M42's "Gimme That Dirty" Is a Drum & Bass Blitz From Another Dimension

Dirty has never sounded cleaner in M42’s new single, “Gimme That Dirty,” a sleek and snarling drum & bass track.

The emerging duo’s moniker nods to the Orion Nebula, Messier 42, an “enormous cloud of dust and gas where vast numbers of new stars are being forged,” per NASA. In Mayan mythology, it was revered as the “fire of creation,” believed to be the place where the gods kindled the first fire and initiated the creation of the world.

Messier 42 held deep spiritual significance as a celestial birthplace tied to their origin stories and rituals. M42 have turned that celestial fire into blistering electronic music in their new single, a dark, kinetic blast of drum & bass.

“Gimme That Dirty” is engineered for maximum impact and minimal mercy. Spacey synths slither atop a tight, propulsive drum groove and the bass rips through the mix like barbed wire.

The track arrives in the midst of a strong year for M42. Hailing from Los Angeles and Austin, the duo recently shared the stage with DVBBS at The Concourse Project and performed at Spinnin’ Records and Kanary Records’ rooftop sessions at last year’s SXSW festival.

You can listen to “Gimme That Dirty” below.