Getting back to the roots of great music, the kind that we listen to in full – a song that moves us, in the quiet of solitude, in the depths of our own minds; not the sort that needs us to simply repost a short clip and hope for virality.
Drum & Bass
On thoughts of everything getting a return, great music increasingly circles back to the building blocks of deeply evocative sub-genres – the charm and enchantment of trip hop, in example; the uplifting vibrancy of drum and bass, the creative freedom of both, and the intimate, engaging fluidity of honest voices.
Blackout is a huge celebration of a multi-vocal chorus in the end, carefully juxtaposing the darkness of the subject matter, and is ultimately one of the most addictive songs of the summer.
From the UK creative who dropped the intense genre fusion of Internal Combustion earlier this year, SEDATIVE is an explosive new blend of heavy metal and drum and bass, with haunting hard-rock vocals and intense distorted guitars, all leading through a truly intoxicating realm of terror and inner turmoil.
Translating simply from Samaon as ‘sausage’, De Husslar Music takes a mere comical musing to fun creative heights, with the changing landscape and artistic evolution and appeal of Sausisi Sauce.
Over two decades of experience gracing stages and studios as a devoted drum and bass producer and DJ, Austrian artist DISASZT captures something beautifully original and immersive this time around, with the depth and impressive detail of The Escape.
Aptly pushing the boundaries creatively as an electronic music producer, Willie Alex brings ambient and intense layers of organic sound and rhythm together, for a boldly unique, immersive and even soulful take on Glitch, House, and Drum and Bass. His latest single Pushed is a fine example of the style his repertoire has begun to … Continued
Introducing the perfect balance of ambient and intense – a producer whose repertoire is both eclectic and impassioned, not to mention highly focused form a work-ethic perspective. Canadian creator iQoniK gets the chemistry just right, with the old school euphoric embrace of drum-and-bass track Next Level.
Fearlessly expressive alternative music, driven by tempo and topic in unison – Leosatman blends dubstep, house, and drum and bass, with post-punk vocal stories and segments designed to add shock factor and substance to the realm.
Taking fierce control of a distinct and desired niche, producer alo adopts a persona consumed by the escapism of apocalyptic ambiance and unrelenting hardcore techno. The sound achieves a masterful presentation within this pocket of creative intention, and STR1D3R is an unignorable ode to that goal.
Encapsulating the artistic process of experimenting with sound, doing so with an impressive balance of passion and intricate skill, US producer Sycklecell unites atmospheric binaural comfort with euphoric drum and bass, for a three-track EP that’s fearless in its conceptual focus.
The sheer euphoric bliss of melodic drum and bass with a piercing poetic and evocative vocal high – producer and artist ENRI captures the essence of contrast and intense crescendos, with the likes of his huge dance anthems Gravity and Echofire.