dubstep

Never Say Die: Black Label staple and king of Twitter trolling Oddprophet has been a recurring force of consistency and brutality over the last few years, emerging as one of the front-runners in the heavy bass realm. From curating one of the most riveting Black Label XLs to date, to releasing ceaseless no-holds-barred tracks, 2020 was a big year for…

If you’re a fan of west coast bass then it’s fairly safe to say you’re no stranger to Sleeveless Records. As the brainchild of the legendary Canadian sound wizard Stylust, Sleevless has been on the cutting edge of all things bass music for several years now, always repping the wildest, freshest artists in the game with a relentlessly passionate tenacity.…

This Tuesday saw an absolutely gigantic drop for the bass music community in the form of Shadows Volume 4; the latest compilation album from the beloved underground bass label Shadowtrix Music. Most bass music fans are no doubt already aware of this release, but just in case you’ve been living in the Mariana Trench this week, let me fill you…

This has been a fantastic week for bass music, and it looks like we’re not quite done either, because Dalfin just dropped this ‘Coral Cove’ EP on us out of nowhere. Perhaps more widely known for his role as 1/2 of the aggressive, heavy Dubstep duo, Raidboss, Dalfin’s solo project has been making waves underground with art that focuses more…

Alabama and Dubstep aren’t two words you would usually find in the same sentence these days but Creighfish has been doing a hell of a lot to change that this year. His gritty, bizarre, crunched up sounds first came to our attention when he dropped the now famous ‘Wayne’s World’ a few months back, and every release since then has only…

This one flew under the radar last week, but we are so glad to have caught it again in our SoundCloud stream. If you fux with bass music, chances are you’ve probably come across one if not both of these names in your journey through the weird wild world of computer sounds. Chops Junkie and Moniker have been making noise in…

We’re grateful to oddprophet this week for joining us for our Floor Fillers feature. With his EP Precognition out now via Never Say Die, it’s undeniable that his crisp dubstep meets future style is going to keep winning fans across the globe. The young talent may well be keeping his true persona a little way out of the spotlight, but…

The only good system is a sound system. The term ‘soundsystem’ dates back to 1940s/50s Jamaica, when people in poor areas of Kingston would gather in large public spaces for an outdoor party as a way to celebrate and connect with the local community. Whoever had the best speakers in the neighbourhood would bring them out and play music for everyone, sometimes selling…

Hip-hop and dubstep have threads in common: Boom-bap rhythm, prominent basslines, and an inherent “up yours” attitude. You might even bring the same things to a show: Bandanas, earplugs, sleeveless shirts, cash, a notebook for all those phone numbers you’ll get for wearing a Toronto Is Everything tee. Shucks, you might even remember the last time you scrambled into (or out of)…

I didn’t need Google Maps to pick out Le Belmont’s location in downtown Montreal from three blocks away, for the chittering mess of a crowd strewn outside. Muted low-hertz vibrations breached the club’s brick and glass exterior. Across the street a squad of squeegee punks ignored the honking of a police car and huddled restless around a pile of army…