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If you’re looking to discover your favorite new artist, you’ve come to the right place. Focus Five Volume 76 highlights a producer blending trap and wave expertly, an evolving creator impressing with recent remixes, a Left Field bass magician, and two new aliases from seasoned veterans. Dive in below. c8o DC-based producer c8o (pronounced Cato) has been impressing us for…

Dropping in for our 75th installment of Focus Five comes another eclectic batch of artists you need to know. This month showcases a Texas-based producer making his mark in the underground, an Aussie edit specialist, an electric drum and bass creator, a producer fusing rap and bass perfectly, and some wonderfully summery house vibes. fluent Hailing from Houston, Texas, fluent…

Your favourite music discovery feature is back! For our 70th installment of Focus Five we’re highlighting a Brazillian multi-genre producer, some ratchet trap, a dealer of dancefloor rhythms, a calm and soothing creator, and a UK producer mixing UKG and breaks with influence from RnB, hip-hop, and beyond. Your new obsession may just be waiting below. Dive in. Crosstalk My…

Our favourite music discovery column is back with its 68th edition. Our latest installment of Focus Five features a Swedish multi-genre artist, a wave standout, a producer killing the remix game, a bass music beast, and a wicked new collaborative project. Get familiar with each below. Arvid Häggström There’s something in the water in Sweden. I don’t know what Arvid…

As we enter another new month it’s time for a fresh installment of Focus Five. This month we are highlighting a Brazilian Baile breakout, a melodic mastermind, a gritty deep dubstep standout, a funkified glitch producer, and a stellar future beat creator who we hope is back for good. Get familiar with all five below. KARAN! With all the buzz…

It’s a new month and that means a new installment of Focus Five. Volume 61 showcases a Chicago-based trap meets future beats mastermind, a UK DnB standout, Minneapolis’ next wave standout, a criminally underrated bass artist, and a stellar find from San Fran. Do not miss these future stars. Alasen I’m not sure how Alasen has alluded a proper feature…

Today’s guest mix is a wild ride from Columbus-based producer Subtle. I often find myself writing about minimalist producers but today is a different foray into gritty, grungy beats inspired by drum and bass and hip-hop. Perhaps the best word for his style is “crunchy,” a la Noisia or tsuruda. With support from Wavecraft Collective, WTF’s That Sound, and Conscious…

The spirit and aura behind Lizdek‘s works and vision are simply unmatched. His diverse and charismatic storytelling through sound puts listeners into a vast trance. Full of surprises and secrets to uncover. Not to mention how unpredictable his techniques truly are. Always leaving a smile on your face while inspiring many within the underground. Paving a healthy and organic path…

Montreal-based producer borne is at the top of our artists to watch list for 2024. If you’re unfamiliar, the producer has been dropping a ton of exceptional originals with releases on Monta, NIGHTMODE, and Dim Mak, plus killer bootlegs of Central Cee, Drake, Flowdan, and more. His most recent EP Deep End is a statement-making offering that cements his dark…

After being featured in the 62nd volume of Focus Five back in May, it’s already time for KARAN! to debut on FUXWITHIT’s main page. As mentioned in the column, If you are here for the culture and not just for the clout that surrounds the Brazillian sounds at the moment, KARAN! and his brand-new MOVADÃO EP will pave the way.…