A new month, a new Focus Five feature. This month marks our 60th installment, representing 300 unique artists showcased in this column alone. As always we’ve got a wide array of sounds ranging from a Brooklyn Beatmaker to an Italian electronic standout, an LA-based artist fusing Bollywood with a mix of club genres, a Romanian creator pushing XDM, and an…
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Odd Mob is an artist I’ve been following ever since his remix for ‘In The Dark‘ showed up in Heldeep Radio so many years ago. Since then and over the last decade, the producer has established himself as one of the most creative artists in the realm of house music – a genre that often sounds stale and repetitive. Whether…
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Being a Skrillex fan over the last few years has been a long journey. From promises of an album coming soon to endless teasers, the road to a substantial body of work from the legend has been filled with a roller coaster of emotions. Today, though, that roller coaster reaches an all-time high. Today, Quest For Fire, Skrillex’s first solo…
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There’s nothing like a fresh dose of jump up to kick off your weekend in high gear. Following his debut track on Bassrush titled ‘Don’t Give Up On Me’ featuring Ni/Co, Dux n Bass returns to the coveted imprint today with the three-track Relation EP. From collaborating with Macky Gee, to officially remixing Sofi Tukker, Wiwek, Duke & Jones and more,…
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On November 8th, 2022, Flume released ‘Slugger 1.4,’ a track made in 2014 that never got to see the light of day after it was made. On November 9th, 2022, he tweeted “there’s more.’ With an “I promise” quote retweet coming on January 26th of this year, many were left anticipating the big return of the generational artist. The wait…
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It’s a new year but Focus Five remains the same. As always we’ve rounded up our five fresh new finds of the month that deserve a greater spotlight. Volume 59 explores the talents of ESCPE, HDrizzle, She, SYNTHYA, and VISLA. Get familiar with the group below. From DnB to phonk, trap and various forms of bass music, we’re got something…
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Ankou and Vellum are two artists that we have been following for quite some time who have individually carved unique lanes within the bass music scene. With the former making his name in the halftime world and the latter making an early name for himself in bass house, their new collaboration titled ‘Sleepwalker’ certainly came as a bit of a…
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Monty and Visages are among the elite collaborators in the bass music scene. The rate at which they collaborate and the consistent quality of their tracks makes it difficult to understand why they have yet to form a supergroup called Montages. Jokes aside, the Toulouse-based artists have come together numerous times over the last few years, and have recently gained…
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It is happening. As most have probably seen on his Twitter, the rebirth of Skrillex is underway. And while most were expecting his album(s) to come out sometime throughout 2023, the legend is wasting no time. Starting the campaign off with a bang, Skrillex, Fred again.. and Flowdan have decided to release their highly-anticipated ‘Rumble’ for the world to enjoy…
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Every now and then, I find myself diving deep into the mesmerizing rabbit hole that is Sorrow‘s discography. The Bristol-based artist is among the few who can navigate different styles of UK garage and its various offshoot genres with expert-level execution, bringing listeners on a roller coaster of emotions with every new release. Consistently among my top artists of the…
