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New Zealand is definitely one of the hottest hubs for trap music as of late. It seems like every Focus Five issue features a new budding Kiwi producer, with our most recent installment featuring the promising beat maker, nekolai. Yesterday, the New Zealander shared his most recent creative work, teaming up with fellow Auckland-native t1r to deliver a genre-defying flip…

Hawaiian-born graves needs no introduction to anyone who has been around since the golden days of SoundCloud. From his early hits to his more recent anthems, the creative genius has continuously impressed listeners through his vast catalog of partially emotional, partially heavy-hitting releases. Now, graves is back with his most sophisticated work to date, the Far From Here EP. Timing…

Friday is finally here and if you’re reading this you’re about to kick the weekend off right. This week we’ve got new music from Juelz, graves, GTA x Party Favor, PEEKABOO, NXSTY, Capshun x B-Dos, t1r x nekolai, Wuki, Son-J, Floret Loret, yojas, Untitld and more. Bump the playlists below.

The second single from bitbird‘s highly anticipated Gouldian Finch 03 is here! Prior to its full release in April, fans were first put at ease with San Holo’s future-indie ‘Lead Me Back‘, and now it’s Taska Black and Sem‘s turn to dazzle your spirits. With the former establishing himself as a bitbird favourite since his introduction to the label and…

Building on a catalog of impressive remixes with the likes of Kompany, TYNAN and Tascione early in his career, SHARPS has consistently distinguished himself as a serious player in the bass realm. Never conforming to a specific genre, the Seattle-native has released trap and dubstep heaters on the industry’s hottest labels including but not limited to Never Say Die, Firepower Records…

When it comes to crafting bangers few are more esteemed than GTA and Party Favor. They’ve got a long resume of some of the biggest slappers out, so it’s no surprise that their recent collab is massive. ‘Work It Out’ is primed to takeover festival season. I’d be shocked if this track doesn’t dominate Miami Music Week. A simple and…

Further revealing the complexity and dexterity of his talent, Germany-based KRISCHVN tightens his grip over the trap genre with an exceptionally complex release via Jadū Dala titled ‘Brainwash’. The track begins with a dizzying pattern of watery, cascading synths that absorb and captivate the listener right out of the gate. He introduces a muffled vocal loop as the track begins…

Back when midtempo was relatively new, Shadient was at the forefront of the genre with unique projects such as his winter=reality EP continuously pushing the dark sounds to new depths. Since then, the British producer has always remained ahead of the curve, carving his own path within the now-saturated midtempo realm. Through originals such as ‘COLLIDER‘ and official remixes for…

As the profound epilogue of The Ineffable Truth tour reaches finality, it only seemed fitting to unearth a preceding antiquity from the extensive arsenal of releases G Jones has to offer over the course of his nearly decade-long dynasty. His first ever vinyl release, ‘Ghetto Bird’ with doshy predates the bulk of G Jones releases but deserves just as much…

Retiring an old alias and starting a new project can be a daunting task. Although it may not mean starting from scratch, getting fans and followers to be on board with a change in sound, image or both is never easy. That’s exactly what Sully did at the start of the new year, coming out of a year-long hiatus to…