2022 will be the last year of releases and performances from the experimental bass music duo X&G, who this week announced plans to officially split at the end of the year. Taking to social media with a joint statement, the artists, whose solo monikers are Xian and Gaszia, wrote that they have recently been “resonating more with our own separate endeavors” and are ready to embark on separate creative journeys after eight years together. “X&G started as an outlet for both Xian & Gaszia to create a musical world of boundary-less ideas; to push music as a whole to unexplored and unidentifiable territories,” they wrote. “What followed after our first musical experiments we never expected to occur, and for that we are eternally grateful.” X&a...
Staying true to its mission to thrust young talent into the limelight, RL Grime‘s Sable Valley imprint has unveiled a brand new compilation. A whirlwind of cinematic bass and mind-melting trap, Sable Valley Summer Vol. 2 spans 15 tracks. It kicks off with an original from Grime himself, who teamed up with Montell2099 for a dreamy trap stunner called “One Day,” which was featured in his monster Halloween Mix IX mix. What follows is a sublime song-cycle showcasing music from the next wave of bass producers primed to dominate the electronic scene. Highlights on the record are aplenty. Jon Casey and CAB’s “Fuel” pumps along with a high-octane blend of glitchy saws while Deadcrow‘s “Scythe” follows suit with its own ...
Hot on the heels of his first-ever Grammy nomination, electronic music virtuoso Baauer is dipping his toes in the virtual festival scene. The famed producer, whose stunning PLANET’S MAD audiovisual album garnered a 2021 nod for the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album, has announced his own digital music festival called BOPFEST. In an ode to the one-year anniversary of his first livestream, the online-only event will go down on Baauer’s Twitch channel next Saturday, April 10th. Baauer’s inaugural BOPFEST lineup features Good Times Ahead and X&G, two renowned electronic duos, as well as surprise appearances from unannounced special guests and numerous winners of Baauer’s livestreamed Twitch beat battles. The stream also promises a brand new musica...