An ion is an atom or molecule that has a different number of electrons than protons, so it has a charge. It is also the name of one of the spiciest underground bass producers out right now. California native Jimmy Mosqueda, aka ION, started producing music in 2012. Connecting universal frequencies with musical composition it is easy to get lost…
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An alliance previously restricted to the arena of remixes, G-REX & TYNAN’s devastating treatment to Snails and Botnek’s ‘Happy Hour’ nearly three years ago first teased an inevitable collaboration, while recently liberated flips of ‘404’ and ‘Deep Down Low’ have only furthered the anticipation for the two auspicious producers to pioneer an original track. ‘Doughboi’ takes a shot to the…
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Purveyors of all things experimental, sfam have been blowing up the scene with their stylistic melding of hard-hitting bass and minimalist trap. The New Orleans duo have earned major attention from big names such as Bassnectar, UZ, Kai Wachi, and Dirt Monkey, and have had releases on Morflo, DramaClubRecs, Quality Goods Records, and Wakaan. Now they continue their already impressive…
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Dubstep pioneer and forefather of the hybrid-riddim style coined savage wonk, Dubloadz possesses a remarkable talent for composing malevolent bass soundscapes fitted with a menagerie of left-field noises, rogue samples, and playful vocals that have commanded entire audiences over the better half of the last decade. Taking things back to the infancy of the dynasty, ‘Brain Food’ presents an unanticipated…
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FLY is committing sonic murder on a bi-weekly basis. Hot off his space-tribal ‘Wuzu‘ and seven other hard-hitting releases in this calendar year alone, there appears to be no end in sight to his ravaging of our delicate ears. As bass fans, we couldn’t be any more excited, though. The LA-based producer’s latest work titled ‘Calypso’ is also taking no…
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13 has been consistently crafting some of the most top shelf midtempo heat of the past two years. With two ludicrous EP’s showcasing his impeccable sound design and hypnotizing arrangements already released in 2019, this man has been on an absolute warpath. Now, he’s continued his reign of audio terror with his newest release ‘Mirage,’ a track so thick you’ll…
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PREMIERE: XTALS Merges Melodic & Experimental Bass Music Masterfully on ‘FLUX’
by Zach Bayhaby Zach BayhaNorth Carolina based producer XTALS (pronounced crystals) has been making waves in the underground scene for a couple years with his unique style of atonal experimental bass music. With releases on labels like Nectar Collective, Below The Surface, Crown Collective and More Creativity Records, he’s proven his talents with each track. Coming in fresh off the release of ‘FLORA,’ XTALS…
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Is this a déjà vu? Hasn’t all this happened already? Well, kinda of. It was 375 days ago, and we were premiering ‘Hollow’ off of Liquid Ritual: Vol 1. Time flies fellows, and today we’re here again for the second chapter of the story. Vol 2 is coming out at the end of the month, and we’re proud to be…
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LA-based bass producer BINKS has been on quite a journey. He first made major waves in the scene in the early years of trap as half of Pyramid Juke. After the group split, he did a fair amount of soul searching and re-oriented his life. From launching his solo artist project to switching to veganism and finding mental and physical…
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Expanding popularity for uncanny experimental bass has furnished an idealistic arena for innovative producers to connect and collaborate, concocting arrhythmic tempos and distinctive bass lines to captivate and enthrall an audience. Mounting the crest of this freeform wave, Tokyo’s Allen Mock and Dallas-based Chow Chow have quickly distinguished their sounds from the myriad, first revealing a collaborative dexterity with the…