Our 74th Volume of Focus Five is here! This month features a Finish artist paving a stunning sonic path, a true “sleeper pick,” a trance-step producer, a mindblowing bass talent, and a Japanese modular synth and rhythm machine aficionado. If those samples of what to expect don’t excite or at least interest you, I’m not sure what you’re looking for.…
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If you happened to catch our recent interview with the UK drum and bass pioneer, BCee, you’d know that he has an album dropping this October. Following the release of last month’s single ‘Gamble‘ on his label, Spearhead Records, this soulful producer has once again struck gold with ‘Lies,’ featuring songwriter and vocalist Lauren Archer. As of now, three of…
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Our 73rd Volume of Focus Five is here! As always we’re bringing five of our team’s favourite new finds. This month features two UK-based producers taking over in UKG and Trap, a Brooklyn-based artist delivering summery garage vibes, an inventive creator who falls under the broad umbrella of drum and bass, and a producer delivering uncut bass bangers. Check them…
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WAKAAN Music Festival returns to Mulberry Mountain in Arkansas from September 25th to 29th of this year, rocking a superb lineup that is rife with takeovers and back-to-backs galore. Now in its fourth year, WAKAAN as both a festival and label has helped to platform some of the biggest names in bass music today, many of whom are back once…
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In 2013, I had the pleasure of discovering Soulection. This label was and still is an absolute titan of the SoundCloud music scene, pushing forward-thinking and soulful house music for well over a decade now. I can’t count how many artists I’ve discovered thanks to their expert curation, but I’d like to introduce one of my favorites here. I heard…
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If you’re reading this, it’s probably safe to say that you’re a fan of electronic music. I think it’s time we give a little bit of the limelight back to live instrumentation. The raw, organic sound of a violin or a piano can easily get lost in the DAW. All the nuanced details that can be changed after-the-fact with software…
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Despite running around like a chicken with my head cut off for much of last weekend’s Infrasound Music Festival in an effort to catch as much as possible, I was fortunate enough to have a chance to sit down with UK drum and bass icon BCee. With a career spanning a full 23 years and counting, he is a certified…
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Infrasound 2024 was truly one for the books. Upon my arrival at Harmony Park on Thursday, I was greeted by the fierce winds of Minnesota (props to whomever first coined the term “Windfrasound”). The trees lurched and the tall grass swayed like ocean waves. Turtles nestled in the dirt quietly guarded their freshly laid eggs along the lake’s shoreline as…
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Your favorite monthly music discovery feature is back. Focus Five Volume 72 features a rising Argentinean producer, a dancefloor weapons dealer, a wave creator, a diverse Polish duo, and a Brazillian-based producer wowing us with a wide array of sounds. Check all five below! bauti Little is known about bauti. The artist hails from Buenos Aires, Argentina. His SoundCloud bio…
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Let’s take a moment to talk about one of my favorite places. For the past decade and then some, Infrasound Music Festival has consistently boasted some of the most auspicious lineups around. Each year their flyers are dotted with underground heavyweights, rare international acts, and a healthy heap of up-and-coming producers. For three nights, Minnesota’s gorgeous Harmony Park Music Garden…
