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Toronto Trap Djs THUGLI  just uploaded their recent Diplo & Friends mix to Soundcloud. The mix originally premiered January 5th on BBC. It features a wide range of music from rap, trap, house, twerk and future. It has some THUGLI original tracks/edits, a ton of bangers and even some hip-hop classics (Trick Daddy’s – Shut-up). Full track list, stream and…

With the explosion of trap music in 2012, it’s no surprise that its popularity continued to snowball through 2013. With so many producers jumping on the scene there was a ton of new material but also a bit of oversaturation. DJ Snake cut through the noise dropping some of the biggest and most original tracks in the genre. If you…

NYC-based producer skxllflower burst onto my radar earlier this year with the absolutely incredible Sean Paul flip “Scorcha.” Since then I have been nothing but impressed with the level of heat he’s been putting out. With a sound that mixes 140, garage, and grime, he is bringing the UK-influenced vibes in top form stateside. With his debut EP on the…

Los Angeles-based producer HMU has been a mainstay in the underground bass scene for years. Both as an artist and as the creative mind behind the incredible Don’t Die At Work Collective and label. As a longtime friend and featured artist on our site, it’s overdue that he makes his debut on the label. Joining forces with London emcee KXNE,…

Infrasound 2024 was truly one for the books. Upon my arrival at Harmony Park on Thursday, I was greeted by the fierce winds of Minnesota (props to whomever first coined the term “Windfrasound”). The trees lurched and the tall grass swayed like ocean waves. Turtles nestled in the dirt quietly guarded their freshly laid eggs along the lake’s shoreline as…

Your favorite monthly music discovery feature is back. Focus Five Volume 72 features a rising Argentinean producer, a dancefloor weapons dealer, a wave creator, a diverse Polish duo, and a Brazillian-based producer wowing us with a wide array of sounds. Check all five below! bauti Little is known about bauti. The artist hails from Buenos Aires, Argentina. His SoundCloud bio…

Visage is the French word for face, with visages being its plural form. Following Visages over the last couple of years has shown that this is the perfect name for the quartet. Multifaceted productions run through the veins of the French artists, with each new single, remix or project showcasing a new skill under the broad umbrella of bass music.…

Rooted in the reggae and dancehall culture, war dubs have spread and been interpreted by many later movements, the most famous of which is certainly the Grime scene. While the format was originally relegated to broadcasting via (pirate) radios and DVDs, war dubs have always kept up with technology, constantly evolving as illustrated by this excellent article on Crack magazine.…

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…

Not one, not ten, not twenty… but thirty-nine. That’s how many tracks L*o*J have decided to include on Afterhere. In today’s age of stream-friendly track lengths, short EPs, and frequent single releases, it’s not often that we get to see a substantial collection of music drop all at once, but L*o*J has graciously obliged us all today. Hard on the…