'Pick Your Poison' makes four DJ Godfather records on Databass Records since July 2026, and he owns the label. We made 'Get Back' Single of the Week in the summer, premiered 'Blast Off' from the EP he built on one drum machine, and reviewed 'Step' at the start of October 2026.

Godfather gets talked about as a DJ first, which has always crowded out what he does with a drum machine. Brendan Gillen, of Ectomorph and Interdimensional Transmissions, told Red Bull Music Academy in 2017 that Godfather's drums were among the most copied in ghettotech: "He changed the rhythm. I don't think he gets credit for that."

DJ Dick, who sold Godfather a pair of Technics (which he had incidentally bought off Jeff Mills), described the method in the same article. Once an MPC3000 arrived, Godfather started stacking snares on top of each other until the kit was unique to him. His sound was born.

When Resident Advisor wanted the story of ghettotech told in ten tracks, it asked Godfather to tell it. HÖR has reached the same conclusion twice over: its HÖRCORE label took 'Get Up On The Flo' in September 2026, with Blaze on the mic, and the station gave him the HÖR x Sennheiser room at Amsterdam Dance Event in October. That set is up on YouTube.

Blaze is back on the mic, on two of the tracks, and we’ve got one of them. ‘Whoa S**T’ is a ghettotech workout, delivering a red hot shot of that signature Godfather sound.

Have a listen and tell us what you reckon in the comments.

The rest of 'Pick Your Poison' lands on 13 November 2026, over at Beatport. Set yourself a reminder.

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