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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…

Let’s begin this new issue of Wave Monthly by addressing the elephant in the room. Nightdrive IV exists, and it has not only been teased but it has also been premiered live a few days ago in conjunction with Skeler’s first-ever LA headline show, powered by Brownies&Lemonade. Aside from a few leaks, the internet has been peculiarly stingy with videos…

Gaszia is a man of many definitions. They call him a visionary, a wizard or, more simply, a legend. I like to picture him as a musical alchemist. Over the years I’ve seen him putting his spin on dozens of different sounds, all mastered with impeccable technical skills and forward-thinking creativity. I’m sure I’m not the only one who thinks…

If you’ve worked in the music industry for some time, chances are you have experienced burnout. Whether you’re an artist, a publicist, a manager, a promoter, a marketer, a label owner, a writer, or one of the countless other professionals in the industry, working in a space that you love can be exhausting. Burnout is a result of chronic stress…

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…

This month there is very little room for words because there’ so much music to listen to. Not only did we curate another extensive playlist with 30 essential songs released during May, but our good friend Matt Wax over at Beat Lab Radio provided us with a further, massive dose of wave music. Right before celebrating the 10 years of…

It’s the spring of 2013. It’s Saturday and I just got back home from school. In little more than an hour, I’ll be in the studio recording a new episode of the radio show in which I curate the drum&bass segment. My USB is still empty. I checked all the Beatport’s charts for the entire week but nothing genuinely turned…

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…

We are supposed to be invincible on our birthdays. I believe, childishly, that we become Starmen who are impervious to harm for 24 hours. Yet, on the evening of March 15, 2023, high off of a shit ton of shrooms, Jireh is alone. No family or friends compiled in his home, lilting “happy birthday” off-key as his full moon eyes…

Rooted in the reggae and dancehall culture, war dubs have spread and been interpreted by many later movements, the most famous of which is certainly the Grime scene. While the format was originally relegated to broadcasting via (pirate) radios and DVDs, war dubs have always kept up with technology, constantly evolving as illustrated by this excellent article on Crack magazine.…