If you have been searching for a pick me up this Tuesday, look no further than today’s premiere “New Kicks” brought to you by DC based producers, Crawdad Sniper and Dhananjaya. Combining a flourishing uptempo soundscape with a bouncy, groovy beat, this track is nothing short of one that will get you up and moving to its catchy rhythm and style. Both of these producers have expertly combined their sound into this jammin tune that is an absolute do not miss. Let’s take a deeper dive into why “New Kicks” is what we like to call, a certified bop. 

Crawdad Sniper:

1.If there was an artist you had the chance to collaborate with, who would it be and why?

For this I think I’d have to say Keota. He has some of the most clean and natural sounding drums in the game and I strive to be able to make my drums sing like his. Building timbre and dynamics into programmed drums in bass music is tough because so much of the flow relies on the steady consistency of the beat. Recently I’ve been trying more to manipulate nuances and imperfections into the hit of my drums, and I definitely took some of that inspiration from Keota’s production.

2. What kind of impact do you wish to have on the scene 1-2 years from now with your project?

I hope to never creatively box myself into the confines of a single genre or style of production and DJing. Additionally, I hope to never set my own expectations as a threshold for quality. As a musical medium, DJing and production in electronic music allows you sooo much creativity when it comes melding together different genres and styles. I wanna be able to flip expectations on their head. If you wanna mix left-field bass and indie-rock, go for it! I believe that there are no bounds for creativity in music. Don’t ever let your comfort zone stifle your creative growth. You won’t know something is new and exciting until you find it.

Dhananjaya:

1. If there was an artist you had the chance to collaborate with, who would it be and why?

Hmm this is a tough one, I feel like there are a lot of artists that inspire me so I don’t think I can narrow it down to one but I would love to work with inspect3r, vide, greazus, Josh Teed, Chmura, knetica, and Fixate to name a few.  I want to give a special mention to the Slug Wife guys Kursa and Seppa because honestly they changed the game.

2. What kind of impact do you wish to have on the scene 1-2 years from now with your project?

I just want to make music for people who want to wiggle freely and to not be bound by genre. I have no intention of reinventing the wheel but I do hope to push people out of their comfort zone a bit. I think at the end of the day I just want to make music that is meaningful to me, and if it’s meaningful to you too than that’s a bonus. 

For those of you who are accustomed to Freddy Todd’s wonky deep bass music, be prepared for a whole new and breathtaking side of his project with his new release of the Liquefaction EP. Taking his unique style and combining it into some absolutely electric house tracks, this EP is nothing short of incredible. We have the pleasure of premiering our favorite tune off this compilation “Jelly Brain” which is what we feel is the perfect example of this holistic combination of sounds. Using deep house vocals and beats alongside wubby textures and synths that all mesh together in this track, it perfectly showcases all we love from Freddy Todd. This one is definitely not something you should be sleeping on! Let’s melt our brains and take a deeper dive into why “Jelly Brain”, a certified bop.

“Liquefaction” is my first dedicated four-on-the-floor bass, acid, and tech house dance music hybrid release. A Detroit native, I’ve been saturated with techno and house my whole life but never dove head first into the gridded world of more minimal dance music writing until moving back to the Motor City in 2019 (after a decade of living in California and North Carolina touring and writing strictly psychedelic bass music). Right after moving back, the pandemic forced me to stay put and incubate with the heartbeat root sounds of the city of Detroit aka the home of techno. With four tracks, starting out with a 303 bassline acid techno crawler featuring Detroit’s latest transplant resident superstar, my homie, Wreckno on vocals (also a Michigan native), the rest of the EP rounds out flooding us with addictive melodies, creeped-out vocals, and slamming bass house rhythms. This spring and summer I’m tryna dance.” -Freddy Todd

1. What has been one great experience you’ve enjoyed being an artist so far and why?

The privilege of getting to see the fruits of my labor blossom in real time in the physical realm, for example getting an extremely respectable time slot on a highly coveted and professional music festival and the privilege of then getting to control what 10,000+ people get to hear, feel, and experience all at once, which is usually original music I made in my humble home bedroom studio – that without the human web, the full circle of that privileged experience of high caliber performance and art expression would simply not exist. That’s a long way of expressing gratitude and saying thank you to my fans haha. If you’re looking for a specific experience answer, a handful of those moments include performing at: Shambhala fest, Red Rocks in Colorado, Detroit Masonic Temple, Bonnaroo, Electric Forest, Palladium Times Square, and most recently Okeechobee Music Festival. 

