"YUKU"

I’ll never get tired of repeating this. YUKU is at the moment one of the best labels in the whole bass scene. Period. If you are willing to invest time in listening and discovering quality music, they have to be on your radar. Every release they curate is truly first-class brainfood. The EP I’m presenting you today is the perfect…

In the public debate, record label is a term that is increasingly taking on a negative connotation. We come across more and more outrageous episodes that expose how broken the music industry is and how much labels at every level have a starring role in this situation. Sometimes it’s easy to get caught in the flow and forget that one…

Music discovery doesn’t just happen on Tik-Tok. We’re here as always to present you with some of our favourite finds in another installment of Focus Five. This month we’ve got a German-born Denver-based bass producer, a Parisian boasting a breadth that classifies him as a bass music producer without really falling into a specific genre, a vocalist and producer with…

Today I’m gonna kick off this review with a heartfelt confession: I’m terrified of deep water. Anytime I find myself looking down in a body of water without seeing its bottom, I get extremely uncomfortable. It’s not that I cannot swim, but comparing me to the immense world that exists beneath the surface of the oceans, seas and lakes makes…

“The amygdala is one of two almond-shaped clusters of nuclei located deep and medially within the temporal lobes of the brain in complex vertebrates, including humans. As part of the limbic system, the amygdalae perform a primary role in the processing of memory, decision-making and emotional responses (including fear, anxiety, and aggression).” End of the neurology lesson, back to the…

A big shortcoming in today’s music scene, especially in the indie scene, is in my opinion the lack of storytelling. I know that the core of your artist project is music production, but do you know what we, the fans, like very much besides music? Stories. Stories to identify with, stories to dream with, stories to live with. It’s clearly…

Florida based producer sktchy ppl has been setting SoundCloud ablaze with tracks like ‘leaving glendale’ and ‘love u bois’. Today he looks to make his mark on the game with his debut EP sktchcast. The project is a journey into his mind, mixing trippy downtempo soundscapes with elements of trap and experimental bass. It’s not quite like anything we’ve heard.…