#18 Feat. New Releases in Bass / Club

"Hello, my friends. It's a big honor for me to release this EP on YUKU because I sincerely love lots of releases of this label and follow them practically since the day they started. I've created 5 tracks specially for this release. They turned out to be very diverse, quite different, but at the same time cohesive. 5 tracks — like 5 variations and 5 stairs of my life. The cover by my friend, Kyiv-based artist Bohdan Burenko, perfectly outlines the mood of this EP. It shows 5 faces, 5 characters, and 5 stories. I should mention that some demos for these tracks I wrote back in 2018, when I lived in California. And the basis for 'The Wall' I wrote in the suburbs of Los Angeles in a small town Walnut. This explains the song title. Back then, I listened to a lot of old-school Metalheadz tracks, and I guess this music had a big impact on the atmosphere of this track. Same story with 'Runnin' Out' - I made the demo in US, then finished it when I was preparing the release for YUKU. 'Offset Range1' is my personal favorite. I wrote it in Kyiv, when I had Covid and was tweaking knobs on my sampler and automation on my synth. 99' is my nostalgia for good ol' breakbeat and 'Vezhlivy Otkaz' has the most unusual drop I have ever written. Of course, it's an honor for me to have a remix by Tim Reaper on board, because I'm his fan. I'm writing this text now in Kyiv. Because of Russian invasion, I'm not sure what my future will be like, but I don't see any reason to postpone this release. All the profit from this EP I'd like to send for the charity & restoration of the infrastructure of Ukraine. Big thanks to YUKU team for understanding, professionalism and support." —Igor (Hidden Element)

Hidden Element, Tim Reaper

#38 Feat. Hype in Electronica

I love watching bodies of water. Ripples in the swan's wake make the image of the willow above shimmer and play; the swirl of the algae reveals the complexity of these currents; even crashing waves on the coast begin with a single drop, if you listen closely. Last year's Sinking was all about the action, the warp and weft, the striated emerging from the smooth emerging from the striated, and so on. It was a toil, well aware of its own futility. With this album I wanted to stop squeezing the life out of the moment, but still to capture its richness. In more direct terms, I avoided meticulous editing and instead built up a hodgepodge of custom sequencing software over the course of about 18 months, recording things as I went. These tracks all came out rather effortlessly from a damp and dreary two-week span in the height of summer, after which the systems that created them collapsed into an overwrought mess. —Fiesta Soundsystem

Fiesta Soundsystem

#47 Feat. New Releases in Bass / Club

"I'm terrible when it comes to writing anything about the music I make, but I hope you enjoy the tunes as much as I enjoyed making them. Thanks to my dog Berry for reminding me to get out of the studio and take him for long walks and to my partner for supporting me by making gun fingers every time she entered the room" —Cocktail Party Effect

Cocktail Party Effect, Jana

#94 Feat. Staff Picks in 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime

"The concept of our second album was to continue the journey out of our comfort zone. We set foot in odd patterns and textures, letting ideas flow without setting ourselves any limitation. Beyond The Veil tells the story of an uncertain future, shaped by forces that are out of our control, like a voiceless menace acting as muse to humanities dark patterns. We want these tracks to make you feel like there's no escape. We also explored working with vocals and were lucky to get Riko Dan on board. He really fits perfectly with the mood of the album. This is perhaps our darkest and most agressive work to date. Let's all dive deeper beyond the veil." — Fearful x Mtwn

Mtwn, Fearful, Riko Dan