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Established in 2001, Dutch trio NOISIA are widely regarded as one of the most pivotal influences to modern bass music culture today. Pioneers of sound design, the trio have unleashed an astounding magnitude of self-released and collaborative content over the span of a career that is nearing the two-decade mark, meticulously incorporating components of Drum & Bass and the disparate…

An artist with a genuine utilitarian work ethic, Lisbon’s Miguel Holly has a pedigree of collaborative works that rival the discography of a small label, possessing an unnatural aptitude for working cohesively in a myriad of styles, cogitating sprightly new talent from every nook and cranny of the globe. Derivative of such efforts, ‘Hollow’ marks the second point of unison…

“Yeah, I say fuck you, ‘less I’m with ya/If I take you out of the picture, I know real niggas won’t miss ya/No lie, no lie, no lie-ee-i-ee-i/No lie, no lie, no lie-ee-i-ee-i…” the anthematic chant from Drake on 2 Chainz’s ‘No Lie’ provided the perfect foundation for Cashmere Cat’s iconic edit. The track is a testament to Cashmere Cat’s…

A man that hardly requisites introduction, Mr. Carmack is widely regarded as a penultimate influence on the earliest days of American trap music wielding a lethal perception for production that has allowed for a nearly decade-long conquest that has continued to permeate within the modern era with the recently donned I <3 Trap EP, which he unleashed just this past…

With Skrillex finally dropping new music in the form of a fresh remix and his upcoming Dog Blood EP, and Chance The Rapper’s debut album slated for July, both artists have been top of mind. The timing has caused their 2014 collab to become top of mind for me once the again. ‘Coast Is Clear’ represents what made Recess so special;…

Motor City’s G-REX has established a nearly cult-like entourage over the course of the past 4 years, initiating his conquest with a merciless urban trap flavor that has seamlessly evolved to encompass the growing proclivity for uncanny, experimental bass. With two consecutive masterpieces released through Wakaan Records this past year and the daunting feat of a collaboration with Peekabo, ‘Babatunde,’…

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…

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…

20syl is a veritable swiss army knife amongst artists, being a French rapper, composer and MC in the group Hocus Pocus, member of the beatmaker collective C2C, half of the hip-hop and electronic duo AllttA, and part of a four-time world champion DMC team. Accolades aside, he has also been the mastermind behind arguably some of the most vibrant and…

An immaculate embodiment of Australia’s flourishing electronic movement and the self-proclaimed “thunder from down under”, Sydney’s oski effectuates an irreproachable uptempo flavor of trap, incorporating precipitous beat breaks and obsessive synth melodies, which he trestles cleanly over grueling beds of 808s. With rumors of a forthcoming EP about it only seems fitting to unearth a gem from the infancy of…