Slander is an American based duo based out of LA. Friends, Derek Andersen and Scott Land got together back in college when they joined the same fraternity. By some crazy coincidence, the duo was placed in a class with NGHTMRE, real name Tyler Marenyi. Both groups would often perform together in college before their careers took off around 2015. Slander and NGHTMRE released a collaborative EP titled Nuclear Bombs off Diplo’s record label back in 2015.
Since then, it has been four years since the two have worked together. On Jan 6th, SLANDER tweeted that he had completed making new music with NGHTMRE. We don’t know when we can expect the release. Regardless, this has been a long-awaited reunion for fans after the success of their EP five years ago.
Off this EP was the song “Gud Vibrations,” which was a massive success. Additionally, the original track was an instrumental, but the song was re-released a year later with added strong vocals. Coupled with the already funky-fresh beat, it was no wonder the song took off. On Jan 8th, SLANDER tweeted a picture with the words ‘Feeling Gud’. Could this be implying a new track title?
Slander is known for pioneering the genre of ‘heaven trap,’ coming particularly from their remix of Above and Beyond’s “Love Is Not Enough.”
If you get a chance to listen to the remix, it really does seems to evade all genres. By taking Above and Beyond’s trance style and mixing it across a pure trap beat is risk, and one that paid off.
