Beetles has described his sound as "dark and robotic," while trying to remain "funky and gangster" and "dirty," and has mentioned the significant influence hip-hop has had on his music. He has cited a wide range of musical inspirations, including Wu-Tang Clan members RZA and Method Man.
In 2009 alone, Datsik had 7 number one releases on Beatport, and he has had successful vinyl sales on many other sites such as Chemical Records, Red-Eye, and Juno.
The stage name "Datsik" was inspired by his former Xbox Live Gamertag, which was itself inspired by Russian MMA fighter Viacheslav Datsik.
In March 2018, Beetles was accused of sexual assault spanning multiple years, resulting in public backlash and cancellation of all Datsik appearances at upcoming shows and festivals. He officially stepped down from his label Firepower Records.
In mid-2020 Datsik returned to the music scene by uploading 4 songs to his soundcloud page, and at the end of the year he uploaded a fifth song dubbed "Year of The Dragon". Troy has however not publicly released an album or gotten signed to any labels as of yet.
Retreat
Datsik Lyrics
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Our very freedom came under attack
In a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts
The victims were in airplanes, or in their offices
Secretaries, businessmen and women
Military and federal workers
Mums and dads, friends and neighbours
The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings
Fires burning, huge, huge structures collapsing
Have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness
And a quiet, unyielding anger
These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat
The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings
Fires burning, huge structures collapsing
Have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness
And a quiet, unyielding anger
These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat
Chaos and retreat
The lyrics to Datsik's song Retreat begin with a sample of former US President George W. Bush's speech following the September 11th terrorist attacks. The opening lines refer to the attacks as deliberate and deadly terrorist acts that attacked the freedom and way of life of citizens. The victims were from all walks of life, including secretaries, businessmen, military and federal workers, parents and friends, all of whom had their lives suddenly ended by the evil and despicable acts of terror.
The lyrics then continue by reiterating the disbelief, sadness, and anger that the nation felt as a result of the attacks. The destruction of the World Trade Center, as well as the images of airplanes flying into buildings, and the huge structures collapsing, were intended to shock and terrorize the nation into chaos and retreat.
The repeating of the lines about the pictures of airplanes flying into buildings and fires burning, and the mention of the quiet, unyielding anger, drive home the emotional weight that still lingers in American society. The song seems to serve as a tribute to the victims of the attack, and as a symbol of the determination to not give in to the fear that events like 9/11 can create.
Contributed by Elliot J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@JP-vo4ee
January 20’
Still spinning these OG Datsik tracks,
Find myself coming down here often.
Guilty by nature, nostalgia as well as that familiar chorus bring me back. Have many times.
This playlist is killer, takes me down path of righteousness, of that of what is true Dub.. the nasty, gritty grind and vibes, it’s still easy to tell it’s one of his records
Samples of Bush Speech are haunting as they forever will be, here as much as ever.
@MiguelDguez3
ad Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life
Our very freedom came under attack
In a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts
The victims were in airplanes, or in their offices
Secretaries, businessmen and women
Military and federal workers
Mums and dads, friends and neighbours
Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror
The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings
Fires burning, huge, huge structures collapsing
Have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness
And a quiet, unyielding anger
These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat
The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings
Fires burning, huge structures collapsing
Have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness
And a quiet, unyielding anger
These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat
@eternal7292
Haven't heard this in years
what a classic 19yrs old jamming this stuff 30 this year wow time's gon by 🙌
@KetoR2592
Same here bro! Damn. I turn 30 in November. Those carefree teenage days seem so far behind me, the world has changed so much since then. Here's to the next 10!
@eternal7292
@@KetoR2592 respect brother no better way of putting it
@CaTcHaFiShBiTcH
Just had a baby and 30 in less than 2 weeks. First heard this back in 2010 when I was 18 seems like yesterday! Will always be a nostalgic track for life
@chipszed
i hope you are still abusing stimulants #tweakernation
@Vleetz1993
Same lol
@timhoffman1169
This is the shit that got me into dubstep years ago and it's still my favorite.
@MichaelMichera
same
@imperialknight3286
Same
@mcm4point2o
Tim Hoffman Charie P. - "at whatever cost"