It’s the end of the month so you know what time it is. Focus Five is back with our 17th edition and it’s a broad spread of talent as per usual. We’ve got bass wizards, a wavy French producer, a Skrillex-supported bass house artist, and a futuristic creator blending jazz and neo-soul with electronic leanings. Get familiar with each artist…
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It’s Friday and we’re back with the best of the week. This week we have heaters from RL Grime, Yvng Jalepeño, Baajewala, XAVAGE, Pigeon Hole, Habstrakt, JEANIE,MontyCler, Madeaux, Ivy Lab, Armani White and more. As always we’ve got everything from hard-hitting trap and experimental bass, to bass house, rap and more. Dive in below.
- INTERVIEWS
Wax Motif Talks Love For House, Weed & Music, Playing Soccer with Diplo & More [Video Interview]
by Colinby ColinWax Motif is a young house legend. Originally hailing from Sydney, Australia, Wax has become a staple in the LA music scene over the past few years with releases on Mad Decent, Confession, Night Bass, Musical Freedom and more. He’s one of the key producers behind the G-House movement and has worked with everyone from Destructo and GTA, to Pusha…
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aedfx. & L*o*J both hold strong positions at the forefront of the intersection of trap and experimental bass music. Having come together in the past for ‘Emergency’, the producers prove their chemistry once again on ‘Lean.’ Slightly out of focus vocal bends are sprinkled over crisp percussion programming and pounding bass to set the tone. As the vocals come into focus…
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Rohaan and Laxcity are two of the UK’s finest rising producers. Rohaan has made a name for himself with his mind-bending sound design and grabbed the attention of a myriad of labels including Saturate, Quality Goods Records, Circus, Deadbeats, Jadu Dala and more. Laxcity tends to occupy the other side of electronic music; where Rohaan is dark and dirty, Laxcity’s…
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Do You FUXWITHIT? is back! We recently had the pleasure of catching up with Wax Motif after his set at Ever After Music Festival. While the full interview is dropping soon, you know we also had get Wax Motif to weigh in on a variety of topics for our Do You FUXWITHIT? series. We asked Wax about he feels about…
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It’s the first day of Summer and it’s a Friday! Could today get any sweeter? How about adding in new music from Alexander Lewis, Dabow, UZ x Hucci, TroyBoi x Skrillex, t1r, ani x chromonicci, Floret Loret x Baron Fields, Shanghai Doom + more! That should do it. Oh and if you’re looking for strictly summer vibes be sure to check…
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PREMIERE: Sebjin’s ‘INSERT TRENDY WORD HERE’ Will Take You Back To SoundCloud’s Golden Era
by Colinby ColinThere was once a time when SoundCloud was the wild west for music producers and fans alike. Uncleared samples roamed freely, bootlegs and unauthorized remixes stood tall, artists were able to express themselves without constraints and fans soaked it all in. After a period of harsh strikes and account take downs things started to change. With artists scared of loosing…
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Summer is finally here! As always we’re kicking off our favourite season with our carefully curated playlist jam-packed with summer bops. This year we’ve opted to do the playlist on both SoundCloud and Spotify. This way no matter which platform you prefer, we’ve got you covered. We rounded up the hottest summer bops from Skrillex, Diplo, Whethan, Rome In Silver,…
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The future beat tide continues to rise and we’ve definitely caught the wave. UK-based Afrosamuraiist is one of the genres brightest new stars. He first caught our attention last summer when he landed a spot in our Focus Five series. Over the past 12 months he’s continued to grow and evolve as a producer with standout singles like ‘I Guess,’ ‘I…