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…
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Visage is the French word for face, with visages being its plural form. Following Visages over the last couple of years has shown that this is the perfect name for the quartet. Multifaceted productions run through the veins of the French artists, with each new single, remix or project showcasing a new skill under the broad umbrella of bass music.…
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Your favourite music discovery feature is back! For our 70th installment of Focus Five we’re highlighting a Brazillian multi-genre producer, some ratchet trap, a dealer of dancefloor rhythms, a calm and soothing creator, and a UK producer mixing UKG and breaks with influence from RnB, hip-hop, and beyond. Your new obsession may just be waiting below. Dive in. Crosstalk My…
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Underrated might be the wrong word to use to describe Oski, but perhaps under-appreciated rings truer. For over a decade, the Australian producer has been at the forefront of bass music, continuously evolving his sound one step ahead of the masses. Despite this, it seems as though his name never comes up in conversations about the best innovators in the…
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If you’re looking for new artists, you’re in the right place. Focus Five is our monthly spotlight on five artists hand-selected by our editorial team. For the sixty-ninth edition, we’ve got some sexy techno, some serious UK vibes, boundary-pushing experimental bass, a mix of 140, wave, and phonk, plus some entrancing ambient sounds. Whatever your mood, there’s at least one…
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In August of 2022, we featured NUEQ in our Focus Five segment, not knowing much about the artist, but surprised by the combination of his sheer talent and minimal SoundCloud following. Since then, the artist has shared a handful of impressive tracks, while simultaneously growing a more substantial audience, earning performances and praise in Israel, the United States, and the…
