Things have been rough for everyone lately. We could all use a little pick me up. Something to be excited about and take our minds off everything going on in the world. To fill that need, we’ve got a fresh edition of Focus Five. As always we’ve rounded up five of our favourite new finds. From cinematic ambient vibes, to…
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Established in 2011, Texas-based Owen Skorcz has quickly refined the scope of his music production and audio engineering skillset, producing and performing a near illimitable variety of sonic preferences under the alias totto. Working proficiently with harmonious melodies and poignant horns alike, Skorcz has fully mastered the ability to build a tangible sense of suspense within each of his releases,…
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Based out of Baltimore, Maryland SUAHN is no stranger to the dark, granular fringe of experimental bass. His forthcoming EP release via SATURATERECORDS, titled The Gift of Light, details an expansive inquisition within the heart of exploratory sounds, which features four original tracks and a hand-selected remix to accompany each. The expedient pace and distinct percussion of ‘Well Hello There,’…
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Kassel, Germany-native and multi-pronged musical talent, TRAILS possesses a boundless creative fortitude that works inexplicably in a variety of audible formats. From ornately woven vocal melodies to intricate string accompaniments, there seems to be not a style nor energy that TRAILS can’t imitate flawlessly. While his objective has tapered slightly toward the alternative realms of indie-rock, TRAILS first distinguished his…
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Although bass-riddled anthems have been the primary motive for AVANCE as of late, the multi-talented Australian producer actually first set foot in the realm of trap before naturally curtailing into the heavier alias we love and cherish today. Delineating one of his earliest releases, AVANCE’s twist on Mura Masa’s ‘Lotus Eater’ is a textural masterpiece and fires on all cylinders…
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A diverse figment of music production, Dan Dixon has been steadily gaining composure over the course of a 5-year audible conquest producing and performing under the guise AVANCE. While the concept of being confined to a single genre can be a crippling mentality for some artists, Dixon has in-turn leveraged a propensity for a variety of styles as a primary…
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With the release of his crashed EP only a few months in the rearview, Baltimore beatsmith vide returns to the release calendars after a soft period of latency with a track equally weighted for fans of eclectic production and leftfield bass alike. Utilizing ‘Jokes’ from tsuruda’s merciless FUBAR EP from last October as his weapon of choice, vide initiates a…
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Expertly navigating upward trajectory following the release of his collaborative Hypernatural EP and accompanying tour stretch alongside WRECKNO, Michigan-native and vibrant production mind Super Future can just as easily manicure a groovy funk-inspired melody as an experimental bass mixdown. Unafraid to work interchangeably between the two styles, Super Future’s sets have a natural audible progression that can truly encapsulate an…
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Happy Leap Day! We got an extra day this February so Focus Five is dropping on the 29th. This month we’ve got a wide variety as usual. Looking for some UK Garage? We got you. Vibey future beats? Of course. Heavy or mesmerizing bass? It’s all here. Just dive in below. Gemi Now, I’m technically killing two birds with one…
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Built around the fascinating concept of warping the shape of a sphere without altering the format of the shape itself, Half Human & NIK P’s latest collaborative effort thoroughly breaches the realm of audible experimentation. An exceptionally well-oiled audio panning creates an immediate otherworldly sensation as ‘Sphere’ boots into its precursory stages. An echoing scientific dialect rests inescapably on the…
