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The only good system is a sound system. The term ‘soundsystem’ dates back to 1940s/50s Jamaica, when people in poor areas of Kingston would gather in large public spaces for an outdoor party as a way to celebrate and connect with the local community. Whoever had the best speakers in the neighbourhood would bring them out and play music for everyone, sometimes selling…

In 1999 London nightclub Fabric opened its doors for the first time. Boasting 25 000 square ft. across three rooms, one of which is equipped with ‘bodysonic’ technology (sections of the floors attached to bass transducers  – essentially extra subwoofers built into the floor), the space quickly gained a reputation for throwing forward thinking events with up and coming artists,…

For the second instalment of our new Bass Boost series, I’d like to put the spotlight on a specific producer. Travis Stewart, better known as Machinedrum is a huge underground force. Currently residing in Berlin, Machinedrum’s music does not fit neatly into any genre. Though much of his music walks a line between jungle, footwork and drum and bass, the…

Welcome to Bass Boost! A new bi-weekly feature on FUXWITHIT showcasing creative, deep and underrepresented sounds in the realm of bass music. Though the music may vary widely by genre, expect a consistently fat low-end and unique feel to all the music promoted in this series. Aiming to highlight the vast amounts of worthy bass music not often found on…

With so many rappers claiming their mixtape is fire, how do you know who’s really got that heat and who’s warm as a refrigerator? Thankfully the homies here at FUXWITHIT have you covered. We’ve put together a list of the top 8 rappers you need to be listening to right now. Goldlink In the past few years the DMV native…

Are you interested in becoming part of the FUXWITHIT team? Do you love music, have a forward-thinking mind and an interest in sharing your views? If you are nodding and thinking “that’s me” then we’d love to have you as a contributor on our site. We’ve been expanding quickly and are looking for talented writers to help us build something meaningful. Our…

It’s no secret that artist collectives have been taking over. The latest collective to pique our interest is the newly established SVB ROSA. The name is of latin origin and means “happening or done in secret or confidentiality”. Considering the impressive roster they’ve already put together, we don’t see them being a secret for long. The collective features some of…

The way we consume popular (recorded) music traditionally has been in a very single-serving type of way. It used to be that labels would look for a band or artist with a ‘hit’. A song that was marketable, had mass appeal and was catchy enough to motivate listeners to purchase an entire album if nothing else, just for that one…

I didn’t need Google Maps to pick out Le Belmont’s location in downtown Montreal from three blocks away, for the chittering mess of a crowd strewn outside. Muted low-hertz vibrations breached the club’s brick and glass exterior. Across the street a squad of squeegee punks ignored the honking of a police car and huddled restless around a pile of army…

I had been in the Netherlands for less than two hours before I started looking for shows to go to. It was the 22nd of April. There were 4 days until Koningsdag (Kings Day), a very popular National Holiday for the Dutch and one of the biggest, most notorious party nights of the year in the Amsterdam. It’s sort of…