Quote Originally Posted by dirty_bass
Backing off the compression over the whole track will help, moving it to a bus and sending certian parts through it is wiser.

Sidechaining stuff to the kick, especially the bass is also another helper, as long as it`sl not overdone.

Also, try adding more top end and some mid to your kick to give it bite.
how do u mean moving it to a bus??? never messed around with sidechainin but have been readin up on it since everyone started talking about it here 2 weeks ago.

im going to re-mix the whole tune and try to punch it up a bit, cheers lads!