Not even two weeks ago today, D-Town funk master GRiZ and dubstep aficionado Subtronics unleashed an unanticipated pairing of styles in ‘Griztronics’ as a component of his three-track Bangers[2].zip. Although the initial clash of genres might first be received with disillusion, the track itself is truly a testament to the versatility of these two veteran producers. While it typically takes a…
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France-native Jeremy Souillart is an architect of warm vibrant soundscapes, equipped with bouncy basslines and uplifting vocal features better known by his production alias Møme. A key facet of Souillart’s initiative is to transcend the interdisciplinary boundaries that exist within art, establishing an uncanny symbolism between sound and artwork that paints a vivid picture both sonically and visually. Tucked away…
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Now known to nearly every enthusiast of trap and bass music worldwide, AVANCE is a dynamic production force thundering from the land down under. Possessing a nimble ear, AVANCE can just as easily fit within free-flowing creative structures, such as his collaboration ‘Bad Robot’ with Zeke Beats, as he can pack a massive volume of bass, as demonstrated in his…
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With a style that rests skilfully between the grounds of trap and bass, Los Angeles-based Barely Great is known for crafting hulking basslines and bewildering experimental drops concealed with seemingly simplistic names such as ‘SUBMERGE’ and ‘TRANSMISSION’. Marking the fourth of five total tracks in his latest EP, ‘IMPERFECT’ builds heavily upon aspects of familiarity and nostalgia, utilizing similar components…
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Possessing a style that is almost too diverse to categorize, Canada’s Vincent boasts a nearly infinite range of production that has allowed him to traverse the rough terrain of trap music, under former alias XVII, as well as the more palatable ambiance of future bass with equal proficiency. While these two worlds seemed to have previously existed independently, ‘Falling, Fading’…
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Composed of bass counterparts Soloman, Coffi, & 50 Carrot, UK-based dubstep trio Gentlemens Club are known for crafting captivating introductions that contrast tactfully with the complexity and ferocity of each drop. Quickly garnering widespread notoriety after joining forces for a rigorous treatment of ‘Ectoplasm’ in 2017, the troupe closed out the year with the debut of Diamond Tapes, before earning…
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Both deeply-seated within Colorado’s thriving bass community, Mersiv and Laika Beats make an emphatic collaborative debut to Wakaan Records with the release of the New Kids On Da Block EP, which features vocals from Knat Turner on each track of the two-part project. An enrapturing harmony slips gradually into perception as the layers of ‘Dopamine’ begin to unravel. Nimble snares…
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Native to Santa Cruz, Michael Petzel is swiftly approaching a decade-long career producing and performing a diverse scope of bass music under the intergalactic guise Shlump. Grazing freely between varieties of glitch-hop and dubstep, Petzel’s style composes influence from west coast hip-hop and early 2000s breaks as depicted in early projects, such as Hydro released via MalLabel Music in 2014.…
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A track utilized to set the tone in anticipation of the synonymous audible collision of EPROM & Alix Perez, ‘Chiron’ released just prior to the debut Shades EP in 2015, provides one of the earliest glimpses at the veiled symbolism and enigmatic potency that the project would grow to encapsulate. Distorted strands of vocals resonate amid steely thrusts of echoing…
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A dynamic bass producer quickly triumphing the ranks of dubstep, Los Angeles-based Effin has made a racket of an entrance into 2019, first revealing an eclectic talent for storytelling by virtue of bass in his debut Operate EP release via Never Say Die Records mid-April this year. Expressing no interest in downtime, the prodigious California-native continued to power through the late…
