Looking to uncover your favorite new artist? We’ve got you. Focus Five Volume 90 highlights a UK-based DnB standout, a Tokyo-based producer with some wild club sounds, a bitbird-backed artist bringing the groove, a Korean wave artist packing heaps of emotion in his works, and a trap and bass producer bringing the bounce. Get familiar with all five below.
Omadhaun
Hailing from Bristol, U.K., Omadhaun is the next up-and-coming producer you need to know about. Combining a variety of vibes and flavours, his new project, ‘Hornets’ is a fresh take on DnB, utilising eclectic Jungle rhythms and different timbres from across the world. It’s like nothing you’ve ever heard before… and yet somehow feels so right and familiar. The intro track ‘Hornets’ has a plucked section which feels both Middle Eastern & Hispanic, before the Bristolian decides to blow your head off with some pointy bass lines.
To say that Omadhaun has a unique sound would be an understatement; he’s almost incomparable. The production quality is up there with the best, something even Billain would be proud of. One minute you have some of the cleanest string sections ever featured on a DnB track in ‘String Theory’ & then you suddenly get thrown into the Bristol rave scene with some crazy jungle drum patterns and Reese basses that will melt your face. This new project has been signed to Inspected, so it’s only a matter of time before he blows. Don’t miss the opportunity to tell your friends, ‘I heard him first’.
-PV
Oyubi
The more years go by, the more fun it is to browse FUXWITHIT’s website. In the extensive archive that our fantastic team has built up, you can find ever-surprising easter eggs. Once I’d decided to write about Oyubi for this 90th edition of Focus Five, I did the usual check to make sure no one had already written about him (89 issues, i.e. 445 artists, are hard to remember off the top of my head). When I saw a result pop up on the screen, my reaction was very much along the lines of “Who? When?” It turned out it wasn’t another Focus Five feature, but one of his songs, ‘BOTA’, was played in a 2021 guest mix by Sinistarr (curated by the one and only Arielle). A little cathartic moment that made me reflect on our legacy as a blog, on the importance of the documentation work on the web (that is carried out by far too few people), and on how culture travels through time.
Anyway, enough with the rhetoric. Let’s talk about this month’s protagonist: Oyubi. The Tokyo-based producer first caught my attention last year with the release of the Sin Jyuk Guen EP, a mesmerising and hallucinatory project in collaboration with Kush Jones, whose title track is undoubtedly one of the most criminally underrated tracks of 2025. Close to the phenomenal TREKKIE TRAX crew and co-founder, alongside Fetus, of his own club night and later label called Turing, Oyubi is responsible for another of my current favourite tunes, ‘Letzgo’, published back in November. His latest EP titled Since I (released via TREKKIE TRAX), is yet another brilliant work. An unpredictable explosion of creativity that flirts with both personal listening and the club dimension. Once again, the analytical mastery Oyubi brings to the programming of these sound structures sheds its electronic nature the moment it escapes the headphones and reaches human eardrums, transforming into a hedonistic, and sensual energy. Be sure to closely follow Oyubi because who knows what his next move will be. Go and read the bio for Since I on Bandcamp to discover some fascinating insights into his creative process, and follow him everywhere so you don’t miss his next move.
-AA
Tej
This month’s pick comes from the usually-crappy, sometimes-lucky Spotify algorithm. I make a point to listen to my entire Release Radar every week in case I stumble upon a hidden gem, and while this usually leads me to listening to a bunch of subpar music, it’s worth it when it leads me to an artist like Tej. Hailing from San Francisco, the producer landed on my radar (no pun intended) a few weeks back with his bass-driven tune ‘more_time.wav’ that uniquely blends the groovy elements of house with a more futuristic, trap-leaning second half. This interesting combination led me further down the Tej rabbit hole, and I was highly impressed by the artist’s distinctly captivating sound. His latest project, (some sort of mania…), is riddled with exciting cuts, with ‘right_here_(right_now).wav’ standing out in particular. With his last two projects coming out on bitbird, it’s obvious some bigger names in the scene have already taken note of Tej, but it’s time to get him a bigger following! He’s got some banging bootlegs of big tracks such as ‘hit me where it hurts x’ and ‘Winny’ on his SoundCloud, so don’t sleep on this rising star.
-SC
Xyn
Hailing from Seoul, Korea, Xyn is an artist within the sonic spectrum you need to know about. From euphoric melodies, eternal storytelling from his arrangements alone, to integrating pure emotion in each track, we heavily suggest keeping him on your radar. His most recent singles are truly elegant in nature. ‘When I’m Gone’ provides a touch of hard wave while still presenting itself as a mellow entity. While ‘I Don’t Wanna Wake Up’ integrates a fun hip-hop feel while still stepping into a vast open space in the following sections of the track. The vocals he uses also provide such heavy support and are perfect for the environment he creates. So definitely don’t sleep because we have a wonderful feeling he has even more stacked heat ready for the future!
-JD
zero point
“Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who da fuck?” The simple repeated vocal chops and bouncy basslines from zero point‘s ‘Who’ have been on a constant loop in my head since before the track was even officially released last month. They also embody my reaction when I first found zero point’s music. With the tagline “Less noise | More bounce” zero point is working to bring the bounce and swagger back to electronic trap. ‘Who’ is the perfect embodiment of the minimal yet banging trap and bass sound I’ve been wishing there was more of. ‘Who’ is the ideal introduction to the artist, showcasing his production mastery and infectious style. Keeping the momentum going, he just dropped another banger with our friends at Presently Lifted with ‘Shake’. The track offers a similar infectiousness and knock, with a touch of added grittiness. For something a little more vibey, may I recommend ‘Drift’ alongside ‘PANDO!’ The track mixes a summery sound palette, breathy vocal samples, a majestic pluck lead, and a dirty south vocal that you won’t be able to get enough of. If those three tracks don’t convince you to become a fan, you’re probably reading the wrong site. And those 3 just scratch the surface of his catalog, don’t sleep on his recent Justin Timberlake and fred again.. flips. zero point isn’t just one of the best of artist finds I’ve come across this month, but one of my favourite discoveries in the past twelve months at least. 2026 is going to be zero point’s year. Trust me.
-C
Written by Alessio, Colin, John, Paul & Steph
