Jazzy top lines glide over rolling basslines adding pressure to your speakers as Kollaba reworks a birthday bootleg through a garage lens — but with unmistakable modern weight. The shuffle is tight, drums snapping with that groovy swing, supporting the low end sitting deep, below and controlled. Pairing warmth and groove with the kind of clean, spacious mixdown you expect …
BACKWHEN – Smoke and Mirrors 5
Relentless phonk motifs and endless 808’s. BACKWHEN returns with his latest installment of his yearly Smoke and Mirrors Mixtape line-up, this time curating a heavy hitting roster of collaborators to keep the subs moving. Strap in.”WE BACK TURN UP”0:00 BACKWHEN X SKELER – FRESH2:37 BACKWHEN X POP THA TRUNK – MISMATCH4:45 BACKWHEN X LOCAL STRANGER – STAY STRAPPED7:06 BACKWHEN X …