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BLOG: Taking a break

I’m not attending shows regularly anymore. Why? I recently situated myself after moving from location to location searching for housing during the cockroach epidemic at my last apartment. Moving nearly everyday for six months. Why do I want to spend days traveling back and forth, two hours from the Poconos to Philadelphia, and continue my…
BLOG: Milano’s Producer Party?

Summoning the spirit of Team Supreme, Milano known for his wonky trap/dub influenced bass, has established The Producer Party- a Discord dedicated to production challenges, hosted by the Lost Dogz native. Looking to engage with the r/spacebass community, flex your production skills, appear on a weekly mix? Highly recommend clicking the link: https://discord.com/invite/Rhymru5M After providing…
BLOG: Rendezvous Wrap-Up – JEWELSSEA, Inspect3r, Nvctve, VCTRE, Resonant Language

On May 11th, I attended Warehouse on Watts for an event hosted by the Submersion Festival Team — The Rust and Aspire Higher. A stacked lineup including JEWELSSEA, Inspect3r, Nvctve, VCTRE, and Resonant Language. An experimental bass show with techno/club influences from JEWELSSEA and Inspect3r (1/2 of Nic Baker). After a promising weekend at Tipper’s…
BLOG: Why do artists receive ‘Hometown Hate’?

Envy. Stumbling upon a Theo Von interview with Ruby and $crim from $uicideboy$, I was surprised to hear the pair discuss New Orleans. $crim recalls the emerging SoundCloud movement, rappers like Bones, Yung Lean, Xavier Wulf, and how $uicideboys$ achieved outside success before gaining acceptance in their hometown of New Orleans. $crim says, “We got…
BLOG: Influx – “Why are you releasing so much music?”

Have you noticed the influx of my releases lately? Instead of releasing music last year, I mastered three tracks — a total waste of time, honestly. How do I increase my production fidgeting the same songs for a YEAR? I don’t. I’ll take my chances producing a song a day. Always dreamt of being the…
EP REVIEW: DIGITIST – DEMONSTRATION OF FORCE

In absence of raves, my weekends are spent at the Lehigh Valley’s Mahoning Drive-In movie theater, the USA’s oldest drive-in theater premiering vintage favorites, cult classics, and horror masterpieces, often catching films like Cannibal Holocaust, Alien, Scanners, and Chainsaw Hookers: raw, nostalgia trips through distorted, creative genius. Body bags and all. When I stumbled upon…