A. Samuel Lewis

Bassrush Records features an outspoken cast of contributing talents that span to cover every nook and cranny of the bass scene. While Bassrush has consistently maintained a steady outpouring of audible content and a salient presence as a stage host for major events, such as Electric Forest, it wasn’t until the midway point this past summer that the brand further…

New year, same great feature. Focus Five is back with its 24th installment. For this month we’ve got a New Zealand producer bringing the feels, an incredible talent with just over 100 followers, some fresh Dubstep and Drum & Bass, and a Canadian producer creating “minecraftstep”. Dive in below! CORTR Originating from Auckland, New Zealand CORTR possesses an exceptional ability…

A man that has thoroughly established a propensity for remixes, Los Angeles-based Hex Cougar has gone toe-to-toe with iconic tunes from the likes of Kaskade, deadmau5, and Dog Blood, re-envisioning the nostalgic symmetry with an added ‘Hextra’ flavor that fans have grown to love. One of his most unprecedented reworkings to date is a cover of Gesaffelstein’s ‘Hellifornia,’ in which…

Two major production forces hailing from international waters, Tokyo-based duo HERBALISTEK and solo authority Allen Mock have emphatically captured the attention of listeners worldwide. Putting to rest an impeccable debut year of collaborations and accolades, such as collaborative release ‘Okami’ with Oski via Quality Goods Records or the conjoint effort in ‘Premonition,’ which have only aided the future trajectory and…

A shining tribute of true production dexterity, Calgary-native, and Westwood Recordings regular Defunk has gained widespread recognition for his ability to meld aspects of funk, jazz, and blues as unlikely compliments to the groovy basslines he concocts, lending a hand to a catalog of releases and live performance that are both exceedingly vibrant and addictively danceable. As a component of…

A multi-talented production storm, Chicago’s Cōfresi has become well acquainted with vibrant future soundscapes, combining his capacity as a drummer with mesmerizing floral synths for a tangible revelry in each of his releases. Revisiting one of the earlier releases from his extensive back catalog, ‘Fuk’m’ is a brilliant demonstration of Cōfresi’s limitless creative aptitude, utilizing a ripely timed vocal snippet…

Grappling toe-to-toe with a new year and fresh decade ahead of him, Chicago-based ell!psis makes his entrance into 2020 with the release of standalone single ‘fifty below’. While previous releases, such as ‘Toucans’ from the Forêt Compilation or ‘OFF GUARD’ with BIG RED, have depicted an overarching creative dexterity and an ability to work cohesively within a variety of stylistic…

In honor of the track recently becoming available again for streaming on SoundCloud, Basenji’s ‘Heirloom’ lends tribute to the earliest infancies of future bass, in many ways depicting the creative vigor that surrounded the genre during its primary zenith. An enigmatic percussion ensemble and softly whirring riser create the sensation of falling during the protracted introduction of the track before…

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…

Australia’s Liam Irvine has developed into quite the diverse production hand since pivoting into the alias Thorns, with releases such as ‘Back’ with Luceo and ‘Thrust’ alongside LOUIEJAYXX, which thoroughly depict the vibrancy and energy that the talented Sydney-native can compose within a track. The latest from Thorns titled ‘Flavour’ does not fall short of his preceding work, leveraging a…