice into a flexible, bass-driven instrument.
With this approach, he ends the project on a high-energy note.
Earlier, Brady worked with Skrillex and Caroline Polachek on hit me where it hurts x, which appeared on Skrillex’s EP of the same name.
Before the official release, he chose to share an early preview of Needle Guy in a more playful way.
He presented an audiovisual mini-mix, filmed inside a colorful piñata store.
Through this setting, fans caught a first glimpse of the project’s direction and its offbeat creative energy.
