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If you’re looking for the best under-the-radar talents, you’ve come to the right place. As always Focus Five highlights five of our team’s favourite finds. This month we’ve got some dark 140, garage, grime, bass, introspective burners, wave, and more. Dive in below. Distinct Motive Continuing to show support for the resurgence of the deep dub/140 sound, it would be…

As we enter another new month it’s time for a fresh installment of Focus Five. This month we are highlighting a Brazilian Baile breakout, a melodic mastermind, a gritty deep dubstep standout, a funkified glitch producer, and a stellar future beat creator who we hope is back for good. Get familiar with all five below. KARAN! With all the buzz…

As a walking Four Tet-encyclopedia (as Alessio has kindly put it before on FUXWITHIT), I’m having the time of my life right now. Four Tet’s career is not only one of raw experimentation and glistening synths, but also an unpretentious appreciation for popular music. He’s no stranger to crossover success, displayed by his decades-long catalog of official remixes for acts…

If it wasn’t for Tiesto randomly spinning some drum&bass on UMF mainstage or Four Tet going wild at every show, the festival season would have felt like a lazily scripted Netflix series so far. While we wait to sound out the tracklists of the two Coachella weekends, Bootleg Business is here to spice things up. This month, my guest is…

It’s a new month and that means a new installment of Focus Five. Volume 61 showcases a Chicago-based trap meets future beats mastermind, a UK DnB standout, Minneapolis’ next wave standout, a criminally underrated bass artist, and a stellar find from San Fran. Do not miss these future stars. Alasen I’m not sure how Alasen has alluded a proper feature…

“Bootleg Remixes Used to Be Frowned Upon — Now They’re Turning Songs Into Chart Hits.” This is not an ordinary title. This is the title of an article published on Billboard a few days ago (thanks Colin for sending it my way). What did I tell you? The music business is still a bootleg business. I spent some time on…

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…

Welcome to the first volume of Bootleg Business, a brand-new FUXWITHIT original column, that celebrates the unsung art of unofficial remixes. Every month I’ll go back to back with a guest, showcasing a selection of our favorite edits, dubs, or whatever you want to call them. This will be a space free from the pressure to keep up with new…

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…

Today marks 9 years of FUXWITHIT. It’s kind of crazy to even write that. When we started the site I never thought we’d come this far. We didn’t have a 5-year plan or grande outlook for the future, we just loved music and wanted a way to help share that love with the world. Over the years that love has…