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His stellar sound design can punch craters into the earth while his rhythmic structures can turn any dull scene into a frenzy. We highly recommend diving into his discography. You won’t regret it. Each tune is packed full of ear candy you can discover with every listen. Always integrating new sounds and even harder drums. Within the interview, we’ll dive deeper into his past and learn much more about what makes him the artist he is today. So buckle up, because this is going to be quite the ride!

First off, thanks so much for taking the time for this interview with us! How’re you doing? 

I am doing phenomenal & thank you guys for having me! This has been on my list of goals for a while now, so I’m very excited for it all. Coming across that Jon Casey mix years ago was my introduction to FUXWITHIT.

This mix is stacked with all new music from myself. They can expect new originals, remixes, and a couple collabs.

What can listeners expect when diving into this exciting new mix?

This mix is stacked with all new music from myself. They can expect new originals, remixes, and a couple collabs. Very excited for the Chase Atlantic remix with my friend Kotrax and a new original featuring Lucyimhome. She did an incredible job with the vocals.

You’ve been making music for some time now! When did you first discover your passion for creating the arts? Any specific moment in time?

So the story is… I started DJing first and worked my way into playing local shows. I eventually met two people that were doing pretty well in the scene, and they told me that if I ever wanted to make a name for myself, I should produce music as well. So, I took that advice and never looked back. I started my journey with 0 background or experience with music. It took about a year for it to really stick and for me to gain confidence in it but it became something I love more than anything.

When I got my first stereo system, I would listen to the local hiphop and R&B channel on the radio in my room all that time and that definitely plays a part in my music today. Shout out Wild 96.3.

What types of music were you growing up with in your household? Do those artists or styles inspire your current works today?

My parents really liked country music, but it never resonated with me. Growing up, they took my brothers and I to concerts like Shania Twain. When I got my first stereo system, I would listen to the local hip-hop and R&B channel on the radio in my room all the time, and that definitely plays a part in my music today. Shout out Wild 96.3.

I knew I wanted to change my name and eventually landed with Raucous. The word basically means a loud, obnoxious sound and it felt fitting for the music I was trying to make at the time. Now here we are years later, still making loud bass music.

Where did the name Raucous originate? Any story behind the alias?

When I first started DJing, I was a part of a duo, and we went by the name Smash Bros. After some time, we went different directions in life & I continued with DJing and making music. I knew I wanted to change my name and eventually landed with Raucous. The word basically means a loud, obnoxious sound and it felt fitting for the music I was trying to make at the time. Now here we are years later, still making loud bass music.

Your style has always had its own essence and presence within the underground. What draws you to the heavier style of electronic music? Where do you see that scene going in the next few years?

I think it’s the energy of it all that I am really drawn to. It definitely has molded its own place in the electronic scene, and I hope one day it emerges into the spotlight. Music is constantly evolving so I can see it becoming more popular. Especially as more producers tap into it.

I’ve always wanted to travel around and play shows so I’ve been pushing to get myself out there more, work with more people, create a lot of new music, the whole grind.

From releases on Partica Artist Group and SUS COLLECTIVE, to dropping some very impressive singles/remixes, what do you wish to accomplish for your project in the future?

Man “???” & “Candy” are still some of my favorites. Shout out Partica & SUS. I’ve always wanted to travel around and play shows so I’ve been pushing to get myself out there more, work with more people, create a lot of new music, the whole grind. So that’s at the top of my goals now, to be able to travel around the US and share what I love doing the most with people.

If you could visit and perform anywhere in the world right now, where would you go and why?

First place that comes to mind is Half Pipe Records in Paris. They brought together two of my favorite things, music & skateboarding. I’ve been skating since I was a kid. Playing a show with people shredding behind me… that would be absolutely nuts. They have been killing it with their shows lately. 

Not many people know this but about 2 years ago now, I won first place in a Royal Caribbean cruise table tennis tournament. Certified Royal Caribbean gold medalist.

Outside of the music realm, what are some of your favorite hobbies or things to do to escape the world sometimes?

About 5 years ago, I really got into fitness, so lifting is something I very much enjoy doing. That, skateboarding, table tennis, simply sitting outside in the sun, always a good way for me to relax and reset outside of music. Not many people know this, but about 2 years ago now, I won first place in a Royal Caribbean cruise table tennis tournament. Certified Royal Caribbean gold medalist.

Do you have any incredible talent on your radar at the moment? If so, who should everyone keep an eye out for?

The first person that comes to mind is .NET RUN. Super underrated and incredibly talented producer. He has a pretty distinct sound with his production, versatile, and overall just solid music. Check him out for sure if you’re not familiar already. Port London as well. I think they are a trio but I can see them blowing up as they put out more music.

