Three years ago, strange black masks appeared on advertisements around the country, along with base 64-encoded imagery, lines of source code, QR codes, and physical lockboxes containing USB flash drives. Naturally, as people began noticing this bizarre guerilla campaign, questions arose. What did these lockboxes contain? Where was the source code pulled from? Who was behind the masks? And what did it all mean? Deathpact’s identity still remains unknown. Deathpact A WILD DEATHPACT APPEARS The clues began adding up, and all of them pointed to an arcane entity known only as Deathpact, a shadowy figure shrouded in a hood with a mask—similar to the ones that appeared on the advertisements—concealing their identity. Launched off of that brilliant campaign (now known as a “Deathdrop...
Deathpact is paving their own way in the industry. In a truly unprecedented move, the mysterious masked maven is dropping a slew of remixes of never-heard-before Deathpact IDs prior to the release of the originals. REAPER delivered the first official “ID” remix just yesterday, and the next to take on the feat is none other than Dirtybird head honcho, Claude VonStroke. The remix for the undisclosed ID is dark and hypnotic, keeping on-brand for Deathpact releases. VonStroke incorporates a robotic element into the production, filling it with sporadic breaks and vocoded vocal chops. It has a downtempo beat that slowly builds to fully engulf the listener into a mesmeric trance. Fans have a lot to look forward to from Deathpact. Over the course of the next few months...
After taking to the virtual stage on Friday, June 12th to drop a stupefying DJ set for Digital Mirage, mysterious electronic outfit Deathpact emerged having delivered one of the fest’s most memorable performances. With their spellbinding sound at the forefront, Deathpact’s Digital Mirage set featured a frenzied centrifuge of polychromatic lasers, mutating clocks, and iridescent splashes of neon, which all blended into a whirling pirouette of illusions that brought time to a standstill. The kaleidoscopic visual effects that they permeated throughout the set’s entirety represented a perfect microcosm of Deathpact’s bewitching sound, which is akin to a dystopian Daft Punk. Traversing both the soaring peaks and the darkest valleys of bass music, they unco...
In their mission to raise awareness about social and racial injustice, bass music production outfit Deathpact has unveiled a new t-shirt, and is donating 100% of the net proceeds, split evenly between two organizations fighting for racial equality and equal opportunity Color Of Change and Black Girls Code. The enigmatic artist recently took to social media to announce the initiative. “We stand united in the fight against racism,” they wrote. “We want to use our platform to not only raise funds for but also raise awareness about the social injustices that have been suffered by the black community.” With over 1.7 million members, Color Of Change is the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, influencing decision-makers in corporations and government bodies to f...