Hot off a magnetic two-track release via Bassrush Records, West Coast experimental bass maestro CRIMES! is far from finished with scorching content to enliven your summer. “I like to always keep pushing musical boundaries and never have two releases sound the same, but lately I’ve been exploring with sound design and keeping a cinematic, yet heavy vibe throughout everything I’ve…
A. Samuel Lewis
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Previously based out of San Diego, now adopted to a wandering, itinerant lifestyle, VOLO has become a familiar face within the FUXWITHIT crowd, from offering an early look into his Force of Nature EP last year to thoroughly dissecting ‘Horizon’ from his Inspirit EP, VOLO’s ornate, luscious soundscapes and eclectic approach to production have provided majestic strands of diversity to the…
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France-based architect of emphatic basslines spackled intricately with impassioned synths, and riveting vocals, NEBBRA is a full-package deal when it comes to heartfelt summer melodies. As we’re now amid the full swing of July, it only seemed fitting to revitalize an exceptionally buoyant rendition of ‘All I Need’ from renowned Norwegian duo Lemaitre, which amalgamates luscious synths, incisive horns, and…
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Devoted apparitions cloaked with secrecy, the ATLiens adhere steadfast within a vision of anonymity, reticently maneuvering the trajectory of trap and experimental bass since the early stages of 2015, capitalizing on divergent ideologies and tangential methods of production that have appointed the duo into an echelon of their own. Further titillating the release of their sophomore Ghost Planet EP, ‘Shelter’…
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Weaving off-kilter parables through avant-garde sound design, Bay Area’s Womp Rat specializes in experimental basslines and wobbly mixdowns, working cohesively within the thriving bass music scene in California, which has allowed him to unearth synergistic relationships that have further refined and cultured his style and led to collaborative efforts such as the Split Vision EP alongside Concentrate and Oakland-based Phers.…
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Spain’s patriarch of pasta and tomato bass aficionado Spag Heddy has cultivated a versatile production palette over the course of an 8-year career, dabbling briefly in the buoyant pools of electro house before steering towards the precarious waters of dubstep, where he’s navigated a high octane fleet of bass well into the modern era. Flying skull and sable flag tribute…
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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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Established in 2001, Dutch trio NOISIA are widely regarded as one of the most pivotal influences to modern bass music culture today. Pioneers of sound design, the trio have unleashed an astounding magnitude of self-released and collaborative content over the span of a career that is nearing the two-decade mark, meticulously incorporating components of Drum & Bass and the disparate…
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A daring proponent of dynamic production and tasteful experimentation, Tokyo-based Allen Mock has expeditiously emerged as one of the most inspiring artists of the modern era. First exploding with an exceptional rendition of tokey’s ‘High Breed.’, while more recently untethered collaborations with The Infamous and Chow Chow have only further fixated an ardent public gaze. Each successive release is evidential…
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Oklahoma City’s TYNAN has maintained diligent progress throughout 2019, commencing the year with the release of ‘Usurper’ as a component of Never Say Die Records Vol. 6 compilation, which were followed closely in tow with Songs For Ghosts To Haunt To via Wakaan Records and a remorseless collaborative effort with G-REX, ‘Doughboi’. Broadening the scope of his horizons to accommodate…