Future-Garage

Seven tracks that trace the arc of internal warfare - from the first confrontation of self vs. self, to something beyond victory. This is bass music distilled to its fiercest core.

The fight begins with “Battle Yourself” with nu-skool breaks and searing bass that demands your attention. “Acid Workout” shifts into 80s electro territory, a floor routine of beats and bass preparing you for what comes next.

“Into the Chaos” hits with raw, aggressive drum and bass that refuses compromise. The atmosphere thickens. “Focal Point” breaks through the noise at mid-tempo, a moment of clarity in dream pop breaks before the final confrontation.

“Last to Fall (Omega)” is the convergence point, with chunky basslines that declare a dominant victory. But winning comes with weight. “Immortal” closes with euphoric, melancholy synth lines - happy hardcore sensibility meets the strange sadness of living forever.

This release is one of the hardest ones I’ve ever done. It carried weight I wasn’t expecting, haunting me. For months, these tracks sat unreleased. I kept coming back to them, until I stopped looking for reasons to hold them back.

“Knighthood” is a deeply emotional, ethereal-sounding track with intentionally hard edges. It began scattered, using old-school basslines and fragments of melody that didn’t yet know what they wanted to become.

Over time, something emerged - delicate, celestial melody taking shape in the broken beats. The creative process split into two equally compelling directions, and rather than choose, I let both versions breathe. The original maintains that organic development, while the VIP mix explores the same emotional terrain from a deeper angle, a couple semitones down and using a little more space.

“Dubstep” is maybe a misnomer here. “Future Garage” might be more accurate, but more important than the label are the influences; these include Burial and Jon Hopkins, a couple of artists whose work I really enjoy. This music is hard to describe because it’s much different than any electronic music that’s been produced in the last 20 years.

As the title implies, this is a floaty piece, but with a good pace. This went through a couple of revisions, but the end result is one I’m happy with.