Trap
New Digital Marketplace 140 Plates Streamlines the Way You Search for Dubstep
A new one-stop-shop for dubstep has launched to shake up the way you search for new music. 140 Plates is a new digital marketplace founded by esteemed DUPLOC label head Pieter Grauwels. The platform only hosts music at or around 140 BPM, including dubstep, trap and grime, allowing DJs to eschew sifting through the convoluted categories of its larger competing marketplaces and dig right into the types of music they’re looking for. 140 Plates Additionally, this method of searching could help DJs expand their horizons, as they may find something that fits their niche while crate-digging on the platform. This is bolstered by 140 Plates’ “explore” feature. When users click on the tab, they are able to choose from tracks or releases as well as how long ago the s...
Moore Kismet Ties a Bow On Breakout Year With Stunning Single, “Call Of The Unicorn”
In what has been a prolific year for Moore Kismet, somehow they have saved their best for last. Today they dropped their last release of 2021, a stunning single dubbed “Call Of The Unicorn.” Kismet, who recently made history as the youngest artist to ever perform at Chicago’s iconic Lollapalooza festival, produced the track when they were 14 years old. Now 16, the electronic music wunderkind is preparing to release their debut album by unveiling one of its most anticipated singles. There is perhaps no one in the dance music scene more adept at blending the banger with the ballad—a notion reinforced by the hypnotic cadence of the song’s verses and screeching sound design of its drops. And with a stentorian topline from Tasha Baxter at its bedrock, “Ca...
TNGHT Return With Trippy New Single “Tums”: Listen
TNGHT are bouncing back into the forefront of trap music without missing a beat. With “Tums,” the duo’s first effort since 2019’s II album, Hudson Mohawke and Lunice‘s calculus was simple: do what feels right and don’t overthink it. As Lunice identifies, the approach is a foundational pillar of the duo’s popularity. “‘Tums’ was made from that collective feeling of, ‘OMG maybe there actually ARE going to be parties again,'” Lunice said in a statement. “That feeling seemed to inspire the first principles of the TNGHT project: Keep it really fun. Dumb. Hard-hitting. Don’t overwork it.” On “Tums,” TNGHT open things up with their signature punchy 808s, setting a welcome and...
WHIPPED CREAM Saves the World In “Light Of Mine” Music Video: Watch
After a nearly 19-month-long hiatus, Canada’s favorite bass music export WHIPPED CREAM recently made an explosive return, teaming up with Jimorrow for a stunning single called “Light of Mine.” Out now via Monstercat, “Light of Mine” embodies WHIPPED CREAM at her finest, seamlessly blending together trap and drum & bass into her own empowered sound. The track’s blood-pumping rave sirens and swirling, futuristic synths also work alongside the dramatic flair of Jimorrow, whose solo work carries hints of electronic mainstays like RL Grime. The track’s thoughtful twists on signature sounds haven’t gone unnoticed—artists including Grime himself, Baauer and Alison Wonderland all supported it live during their 2021 Hallow...
Alison Wonderland Revives Whyte Fang Alias With Distorted Banger, “TIDES”: Listen
Alison Wonderland has heeded the call of the wild with her Whyte Fang alias, which made its return this week after more than six years since new music last arrived. Her new single “TIDES” dropped today under her own FMU Records banner. “This is all the weird stuff,” Wonderland playfully warned while teasing its release. She’s not wrong: during its 105 seconds, frenetic strings manage to mutate into a firestorm of distorted 808s and eerie synths. The wonky “TIDES” then sprints across the finish line with an adventurous second drop in double time, delivering a raucous rush of drum & bass. While hectic in its structure, “TIDES” is enticing in its sound design, which finds Whyte Fang bringing the arrangement together for one cohesive an...
Alison Wonderland Revives Whyte Fang Alias With Distorted Banger, “TIDES”: Listen
Alison Wonderland has heeded the call of the wild with her Whyte Fang alias, which made its return this week after more than six years since new music last arrived. Her new single “TIDES” dropped today under her own FMU Records banner. “This is all the weird stuff,” Wonderland playfully warned while teasing its release. She’s not wrong: during its 105 seconds, frenetic strings manage to mutate into a firestorm of distorted 808s and eerie synths. The wonky “TIDES” then sprints across the finish line with an adventurous second drop in double time, delivering a raucous rush of drum & bass. While hectic in its structure, “TIDES” is enticing in its sound design, which finds Whyte Fang bringing the arrangement together for one cohesive an...
