As April comes to a close we’re back with another installment of Focus Five. This month we’ve got an exceptional wave talent, a flip king, some bouncy future beat goodness, a producer spanning multiple genres with one exceptional project, and a bass-heavy beast of a producer. This month is a can’t miss as always. Get familiar. calicry Despite the fact…
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The first single from ALEPH‘s long-awaited debut album is finally here. Released via Renraku, ‘POLYMER’ erases all notions of song structure, genres and boundaries, and instead explores unfamiliar arrangements to mold an otherworldly journey. In ALEPH’s words, “I’ve abandoned genre and template long ago and will always strive to write music not bound by tradition, culture, or structure. I have…
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A few days ago, the Sable Valley A&R posted a tweet asking what artists have no bad songs. Floret Loret, a close FUXWITHIT friend, responded with Rome in Silver, and to put it simply, he is not wrong. Living in a musical world of his own, concocting uniquely infectious journeys one after the other, the Southern California-based artist has been…
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Three pioneers of bass music. One unlikely collaboration. ‘LOL OK’ is the product of a teaming between MUST DIE!, Akeos and Skream out today via Never Say Die, and yes, you read that correctly. It’s difficult to imagine a world where the three aforementioned artists could come together on a track without a single hiccup, but upon further inspection, it…
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There is so much beauty in seeing a label backed by big names continue to showcase music from the underground’s finest talents. Run by Oolacile and boasting releases from some of the hottest artists in bass music since its inception, Halcyon has continued to impress through its constant support for producers who wouldn’t have much of a platform elsewhere. The…
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Unexpected sources of inspiration often lead to the most unique and beautiful art, and there is no denying that Iglooghost‘s latest album, Lei Line Eon, falls square into this category. In late November of last year, the Dorset-based artist released a short documentary about Lei Music, a lost tradition native to his hilltop birthplace. In Iglooghost’s words, “this special genre…
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A change of alias is never an easy choice, but Pocket appears to be perfectly in his element since the change from WATGOOD. Hot off his debut original to catapult the launch of the project, the Scotland-based producer now returns with ‘Different Ways To Love You,’ and we have the extreme pleasure of premiering the piece one day ahead of…
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38 Volumes deep and we’re just getting started. Focus Five is back with a wide array of talents you need to get familiar with. We’ve got a mysterious new experimental artist, a wild bass duo from British Columbia, a French producer keeping things crazy unique, the next wave of UKG, and a Chicagoan fusing future beats and trap just the…
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In late 2018, Bensley made his debut on Pilot Records with the infectious ‘Time‘ alongside T & Sugah and C. via the debut Destinations compilation. Now, over two trips around the Sun later, the Toronto-based artist makes his grand return to the imprint with his first original of the year following a triumphant bootleg of Tame Impala’s ‘It Might Be…
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Fans of FUXWITHIT should be quite familiar with Perth-based Silva, as the talented beatsmith has continuously impressed us with his unique take on trap and future bass, most recently with the release of his debut project, Motions. However, most are probably not familiar with sammythesinner, largely due to the fact that her first official release only came to fruition late…
