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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.…

March set a very high bar for the rest of the year. Not only was it another bonkers month in terms of new releases, but plenty of other juicy stuff happened in the last thirty days. To begin with, I must mention the arrival of the notorious ‘Look Forward at 2024‘ mixtape. Curated and mixed by Brett from vibe.digital, this…

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…

For there to be true balance and unity in this world, there needs to be conversation, change, and serious execution. Highlighting and supporting the spirits that make this planet continue to run and not fall apart completely. Making an everlasting impact on lives every day. Since March 1987, the birth of Women’s History Month has continued to shine a glistening light…

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…

It would take an entire book to exhaustively report what 2023 has been for the wave scene and perhaps there will be time for that in the future. For the sake of brevity, today it’s sufficient to remember that there have never been so many (and such big) wave events in a single year, the scene’s top artists have performed…

Tiesto has released his first drum&bass song in over a decade, Brownies&Lemonade’s DNBNL project has partnered with Deadbeats and is going to Tomorrowland,  Deadmau5 has played a D&B set at EDC Mexico, Chase & Status are once again one of hottest acts around, a new North American WORSHIP tour is about to kick off and Rohaan has just wrapped up…