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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Based out of Western Australia, AXEN has quickly developed into one of the most diverse producers from the modern era. While the accomplished Perth-native has formerly been known for composing monstrous torrents of energy, in a style that he’s personally coined ‘Droid Bass,’ his most recent Circus Records album release depicts an equivalent proficiency working with more impassioned soundscapes and…
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While Orlando, Florida’s resident intergalactic voyager Lucii has become synonymous with the Wakaan Records brand over the course of the past year, it comes as a bit of a surprise to see her teamed up with UK-dubstep connoisseur and production authority DirtySnatcha. Serving as a necessary reminder that the open-ended nature of music can lead to untold collaborative efforts, ‘I…
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Two promising new names within the Texas production arena, San Antonio-based HAY! and Austin’s Prosecute join forces in an energetic, bass-pervade collaboration ‘Shots Fired’. Featuring poignantly delivered vocal leads courtesy of Atarii that echo fluently through the introduction of the track, pullulating energy grows in the distance before the piercing metallic clicks of a gun chamber let loose a penetrative…
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Nearing the conclusion of the first run of tour stops for the long-awaited Double Vision Tour alongside Champagne Drip and an exceptionally talented cast of support, freeform luminary LUZCID further articulates an unmeasured production efficiency with the release of his sophomore Wakaan Records EP with Gravity Cannon. LUZCID utilizes a soft illusory vocal melody to concoct one of his now…
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Birthed from an initiative for charitability through music, the Forêt Compilation courtesy of Chicago-based collective Reset Presents stands tribute to the ability that music has to shape and guide our individual intentions in congruence to collective societal goals. Stemming from the recent disasters that deeply inflicted the prosperity of the Amazon Rainforest, Forêt is aimed to unify an abundance of…
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After a painstaking 9-month hiatus, Chicago tastemaker and beat sensationalist guppi migrates back to the pond with the unexpected but exceedingly necessary ‘Autopilot.’ Much like the contents you might find scattered beneath the cushions of your sofa, this track has got a little bit of everything: a thick, vibrant bassline, an assortment of trumpeting elephant samples, riveting beat-breaks, and an…
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An emblematic moniker within the purview of electronic music production, Vermont-native and granular synthesis pundit EPROM has voluntarily elected himself to the shadows of the underground, forging an audible dissonance that is as enigmatic in nature as the veiled soundscapes he concocts. Slowly unwinding one continuous thread of gritty bass from the spool of his latest AIKON EP, EPROM has…
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Both quickly gaining momentum in their respective genres, Texas-native Space Wizard and Michigan’s Super Future embody the creative knack and ceaseless determination necessary to succeed in the modern music scene. While both possessing a notable proclivity for collaboration, seeing these two pair up on a track to round-off last week was both rousing to the senses and completely unexpected. ‘Fractals’…
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Dignified as a ‘soundtrack for a disenfranchised generation’, London-based production maestro and puppeteer of underground culture Broken Note concludes a nearly decade-long absence from full-length releases with the unveiling of his duly anticipated and remarkably diverse Exit the Void LP. Poised as an anthem for obscurity, Exit the Void delineates a 15-track sonic narrative forged from a timeless production arsenal…
