AYCH

Nashville-based producer AYCH (pronounced H) burst onto my radar last month after connecting with FUXWITHIT favourite Buzz Junior for the filthy heater ‘PAPU!’ The track is a 140 banger with catchy vocal chops, wonky basslines, and some wicked bounce. The track perfectly introduces AYCH’s style, blending swagger, wild sound design, and hip-hop tendencies. A deeper dive into his SoundCloud showcases some impressive flips with reworks spanning from Skepta and Key Glock, to msft and Young Dolph, Billie Eilish, Justin Timberlake, and more. But there is one flip in particular that really stands out amongst the pack, AYCH’s rework of Mac Miller’s iconic ‘Nikes On My Feet.’ From the minute the classic Nas sample hits over the gritty basslines, you know you’re in for a treat. Mac’s vocals skate over the bass-heavy sound effortlessly, with AYCH providing the perfect 2025 take on the classic that’s at home at the club or while kicking back. I have no idea what the producer has in store for the rest of the year, but we’ll be keeping a close eye out, and you should too.
-C

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buhlü

From poetic soundscapes that bend your hearts briskly and warmly, to high-quality drums and melodies, buhlü is one of those artists who impresses with every release, no matter what. His suave and charismatic production style truly enhances his creations to a whole new level. You never know what to expect next due to his unpredictability in each piece. His recent album, The Bittersweet Beauty of Solitude, represents his evolved creativity over time, along with who he is as an artist. Combining everything he’s learned along with some brand-new techniques. It screams passion and pure clarity in every sense. Tracks such as ‘Just a moment…’ and ‘Inertia’ are only a couple of examples of what you can expect from his overall mind. Enchanting drums, mind-soothing melodies, and overall trippy arrangements will give the audience a pure trance. Creating an unforgettable experience from beginning to end. We highly recommend diving into the rest of his discography! You won’t regret it one bit. We’re excited to see and hear what’s next for him along his journey!
-JD

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HAIKU

Born as a multi-genre music producer but currently devoted mainly to wave, HAIKU landed on my feed a few years ago with his slapping remix of ‘Like A G6’ but earned my following thanks to his ‘lightweight’ (as I like to call it) approach to wave. By now, it’s common knowledge that I’m a die-hard OG wave fan, or an enthusiast of the sonic chimaeras that the Hardwave 2 movement is spawning, but there are also moments where I crave a ‘wavier sound’ that’s not technically so dark and suffocating. HAIKU’s output, whether originals or bootlegs, adheres to the wave style that lets the trap component emerge more significantly. Underneath the melodic pads and alabaster vocals typical of the genre, HAIKU concocts clean, airy yet still pushing and driving beats that perfectly support the songs without saturating the frequencies. A stylistic compromise that is not trivial to achieve and which doesn’t water down the emotional result, but instead makes it more digestible if you are not used to the purest and rawest wave. HAIKU is one of those essential producers who can act as a bridge between the wave orbit and related scenes. Releases such as ‘Vindictive’ (released via Trap City) or his brand new flip of Eastghost’s ‘D’vocean’ are tunes that can give a perfect hint of wave lore to new followers.
– AA

Moghee

plur

Phonk is one of those genres that’s really hit-or-miss for me at times. It’s a landscape of four-bar loops and production styles that too often sound derivative of each other and lack a real sense of standout originality. Thankfully, plur is not one of those producers. This LA-based phonk machine has a litany of tracks that all pack a serious wallop, featuring a unique fusion of raw hip-hop elements, dub-style basslines, wavy synths, and exactly the kinds of vocal samples that you’d expect from a west-coast phonk producer. Tracks like ‘6 FIGURES’ and ‘CITY WALK’ go unapologetically hard in the paint with the thud of their 808s, while songs like ‘MILLION DOLLER SKY’ showcase the chiller, more wave-inspired side of plur’s discography. There’s a real straddling of genres going on in each and every one of plur’s tracks, the scales never quite tipping too far in one direction. Next time you’re drifting around city streets late at night, throw this man on at full volume. I promise you won’t be disappointed.
-BG

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Written by Alessio, Braden, Colin, John, and Steph.