Thanks again for your time. We’ve admired your work for some time now. Any last words to our readers and listeners out there?

Thank you guys so much again for this! It’s been an absolute pleasure & I very much appreciate the support throughout the years. I appreciate everyone’s support on my music, and I hope that when you listen to this mix, you get a feel for my passion and what I love creating. Thank you guys again, and everyone who took the time to read! Enjoy the mix!

Raucous FUXWITHIT Mix Tracklist 

Raucous – INTRO ID
Raucous – ID
Raucous – ID
Raucous – ID
Raucous – ID
Raucous – ID (Ft lucyimhome)
Raucous – ID
Raucous x Kotrax – ID
Raucous – ID
Raucous – ID
LYNY – Noxious (Raucous remix)
Raucous – ID
Raucous x Larryhotdogs – ID
Raucous x Larryhotdogs – ID
Raucous – ID
Raucous – ID
LYNY – Fire (Raucous remix)
Raucous – ID
Raucous – ID (remix)
Raucous – ID
Raucous – ID (remix)
Raucous – ID
Raucous – ID
Raucous – ID
Raucous – ID
Raucous – ID
Raucous – ID (remix)

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The mix is a thrilling ride through the artist’s sonic world, packaging 26 tracks in 30 minutes, and it is chock-full of unreleased IDs. As for the interview, we discuss his drive to create, highlights of his live sets, how to make music that feels clean and minimal yet hits hard, the threat of AI music, and much more. Dive in below.

What can we expect from the mix when we press play? What was your goal when putting it together?

Recently, I’ve been experimenting with a faster, more high-energy mixing style, and I wanted this mix to be more in that lane. I’ve played a few sets in the last month that were either under an hour or b2b, and that’s forced me to figure out how exactly to play all the things I want to play without it feeling crammed.

The byproduct of that is that I’ve really enjoyed mixing a bit quicker and am starting to throw that vibe into the full 60 or 75 minute sets. This mix is a little chunk of that vibe featuring a lot of new music I’ve been working on.

What drives you to create music?

It’s really something I’ve been doing my whole life, I don’t really know what my life looks like without creating. Frankly, if I don’t make something new within a 2-week period, I start to become an asshole, so it’s really a service to those around me.

Less tongue-in-cheek answer though: I just really enjoy exploring the possibilities of music and making the things that I want to hear, whether that be on headphones at home or blasting on a massive club or festival system.

Whenever I find myself in that overthinking mindset, I try to remind myself that the entire reason this project found success in the first place was that I was trusting my gut.

You said, “The whole ethos of this project was to just make what felt right to me and not question it too much.” How do you combat overthinking and consistently keep that ethos alive? Especially as the project continues to see great success?

Overthinking definitely still comes in waves, and I have noticed it coming back up, especially as I’m trying to do bigger and better things, but that’s the whole reason I set that as the ethos. Whenever I find myself in that overthinking mindset, I try to remind myself that the entire reason this project found success in the first place was that I was trusting my gut. It may not get me back there straight away, but it certainly helps.

You’ve been touring and playing some massive festivals. Are there any specific moments during your live sets that really stand out to you?

Absolutely. There’s this chunk where I slow things down to 130/135 and play a couple of my slower hip-hop flips (Tia Tamera, Shabba, etc.), and I really love how it always resets the vibe and gets people grooving in a different way.

On top of that I have this new transition I’ve been doing from Moldae’s ‘Just Dance’ remix into an ID of mine that has just been exploding. Another lesser-known tune that crushes is BASSTRIP – ‘EVERY TIME WE TOUCH THE SUBWOOFER.’ It’s just such a fun blend of songs, and the drop gets that “OHHHHH” reaction every time.

Also, I keep saying that I gotta remove it just because it’s becoming a little dated, but the Baddadan flip hasn’t stopped hitting yet…

Oh yeah, lastly, closing with Acyan and I’s Innerbloom flip just always feels right. Had everyone put their lights up for it at Decadence last NYE, and that was an all-timer for me.

It’s more important to have a few really, really good, effective sounds than 200 sounds that are just okay.

What’s the secret to making music that feels so clean and minimal yet hits so hard?

It’s more important to have a few really, really good, effective sounds than 200 sounds that are just okay.

Start with simple sounds, and then build on them. Don’t try to make the most insane sounds off the bat, just make something that feels good and then mess with the layer or post-processing until it feels right.

Be very particular about your drum samples (and samples in general).

