#85 Top Releases in Electronica

Enter is the first installment of West Coast label, Jelly Bean Farms, two-part introduction compilation. It features 12 tracks by up-and-coming bass & techno producers from North America, UK and the EU. Each has contributed distinctly unique tracks that embody the JBF signature sound that balances dark & rolling with moody nostalgia. Inside JBF co-founders, Squane & Rees, kick it off with Little Orphan Android an ominous 125bpm head-nodder with a hyphy 808 broken-kick pattern. Truskas Rush is an eerie deconstructed-break roller with a tense held-back sexy feel. Hyphos Majikk is a dark atmospheric yet danceable 125 bass grime-nod. PAN:INCs Freight is a driving 120 UK techno banger with industrial soundscapes pinned against warm organic drums and chords. Jelly Bean Farm has gotten play & support from Keysound Recordings, Mumdance, Madam X, Lamont and Orson. Last month Dusk & Blackdown invited the JBF labelfounder, Ganesa, for a guest slot on their Keysound Recordings Rinse FM show, and the 100\%\% Jelly Bean Farm Mix was well-received. Keeping with the momentum is the release of their premier compilation set for release February 17, 2017.

Rees, Squane, Wz, Truska, Hypho, G Louie, Opus, Cabasa, Earth Movement, PAN:INC, Bokeh, Lowquid, Nuvaman, Sensei, Pro.tone

#86 Top Releases in Electronica

Jelly Bean Farm kicks off 2018 with Collab Cuts x Squane. Collab Cuts is a compilation of collaborative tracks that all feature one producer. Squane teams up with JBF family & friends to merge his genre-defying analog & sub heavy sound with theirs. This EP covers a lot of ground as each producer brings something unique to the table. Those familiar will recognize Squane & Hyphos sophisticated approach to bass as established in their Way Beyond Boundaries and Hack releases last year. Another reunion is between JBF co-founders Squane & Rees dishing out another squelchy techno space jam that further pushes the sound they introduced last year. JBF alums Delo and Mershak step in to sprinkle in some unique rolling UK bass vibes, and New Zealand bass pioneer Ebb takes things a little darker and heavier. LA dubstep legend Kelly Dean successfully explores dance floor friendly breaks with Squane and they take it to the next level with vocals from West Coast lyricist Ill Chill.

Hypho, Squane, Rees, Kelly Dean, Ill Chill, Ebb, Mershak, Delo