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Let’s start in the US, where Sidewalks & Skeletons and Brothel have been touring throughout all of October, bringing their bewitching show along a series of exciting openers such as Kota Kira and tomkillsjerry. ‘Phase 1’ of this tour features a few more dates in the States later this month before moving to Europe. If you’re in Los Angeles, Seattle, or Portland, check here for more info and tickets.

Talking about Europe, ADE 2024 was a quiet year for wave, with no dedicated events. It fell to skeler to represent the whole movement with a set at the insane VISION x Kompass Music Group boat party and, from what I’ve heard, he didn’t disappoint. “It was really surprising to see skeler on an almost exclusively Drum & Bass lineup” was the first thing that crowit., who attended the event, told me, adding that “this is also what made the set feel really special. Coming from high tempos and gnarly basses into a melody-driven Wave, Phonk & Hardwave set was like a needed breath of fresh air in the middle of the night.” crowit. also reported that “skeler’s set was a good mixture of his signature hardwave sound, his newer wave/phonk tunes” and, as expected from him, “a couple edits I haven’t heard before”.  “My highlight of the set was definitely the ending, where he played Tel Aviv and right afterwards an edit of it, with a mindblowing four-on-the-floor section”. 

After finishing writing the previous paragraph I realized how fantastic it is that the news I report in this monthly column is increasingly related to tours, festivals, and shows. We’re in a new era for the wave scene. We’ve been in for a while, to be honest, but sometimes is important just to say it out loud. Almost ten years in and the movement is going strong, eyes on the future. Plastician himself recently tweeted his call for a 10-year celebration event next year. Nothing is settled at the moment, but keep an eye on his and our social accounts to see how this plan will unfold. 

Moving on from live to recorded music, October’s playlist is, not surprisingly, a little bit spookier than the previous ones. I know Halloween is behind us at this point, but come on, true waveheads are into spookier vibes all year round.  For the first time in 2024, you won’t find a Juche song featured. Feels weird? I agree, but we actually got no releases from him this past month. MRJay didn’t break his streak instead, unveiling a new collaboration with the one and only Kareful. The good people at Harmony Heaven published an horror-themed compilation, excerpts of which you will find in the playlist, alongside tracks from Nick Neutronz, Heimanu, Altare, HAIKU, Tokyo Tears, almogfx, MYSTYK, nibiru’, and many more.  

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As for September’s playlist, the spotlight is deservedly occupied by Sibewest and his brand-new album Fallout. Presented as “the epitome of the past year of my life, my condition, thoughts, attitude and inner struggle with myself. Self-disappointment, emptiness and weakness”, the project indeed sounds like an emotional autopsy that lays bare the Russian producer’s inner self. Conceived by Sibewest as a story divided into chapters, Fallout oscillates between moments of contemplation characterized by wave and ambient tropes, and tumultuous segments that embrace electro and post-rock influences. The ten songs compose a journey that unfolds through passions, nightmares, and epiphanies, and which serves Sibewest (and all of us) “as a reminder that even after the darkest times, the light ones will surely come“. Excluding the tracks already published during the rollout, ‘Thunder’ seems to have quickly become the fan favorite cut. If you don’t feel like listening to the whole album, this is a single not to be missed.

Other personal highlights among the thirty songs featured in the tracklist are MitraWave’s ‘Last Call’, vowl.’s ‘The End’, and ‘Gateway’ by HAIKU. This month we also have a solid remix and bootleg section courtesy of lvst, Førgøtten, DIGITAL ENTITY, MIRAJ, and Myrmax. rvnti’s wave arc keeps getting better and better as well as Heimanu’s recent release streak. Juche showed no signs of letting up and dropped three releases in September as well.

Out of the blue, MYSTXRIVL and Sokos decided to release (or re-release) their 2017 classic, ‘Pixel’, on SoundCloud. I have no idea if there is a deeper meaning behind this choice, but in the meantime, I didn’t miss the opportunity to sneak such a timeless masterpiece in between all the new releases.

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