1) Raise Your Head
Before Alesso and Ingrosso (or Ingresso, as the media jokingly called them) collaborated on the 2012 hit “Calling” which rocketed to #2 on Beatport and launched Alesso into the mainstream spotlight, he released one more track called “Raise Your Head” shortly before the end of the year. The song featured the gravelly, primal bass and epic synth leads that are now hallmarks of Alesso’s sound, but still contrasts with his more melodic, radio-friendly releases.
Interestingly, much of Alesso’s new releases and stage shows have returned to the sound exhibited in “Raise Your Head” – one that feels almost as though somebody tabbed out the chord progressions of a heavy metal song and figured out how to recreate them on Logic Pro. In a music scene mired with copycats, Alesso’s unique style has afforded him the opportunity to achieve superstar status, and we’ll go on the record and say that he deserves it.
