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The first time I ever heard of Alchemist was the summer of 2012, when he produced Domo Genesis’ No Idols mixtape. I remember listening and noting how much more matured Domo sounded on top of the sample-heavy MPC vibes curated by the Alchemist. Throughout his career, the Alchemist has collaborated with both emerging artists and veterans, which takes us to…

Individuals of every background, culture, and identity are joined, moved, emotionally affected and attracted to the power of music. In its ornate ability to connect all areas of human existence, music is a steadfast component of our day to day endeavors. Simply put, music is sound and sound is vibration. Through trying times and unpredictable chaos, scientific research proves these…

California’s KUREI is one of the best under-the-radar talents out. First landing on our radar alongside Lua on ‘Late Night’ back in 2018, the gifted producer has continued to impress with a long line of releases including ‘Hood,’ ‘Zenith,’ ‘Like This’ and more. Keeping the heat coming is Falling, a three track EP on Below The Surface. The project further…

North Carolina native, XTALS, has been an absolute storm lately. During this lockdown, he’s played a set during Can’t Be Cancelled Festival which had names like Cozway, Capshun, and Dabow on the lineup, has gotten his tracks recognized by Boombox Cartel and Quix, and has been hard at work producing what may be some of his craziest tracks yet. Staying…

An heirloom from a variety of perspectives, Calgary-native and Westwood Recordings all-star DEFUNK predates the modern electronic music era with a funk-infused treatment of ‘Ramble On,’ featuring the vocal sample from one of Led Zeppelin’s most infamous hits. Blending two seemingly opposite sonic stylizations is no easy task, but DEFUNK navigates the rocky terrain with the ease and confidence that…

Midway through July of last summer, we were presented the opportunity to catch up with the wandering creative spirit of Oliver Brusca during the period briefly preceding his long-awaited Live Free LP, released under his musical guise VOLO. Brusca highlighted the freedom afforded by his nomadic lifestyle as a key catalyst to his creativity, paving the road for (self-captained) and…

Gabe Cozzens has been lighting up the greater metropolitan of Chicago with inventive auditory experiments produced under the guise Vermyllion. Gifted with a spirit of authenticity, Cozzens has garnered widespread attention over the course of the past year for original works such as ‘Dreamstate’ and ‘Orange Sunshine’, as well as an official remix of ‘Chopped Cheese’ by HUMORME or his…

Conceivably one of the strongest factors pushing the trap and underground arena currently is the Partica Artist Group. If you are even remotely involved with us or the SoundCloud culture, you should be well acquainted with this collective. Today they thrive through Twitch live streams that include both feedback Friday and their prominent 30-minute beat challenges. With upwards of 30+…

When I first had the pleasure of joining FUXWITHIT, an early track I was honored to cover was ‘Mean Mug‘. The special thing I failed to realize about this track is that it would lead to my love and continued support for [SUS] Collective. This track consisted of a 3 way collaboration between some spearheads of the community being aedfxx.,…

Dedicated to craft an environment which stays true to the original trap sound that lured us all in from the start, YehMe2 continues to change the game one filthy beat a time. Whether it be hybrid trap, a remix of the Spice Girls ‘Wannabe’ or that slow-tempo trap signature we all need in our lives, there is no denying YehMe2…