You’ve mentioned that you’re a big fan of pop music and songwriting. Are there any lessons you’ve taken from pop music and been able to apply to bass music?

It really comes back to just keeping things simple and effective. Not overstuffing a track with a bunch of mid elements and hoping it works out, but making sure every piece of the song is intentional and adding to the overall picture.

It’s a bit idealistic of me, but I’d like to think that as the space gets more and more flooded with ‘ai slop’ people are going to crave something from their fellow humans.

Do you see AI music as a threat to real artists? Is there anything that fans and creators can do to help push back against it?

It’s undeniably a threat, especially to the sync music world (TV music, commercials, etc.), but I also don’t really worry about it all that much. At the end of the day, I’m still going to make music no matter what, and I know there are plenty of people like me who have absolutely zero interest in listening to AI-generated work.

It’s a bit idealistic of me, but I’d like to think that as the space gets more and more flooded with ‘ai slop’ people are going to crave something from their fellow humans. We already see this in social media trends now – the artists who are doing the best are generally the ones who are personable, and someone fans want to connect with. You don’t really get that with AI Music (see Timbaland’s failed AI Artist project).

What goals are you striving to achieve in the next year?

I’m really trying to sort out what the next large body of work is for myself, whether that be an EP or something larger. As you’ll hear in this mix, I have a ton of unreleased music, but it’s important to me that a project is intentional and has music that truly fits together. No plans to stop releasing music though, just really aiming to make that next great project.

What makes you happy outside of music?

Friends and family, working out, going to shows that have nothing to do with dance music (no disrespect, just to switch the vibe up), good movies & good food.

Always make what you want to make. Don’t get caught up in the noise of everything else going on online or what you think you ‘should’ be making.

Any final words of wisdom?

Always make what you want to make. Don’t get caught up in the noise of everything else going on online or what you think you ‘should’ be making.

PHRVA FUXWITHIT Guest Mix Tracklist

1. Sub Focus – Siren (Phrva Flip) w/ A$AP Ferg – Work
2. Phrva & Flozone – ID
3. Crankdat – Movement (Phrva Flip)
4. Showtek, We Are Loud, Sonny Wilson – Booyah (Phrva Flip)
5. Phrva – ID
6. Phrva – Mind x Moody Good – Humid
7. Phrva & Snowy – ID
8. Phrva & Saka – ID
9. Phrva & STVSH – ID
10. Phrva & Dennett – ID
11. Phrva – ID w/ Flo Milli – Beef
12. Tiga – Bugatti (Phrva & Noctiil Flip)
13. Phrva x Flozone – ID
14. Joey Valence & Brae, Ayesha Erotica – The Baddest (Badder) (Phrva Flip)
15. Addison Rae – Fame Is A Gun (Phrva & Borne Flip)
16. Phrva & OkayJake – ID
17. G Jones – Helix (Phrva Flip)
18. Billie Eilish – Lunch (Phrva Flip)
19. Phrva – ID
20. Phrva & Ero808 – I Need The x Annix & Trolley Snatcha – Kill Switch
21. Phrva & Jiqui – Do It
22. Phrva & Rakjay – ID
23. Phrva – ID w/ Fred Again – Victory Lap
24. Skrillex – Bangarang (Phrva Flip)
25. NERO – Innocence (Phrva Flip) x ID – ID
26. Afrojack, Eva Simons – Take Over Control (Phrva Flip)

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Omadhaun

Hailing from Bristol, U.K., Omadhaun is the next up-and-coming producer you need to know about. Combining a variety of vibes and flavours, his new project, ‘Hornets’ is a fresh take on DnB, utilising eclectic Jungle rhythms and different timbres from across the world. It’s like nothing you’ve ever heard before… and yet somehow feels so right and familiar. The intro track ‘Hornets’ has a plucked section which feels both Middle Eastern & Hispanic, before the Bristolian decides to blow your head off with some pointy bass lines.

To say that Omadhaun has a unique sound would be an understatement; he’s almost incomparable. The production quality is up there with the best, something even Billain would be proud of. One minute you have some of the cleanest string sections ever featured on a DnB track in ‘String Theory’ & then you suddenly get thrown into the Bristol rave scene with some crazy jungle drum patterns and Reese basses that will melt your face. This new project has been signed to Inspected, so it’s only a matter of time before he blows. Don’t miss the opportunity to tell your friends, ‘I heard him first’.
-PV

Oyubi

The more years go by, the more fun it is to browse FUXWITHIT’s website. In the extensive archive that our fantastic team has built up, you can find ever-surprising easter eggs. Once I’d decided to write about Oyubi for this 90th edition of Focus Five, I did the usual check to make sure no one had already written about him (89 issues, i.e. 445 artists, are hard to remember off the top of my head). When I saw a result pop up on the screen, my reaction was very much along the lines of “Who? When?” It turned out it wasn’t another Focus Five feature, but one of his songs, ‘BOTA’, was played in a 2021 guest mix by Sinistarr (curated by the one and only Arielle). A little cathartic moment that made me reflect on our legacy as a blog, on the importance of the documentation work on the web (that is carried out by far too few people), and on how culture travels through time.

