Mick Jenkins has always been a prolific poet weaving situations, life bits, and mind blinks through beats that had lives of their own, from the murky murals of The Water[s] and Wave[s], to the dirt and summer gravel of Pieces of a Man. The Circus is a completely new and dry canvas that sits cleverly on the nook of a…
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Daniel Goldstein is the Denver-based mastermind behind the musical project Lane 8. He started making tracks back in 2012 and was signed to Above & Beyond’s Anjunadeep label the following year. His debut album Rise came out in 2015 after which he launched his label and event series both entitled This Never Happened. His sophomore album Little by Little was…
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So Much F.A.M. resides in Nevada City in the Northern California region curated by Harley Koch and Chris Vaughn. They ended 2019 with an impressive compilation album featuring CAMBOT, Slawth., Ofquartz, SLAYDE, SBASS JAMZ, UFyO, Only Child, Snuffy, Rymani, and Beatkarma. There’s a robust wonkiness kicking off with an industrial backbeat and robotic euphony progressively working its way throughout the…
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As the year comes to an end, we had to drop one final Focus Five to cap things off proper! This month we’ve got some bouncy future trap, Italian drum and bass, and a few exceptional bass producers. Look out for all of the artists below making waves in 2020. Angelic Root Angelic Root’s recently untethered M O T I…
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Up-and-coming music producer, southgate. conjures up a hard-hitting experimental bass EP on the Spicy Bois label. He’s known for his gritty harmonic overtones, glitchy melodic kicks, and heavy trap influences tied together. The first track chimes in with a heavy, downbeat kick drum and a crunchy space drop that was made to make your head bob. The distorted synths compliment…
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As 2019 draws to an end, you know that we had to round up our selections for the Top 50 Songs Of 2019. For the past several weeks our team has been reflecting on the incredible year of music, documenting our top selections and refining the list. It’s with great pleasure that we present you with our picks for the…
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It’s the last day of the month and that means it’s time for a fresh Focus Five feature. As always we’re bringing you five under-the-radar artists that you need to know. This month we’ve got a future leaning producer killing the remix game, another incredible French beat maker, a dubstep fanatic from Quebec, one of the most exciting artists in…
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We all want to be alone sometimes, but what we did not know is how much we need Manchester duo Duke & Jones in our life today. With these rising producers quickly making a name for themselves in the bass scene, the UK duo have dropped hard-hitting singles and remixes catching the attention from producers such as Yellow Claw and…
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Chicago based power duo Louis The Child have been riding their own waves in the music industry. After absolutely nailing their set at the 5th Annual FVDED In The Park in Surrey, British Columbia, it is safe to say Robby Hauldren and Freddy Kennett’s vibrant and eclectic sound can effortlessly bring a smile to your face in a heartbeat. From…
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Back to bring you the best of the underground comes another installment of Focus Five. For Volume 21 we’ve got some fitlhy bass coming out of Nevada, another French future beat artist heating up, a producer who defies genres and titles, a fan submission who completely blew our mind, and one of dubstep’s most promising new artists. Get familiar with…
