Early '10s 'corkscrewing/ratcheting' house/electro song

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I had a song on my old itunes/ipod that I loved to work out to. It was labeled "Tiesto" but I'm fairly sure it was mislabeled. I have been looking for it for YEARS.

Defining characteristics:

--Pre-2016

--Mid-Tempo (~120-130bpm)

--No lyrics

--Hook dominated by a big, lower pitched 'ratcheting + corkscrewing' mechanical sounding windup followed by (I think*)* *more* cranking/winding after the beat drop. More winding/corkscrewing than any of the songs listed below with the exception of maybe It's About to Get Hectic.

--Deep, thumpy 'grinding' beats. Not much of brighter, higher pitched synth or screechy dial-up vibes.

--Claude tells me it sounds like "Structured, big-room-adjacent but darker' and likely from 2012-2015.

--In my memory it sounded very 'put together' and not like some random underground remix. I'm not that familiar with electronic sub-genres or movements or groups but to my ear it sounds most like LRAD, Bassnectar, and some Steve Aoki.

Songs it sounds a lot like but isn't:

"Spaceman" by Hardwell

"It's About to Get Hectic" Bassnectar

"Turbulence" and "Boneless" Steve Aoki

"Tsunami" DVBBS

"Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" Skrillex

"Cannonball" by Showtek and Justin Prime

"Traffic" Tiesto

"Get Down" by Tiesto

Songs it sounds less like but also isn't:

"Centipede" Knife Party

"Devil's Den" Skrillex

"Get Low" DJ snake

"Rocker" Alter Ego

"Who is Ready to Jump"

Posted Apr 24, 2026, 8:20 PM UTC

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