2. If there was one thing you could change for the betterment of society, what would it be and why?

Eradicate homelessness and hunger. We have the means and technology. Our current systems are just set up to utterly fail. This is a disgrace upon mankind. The fact we’re trying to go into space and yet have not yet solved these at home earthen issues is untenable. However, the way for-profit forever-wars are waged by the dollar aka the military-industrial complex, we see that humanity’s current top priority is greed. So maybe that’s one thing I would change. Less greed, more peace and love, man.

If you love UK rappers over some absolutely nasty headbanging drops, definitely look no further than today’s premiere, Virus Syndicate’s newest  EP “The Resistance”. Collaborating with artists such as Ace Aura, Ecraze and Whales, this entire EP brings the madness from start to finish, blending genres such as riddim and grime into this holistic piece. Our premiere track off this compilation, “Come To Rage” combines the insane sounds of both Virus Syndicate and Hairitage into a heater of a track you don’t want to miss. Hope you all have your neck braces handy because you’ll need ‘em after listening to this one! Let’s take a deeper dive into why we are calling both “Come to Rage” and “The Resistance” EP, a certified bop.

1. If you could go back in time and start over given what you have learned in your career so far, what changes and approach would you have done differently?

It’s a difficult one because everything happens for a reason but I would probably say that if I could say one valuable lesson I’ve learnt is that the music industry is built off good relationships so never burn them. 

2. What’s one cool fact about yourself/or your project that not many fans know about?

Our track Who’s That is currently featured on season 2 of HBO’s Euphoria

Two of the freeform bass scene’s heaviest hitters,  kll sMTH and Mr. Bill , have joined forces to officialize their new and nasty collaboration “kll Bill” which already has been gaining momentum very quickly in the past weeks. Today, we get to help bring forth their self titled EP, which we all got a little taste of a week ago with their preview minimix. Our premiere today “Uncle Punch” is the first, absolutely electric tune off this 4 track compilation that definitely sets the tone for this entire EP. This track combines some ridiculous baselines and electric drops to create an incredible uptempo soundscape for this heater of a bass track. This whole collab will definitely be on repeat for us for the weeks to come! Let’s take a deeper dive into why we are calling “Uncle Punch” and the rest of the kll Bill EP, a certified bop.

1. If you could go back in time and start over given what you have learned in your career so far, what changes and approach would have done differently?

I would’ve finished high school math, gone to college for computer science & become a programmer

2. What has been one great experience you’ve enjoyed being an artist so far and why?

Playing red rocks was pretty cool! not really sure why, to be honest.

For those of you who are like us and are always on the lookout for new, fresh and absolutely nasty mixes to play on roadtrips, early mornings or just to fuel you day, you know that a Bassgazm mix is not one to miss out on. If you tuned in to his first compilation, “I Just Had A Bassgazm Vol 1” you’ll definitely know what kind of a treat we are premiering today. Showcasing a wide variety of exclusive unreleased tunes from some of your favorite artists, this is a must listen to hear some new tracks you won’t hear anywhere else. Let’s take a deeper dive into why the monster of a mix is what we like to call, a certified bop.

“I am very excited to present Volume 2 of my mix series OMG I Just Had A Bassgazm. I use this mix as an opportunity to showcase unreleased music from the homies as well as myself. I really enjoy showing everyone the different styles of dubstep that I truly enjoy, from the super heavy to the super wubby and everything in between.”

1. What has been one great experience you’ve enjoyed being an artist so far and why?

Every single time a fan comes up to me at a show I am just attending and tells me how much they love my music and how they have been listening to my music for a while and the effect my music has had on their life. Makes me truly happy whenever that happens.

2. What has been the biggest difference you’ve noticed when first starting off as an artist vs now after experience playing events , doing releases etc?

When I was a newer artist, I was definitely much more nervous sending music to labels as well as playing in front of large crowds of people. The longer I do this, the more I have learned to just go with the flow and enjoy the ride along the way.