Juelz On His “Paradise Lost” Concept Album, Working With RL Grime, and the Future of Trap Music
After almost two years without playing a show in his hometown fast-rising, Vancouver-based electronic music producer Juelz threw down at the city’s beloved FVDED in The Park music festival. EDM.com sat down with Juelz to chat about his meteoric rise and the future of trap music. EDM.com: So how are you feeling? You just rocked your second set at FVDED. Yeah, it was my second time playing FVDED, it’s been like three or four years since I played it last. Lots of shit has changed since. It feels good to be here, this is like my first hometown show in like a longtime. EDM.com: Speaking of that, you’ve been playing all over the place. When was your first show back from COVID-19 and how has it been on your various tour dates? First show back was at the Brownies & Lemonade fes...
Juelz On His “Paradise Lost” Concept Album, Working With RL Grime, and the Future of Trap Music
After almost two years without playing a show in his hometown fast-rising, Vancouver-based electronic music producer Juelz threw down at the city’s beloved FVDED in The Park music festival. EDM.com sat down with Juelz to chat about his meteoric rise and the future of trap music. EDM.com: So how are you feeling? You just rocked your second set at FVDED. Yeah, it was my second time playing FVDED, it’s been like three or four years since I played it last. Lots of shit has changed since. It feels good to be here, this is like my first hometown show in like a longtime. EDM.com: Speaking of that, you’ve been playing all over the place. When was your first show back from COVID-19 and how has it been on your various tour dates? First show back was at the Brownies & Lemonade fes...
EPROM and Alix Perez’s SHADES Shatter Boundaries In New EP: Listen
Conventions be damned, SHADES have unveiled a bizarre and beautiful EP called The Dance Of Death. Comprising EPROM and Alix Perez, the SHADES duo have operated at the forefront of the post-trap era since their 2016 debut, solidifying themselves as revered sound designers in the electronic music community. The Dance Of Death serves to reinforce this notion via a record which deconstructs the tried-and-true arrangements of modern bass music, and to offer a much more nuanced approach. In other words, make sure you listen with a good pair of headphones. Alix Perez (L) and EPROM (R) of SHADES. c/o Press The EP slithers into focus with a cinematic intro called “The Creation.” Devoid of drums, it sets the tone for the ensuing experimental mayhem of “The Corruption...
Ivy Lab Release Forward-Thinking “Press Play” EP on Dirtybird White Label Series
Ivy Lab is in a lane of their own. When it comes to mixing hip-hop and bass music, no one does it quite like the London-based electronic duo. Last week, they went even further outside the lines with a brand new, forward-thinking EP titled Press Play, released on Dirtybird‘s White Label series. The EP is an evolution of Ivy Lab’s signature sounds, from their early days producing drum & bass to their more obscure, experimental sound. Press Play dives deep into their roots of producing obscure, cinematic, and unsettling electronic hip-hop. Eerie and kinetic, the record opens with its titular track, a sultry trap cut, before “BBQ,” a glitched-out halftime banger. Artwork for Ivy Lab’s “Press Play” EP. Recommended Articles The th...
Listen to Rich DietZ and Poya’s Anthemic Trap Banger “Empire”
Rich DietZ are back—but this time with an exciting new look. Known for their unique twist on house music, the duo have eschewed their signature sound, teaming up with dubstep producer Poya for a brand new banger called “Empire.” “Empire” is a slight departure, but that doesn’t make it any less impressive. The thunderous single is as authoritative as its title suggests, a post-summer trap anthem that moonlights as a celebration of the long-awaited return of music festivals. The track’s mirthful lyrics invite listeners to simply let loose—and to break necks, of course. After a typically head-bopping hip-hop section, wherein Rich DietZ spit hedonistic verses over a smooth beat, “Empire” builds into something more menacing. Ev...
Eliminate’s “Belly Of The Beast” EP Solidifies His Status as a Thought Leader In Bass Music: Listen
Eliminate lets his ideas run wild into the darkest depths of the sonic spectrum on his exploratory Belly Of The Beast EP. Fans and the industry alike have found the thrill in the envelope-pushing approach of Eliminate, who has emerged a prominent thought leader in the current wave of dubstep and trap. Whether executed through the lens of his trend-setting sample packs or his bold releases, his audiences have instinctively come to expect the unexpected. True to its name, Eliminate’s EP opener “BREAKSH!T” sees the producer throwing the conventional rulebook out the window. After an eerie, prolonged launch sequence, the drop is a rough-and-tumble medley of rapidly evolving trap leads underpinned by stampeding drums. It’s the perfect openi...