Anyway, enough with the rhetoric. Let’s talk about this month’s protagonist: Oyubi. The Tokyo-based producer first caught my attention last year with the release of the Sin Jyuk Guen EP, a mesmerising and hallucinatory project in collaboration with Kush Jones, whose title track is undoubtedly one of the most criminally underrated tracks of 2025. Close to the phenomenal TREKKIE TRAX crew and co-founder, alongside Fetus, of his own club night and later label called Turing, Oyubi is responsible for another of my current favourite tunes, ‘Letzgo’, published back in November. His latest EP titled Since I (released via TREKKIE TRAX), is yet another brilliant work. An unpredictable explosion of creativity that flirts with both personal listening and the club dimension. Once again, the analytical mastery Oyubi brings to the programming of these sound structures sheds its electronic nature the moment it escapes the headphones and reaches human eardrums, transforming into a hedonistic, and sensual energy. Be sure to closely follow Oyubi because who knows what his next move will be. Go and read the bio for Since I  on Bandcamp to discover some fascinating insights into his creative process, and follow him everywhere so you don’t miss his next move.
-AA

Tej

This month’s pick comes from the usually-crappy, sometimes-lucky Spotify algorithm. I make a point to listen to my entire Release Radar every week in case I stumble upon a hidden gem, and while this usually leads me to listening to a bunch of subpar music, it’s worth it when it leads me to an artist like Tej. Hailing from San Francisco, the producer landed on my radar (no pun intended) a few weeks back with his bass-driven tune ‘more_time.wav’ that uniquely blends the groovy elements of house with a more futuristic, trap-leaning second half. This interesting combination led me further down the Tej rabbit hole, and I was highly impressed by the artist’s distinctly captivating sound. His latest project, (some sort of mania…), is riddled with exciting cuts, with ‘right_here_(right_now).wav’ standing out in particular. With his last two projects coming out on bitbird, it’s obvious some bigger names in the scene have already taken note of Tej, but it’s time to get him a bigger following! He’s got some banging bootlegs of big tracks such as ‘hit me where it hurts x’ and ‘Winny’ on his SoundCloud, so don’t sleep on this rising star.
-SC

Xyn

Hailing from Seoul, Korea, Xyn is an artist within the sonic spectrum you need to know about. From euphoric melodies, eternal storytelling from his arrangements alone, to integrating pure emotion in each track, we heavily suggest keeping him on your radar. His most recent singles are truly elegant in nature. ‘When I’m Gone’ provides a touch of hard wave while still presenting itself as a mellow entity. While ‘I Don’t Wanna Wake Up’ integrates a fun hip-hop feel while still stepping into a vast open space in the following sections of the track. The vocals he uses also provide such heavy support and are perfect for the environment he creates. So definitely don’t sleep because we have a wonderful feeling he has even more stacked heat ready for the future!
-JD

zero point

“Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who da fuck?” The simple repeated vocal chops and bouncy basslines from zero point‘s ‘Who’ have been on a constant loop in my head since before the track was even officially released last month. They also embody my reaction when I first found zero point’s music. With the tagline “Less noise | More bounce” zero point is working to bring the bounce and swagger back to electronic trap. ‘Who’ is the perfect embodiment of the minimal yet banging trap and bass sound I’ve been wishing there was more of. ‘Who’ is the ideal introduction to the artist, showcasing his production mastery and infectious style. Keeping the momentum going, he just dropped another banger with our friends at Presently Lifted with ‘Shake’. The track offers a similar infectiousness and knock, with a touch of added grittiness. For something a little more vibey, may I recommend ‘Drift’ alongside ‘PANDO!’ The track mixes a summery sound palette, breathy vocal samples, a majestic pluck lead, and a dirty south vocal that you won’t be able to get enough of.  If those three tracks don’t convince you to become a fan, you’re probably reading the wrong site. And those 3 just scratch the surface of his catalog, don’t sleep on his recent Justin Timberlake and fred again.. flips. zero point isn’t just one of the best of artist finds I’ve come across this month, but one of my favourite discoveries in the past twelve months at least. 2026 is going to be zero point’s year. Trust me.
-C

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