DUBBYstep

I came across the latest Rolling Stone issue over the weekend and it was their ‘Big’ Issue.  A lot of the focus was on up-and-coming artists.  In music, in acting and in life.

What impressed me the most was a deep dive into EDM with features on Skrillex and SHM.  Rolling Stone asked Skrillex who he thought should be big time artists.  He listed four.  DUBBYstep will take a look at each one.  If Skrillex digs these artists then they must be talented.

First up…Koan Sound.

The duo from Bristol, UK is signed to Skrillex’s label, OWSLA.  Koan Sound is known for their down tempo, dubstep-inspired glitch hip-hip, according to Skrillex and Rolling Stone.

Their sound is mellow and free-spirited at one moment and then bass-bumping the next.  A sound that can really get the dance floor going.  The mellowness in some of their tracks may be attributed back to the meaning of ‘Koan,’ which is a puzzling, often paradoxical statement or story, used in Zen Buddhism as an aid to meditation and a means of gaining spiritual awakening.

Koan Sound is playing all over the world this summer, but will make their next step at Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas.

Check out their featured track with Foreign Beggars on YouTube, ‘Look Who’s Back.’

Bassnectar’s new album Vava Voom is set to drop on Tuesday, but Rolling Stone is offering fans an early listen.

The 11-track album is now available via Rolling Stone to stream.

Check it out right here.