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Birthed from an initiative for charitability through music, the Forêt Compilation courtesy of Chicago-based collective Reset Presents stands tribute to the ability that music has to shape and guide our individual intentions in congruence to collective societal goals. Stemming from the recent disasters that deeply inflicted the prosperity of the Amazon Rainforest, Forêt is aimed to unify an abundance of…

After a painstaking 9-month hiatus, Chicago tastemaker and beat sensationalist guppi migrates back to the pond with the unexpected but exceedingly necessary ‘Autopilot.’ Much like the contents you might find scattered beneath the cushions of your sofa, this track has got a little bit of everything: a thick, vibrant bassline, an assortment of trumpeting elephant samples, riveting beat-breaks, and an…

Former head of all things Twonk, Sami Diament, has had arguably one of the strongest rebrands of any electronic artist in the past two years. Trading-off wonky trap stylings for psychedelic thoroughfares, he’s completely shifted his sound focus and fan base. Finding a home and abundant amounts of friendship in his new auditory ecosystem of the Wakaan label, he’s made…

With the new year on the horizon, the Argentine beat maker Dabow looks to solidify himself among the Trap A-Listers. For nearly 10 years now, the young trap lord has been slowly gaining notoriety as one of the most innovative producers in the scene. His breakout track ‘Ole’ has been rinsed at nearly every major festival by some of the…

An emblematic moniker within the purview of electronic music production, Vermont-native and granular synthesis pundit EPROM has voluntarily elected himself to the shadows of the underground, forging an audible dissonance that is as enigmatic in nature as the veiled soundscapes he concocts. Slowly unwinding one continuous thread of gritty bass from the spool of his latest AIKON EP, EPROM has…

European producer, ELEX, has been tearing up the underground bass music scene with his recent releases, and has become an even bigger target on our radar. ELEX has been hard at work, crafting his new EP, titled, Innovator, which drops tomorrow. And innovating it certainly is. One track immediately stands out from the rest of the EP, and I’m certain…

Good ol’ southern bass maestros Mitch Draper and Andre Waguespack, or Tvboo and Klutch respectively, have been separately waging campaigns of sound wave warfare in recent years. Klutch first amassed critical acclaim from a string of wildly successful remixes three years ago, with his rendition of Beethoven’s ‘Fur Elise’ garnering roughly 650,000 streams on SoundCloud alone. Tvboo is a man…

Both quickly gaining momentum in their respective genres, Texas-native Space Wizard and Michigan’s Super Future embody the creative knack and ceaseless determination necessary to succeed in the modern music scene. While both possessing a notable proclivity for collaboration, seeing these two pair up on a track to round-off last week was both rousing to the senses and completely unexpected. ‘Fractals’…

Dignified as a ‘soundtrack for a disenfranchised generation’, London-based production maestro and puppeteer of underground culture Broken Note concludes a nearly decade-long absence from full-length releases with the unveiling of his duly anticipated and remarkably diverse Exit the Void LP. Poised as an anthem for obscurity, Exit the Void delineates a 15-track sonic narrative forged from a timeless production arsenal…

Within the last few months amaculate. has gone from being completely off my radar, to becoming one of the most promising new producers out right now. It began with the brain-bending sound design on ‘rocco.’ and continued through with ‘RIDE’ and ‘nylon’. After getting a taste of his upcoming releases I can assure his best work is on the way.…