As 2024 draws to a close it’s the perfect time to reflect on the year. While we unveiled our Top 50 Songs Of 2024 a few weeks back, we wanted to sneak in one more reflective feature before the year is through. Our Breakout Producers Of 2024 list sees our team selecting five artists who truly made their mark in…
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As the year winds down, the heat keeps coming. Focus Five – Volume 77 showcases a broad range of talents that have been stealing our team’s ears as of late. Our latest installment features a UK-based producer and vocalist killing the UKG scene, an Indonesian producer taking over the bootleg space, two bass music magicians, and a creator making reflective…
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John Hislop, better known as Culprate, is among electronic music’s most influential yet underrated artists. For years, the Bristol-based creative has been delivering cutting-edge material that broadly falls under the umbrella of bass music, but contains, and is often driven by, soul-stirring musicality that few in the scene can mimic. From the legendary Nightmares in Reality EP, to his foray…
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Dropping in for our 75th installment of Focus Five comes another eclectic batch of artists you need to know. This month showcases a Texas-based producer making his mark in the underground, an Aussie edit specialist, an electric drum and bass creator, a producer fusing rap and bass perfectly, and some wonderfully summery house vibes. fluent Hailing from Houston, Texas, fluent…
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Just over a year ago, we featured Sorza on our Focus Five segment, highlighting the artist’s incredible story-telling, intricate sound design and impressive versatility. While all of these qualities were evident from the release of his debut album I IDENTIFY, the Dutch artist has since remained relatively quiet, slowly working behind the scenes on the next chapter of his journey.…
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Deescawa first landed on our radar in late 2023 when we premiered ‘Misfortune,’ a collaboration alongside Ankou that exuded an eerily sinister yet danceable tone. Since then, the Moscow-based artist has been slowly building up to the release of his sophomore project Finding Balance. Initially sharing ‘Der Geist Des Ghul’ as a free download, a tantalizing preview of what was…
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Our 74th Volume of Focus Five is here! This month features a Finish artist paving a stunning sonic path, a true “sleeper pick,” a trance-step producer, a mindblowing bass talent, and a Japanese modular synth and rhythm machine aficionado. If those samples of what to expect don’t excite or at least interest you, I’m not sure what you’re looking for.…
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Our 73rd Volume of Focus Five is here! As always we’re bringing five of our team’s favourite new finds. This month features two UK-based producers taking over in UKG and Trap, a Brooklyn-based artist delivering summery garage vibes, an inventive creator who falls under the broad umbrella of drum and bass, and a producer delivering uncut bass bangers. Check them…
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Your favorite monthly music discovery feature is back. Focus Five Volume 72 features a rising Argentinean producer, a dancefloor weapons dealer, a wave creator, a diverse Polish duo, and a Brazillian-based producer wowing us with a wide array of sounds. Check all five below! bauti Little is known about bauti. The artist hails from Buenos Aires, Argentina. His SoundCloud bio…
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Your favorite monthly music discovery feature is back. Focus Five Volume 71 sees us showcasing a multi-genre Mexican producer, an Indian bass master, a duo delivering a dose of summer grooves, a sound design destroyer, and a Kiwi producer with some stellar UK sounds. Get familiar with all five below. Alexis B Alexis B is a Mexican producer who has…
