Bass

A potentially fateful blow has led to a remarkable tale of death and rebirth for Ben McGillivary, who had previously established a tremendous vocation producing under the persona Crystalize, before the malicious intent of internet hackers demanded an abrupt change of course, giving rise to the freshly anointed and newly invigorated aural profile PERSES. Inaugurating the new guise in destructive…

Folks, bend the knee to the uplifting wave messiah! I don’t usually give away titles and epithets so easily, but anyway, here and now, it just feels right to crown skeler. Song after song, in the last couple of years he has provided us umpteenth inestimable gems, and this May’s double bill is just the ice on the cake. Let’s start…

Topi is undoubtedly one of bass music’s most underrated innovators. Swaying between genres with a finesse that is unmatched, the Finnish producer is sure to become a festival mainstay once promoters catch wind of his dynamic, frenzy-inducing energy. Known for ground-shattering releases on labels such as Never Say Die, Monstercat and Good Enuff, as well as collaborations with heavy-hitters such…

Here we are! It took me a while, but I swear it wasn’t wasted time. I had been waiting for a nvrmore project for quite a while and, before writing about it, I wanted to explore it through and through. It wasn’t easy in the first place because, despite every time nvrmore and wavemob have collided incredible things happened (‘Almost…

Portugal’s Holly may be the most technically apt and creatively impelled producers of the modern generation. Releasing roughly 800 tracks between 2016 and 2017, Holly has compiled a nearly unfathomable index of collaborations ranging from underground experimental moguls such as Gangus and MAERE to established veterans such as Breaux and Slippy before rounding off the year taking 1st place in…

thook is a legend in the making. The Toronto-based producer has consistently proven his talent and originality with singles like ‘forest,’ ‘Voidless’ and ‘scars,’ plus his boundary pushing Quality Goods EP Natural Instincts. And that’s all just within the past year or so. Dig deeper into his catalog and you’ll find a multitude of gems assured to leave you astonished. Furthering his…

Los Angeles-based producer Xavage is on the come up. The Icon Collective graduate first caught our attention with ‘I’m A Xavage’ a few months back. Today he returns with his best release yet in ‘Pull Up.’ Built around the pitched vocals “Pull up with the squad we getting lit,” the track is a party-starting bass anthem. The vocals are simple…

One of the originating tracks from freeform bass architect and Outer Realms founder Minnesota, ‘Purple Daze’ peels back the curtain to the earliest institution of dubstep with a subtle tinge of West Coast hip-hop. A funky percussion-heavy intro leads promptly into a bemusing melody of plucked strings laid ornately with samples from The D.O.C.’s ‘It’s Funky Enough’ before an emphatic…

Tripzy Leary is among bass music’s most eccentric story-tellers. Every single, remix and project contributes to the artist’s vision of a voyage through the depths of space and the unknown. From Terraformer and Arrival to his Space Migration LP, each piece is uniquely concocted to send listeners on an exciting journey, a trip if you will. Tripzy Leary looks to…

Towering amongst skyscrapers and shaking the ground with each step comes ‘Godzilla,’ a monster collaboration from Dabow, t1r and nekolai. This cross-continental collab pairs two of New Zealand’s finest with Argentina’s best. Despite the nearly 10,000 km distance, their chemistry is as strong as ever. “nekolai started the idea, then sent it to T1R along with a few other beats,…