New year, same feature bringing you the best under the radar finds. Our latest installment of Focus Five brings the series to the one year mark. While our team has expanded the quality and diversity remains. This month we’ve got some brain-bending bass, a speed house producer, some heavy trap, a touch of wave and more. AOTA To the haters…
Steph Contant
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First established as a private group to share new sounds in the electronic music scene, The Smile High Club has quickly evolved into a community focused on sharing new music from around the world. Through a series of ELEMENTS compilations and weekly Smile High Radio installments, The Smile High Club has become a platform for up-and-coming talents to showcase their…
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From first appearing on my radar with a gnarly bass house take on Herobust’s ‘Smother Shit‘ to continuously impressing with tracks such as last year’s wicked trap hybrid ‘Get It‘, Tascione has consistently been a force to be reckoned with in the bass realm. Blurring lines between genres, the Philadelphia-based producer has released on top labels such as Never Say…
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Alas, the fourth and final track of WAVEDASH‘s highly anticipated Opening Ceremony EP is finally upon us. From the incredibly dynamic ‘Deathwish’, to the forward-thinking ‘BSTRD‘ alongside Quest, to the neck-snapping ‘Whiplash‘, the ridiculously talented trio have set the bar high with the first full project on NGHTMRE and Slander’s Gud Vibrations label. To round out a true flex of…
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Although relatively new to the scene, Hawaiian-born, Las Vegas-based producer Ponzoo has been making waves with his infectious take on bass music. With releases on Dim Mak and Jayceeoh’s Super 7 Records, the versatile producer has been able to capture the attention of some of the industry’s best with his hard-hitting trap and gut-wrenching dubstep. Today, we are stoked to…
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Fabian Mazur has had nothing short of a prolific career to date. From being one of the staples of Elysian Records to eventually releasing tracks on Spinnin’ Records, Dim Mak and Lowly Palace, the Danish producer has been a dominant force in the trap and future bass scene for well over half a decade. His natural ability to fluctuate between…
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Dr. Fresch is not only a wickedly talented producer, but also one of the best music curators, offering the hottest and latest bass music through his The Prescription mix series. Despite being busy with the radio show, constant touring and a banging EP in 2018, Dr. Fresch has been working on something even bigger for his enthusiastic fans. At the…
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From his independent releases to his flawless tracks on Quality Goods Records, thook has ceaselessly impressed us with his innate ability to concoct beautiful music. Whether it’s a battle-ready banger such as ‘scars‘ or an ethereal journey such as ‘menace to society‘, the Toronto-based producer has had us mesmerized with each and every release for the past couple of years.…
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Although he has been around for a few years, Calcium really established himself as the real deal last year with his gnarly ‘F.W.Y.S’ alongside Pi$ces on his To The Bone EP. The heavy-hitting producer’s breakout year only continued to grow, as he later appeared on Never Say Die with an official remix for Hekler and Gladez’s ‘404’ before going on…
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With his debut, Jurassic EP released nearly 6 years ago and consistent contributions to the Never Say Die Records and Black Label XL compilations since 2012, the influence that Peterborough-native Rikki Moore has created toward the dubstep genre producing under the alias Trampa is nearly unmistakable. After a brief hiatus from complete projects following the release of the Bulldozer EP in…