Lorin Ashton, aka Bassnectar, has just released the second side of his Immersive Music Mixtape , and as can be expecteed it’s a nearly one-hour adventure into the wild undulations of sub-bass frequencies. Explore his particular sonic kaleidoscope of entirely new tunes, some vintage selections and re-creations and exclusives including Bassnectar remixes of Grimes, The […]

Your feelings on Zoo York probably depend upon when you picked up your first skateboard. If it’s in the last 10 years, then Zoo York probably hovers somewhere around the brands you find in any given Pac-Sun retailer. But if you were skating in the 90s, there were few — if any — brands that […]

Maestro of bass, original dubstep provocateur, friend of LIAS, political rabblerouser and all around supernatural EDM talent Bassnectar blesses the world with a brand new mixtape today, simply titled the Freestyle mixtape. Mr. Lorin Ashton’s chest-rattling 40-minute set offers remixes, collaborations and guest appearances by the likes of Hudson Mohawke, Ming & FS, Zion I, Mimi […]

Yesterday we brought you Bassnectar’s “Ugly” Video (+ Free Download), and today its his entire new album VAVA VOOM available for streaming. If you like, buy it HERE. Highlights include the classic “Pennywise Tribute” (he always manages to pull out a fine metal remix, don’t he?) and hardcore breakbeat employing “What”, as well as some […]

Let your week start off right with a freshly minted mixtape from Lorin Ashton, the American maestro of bass otherwise known as Bassnectar. Things have all been coming up roses for Lorin lately, as his past Fall Tour 2011 sold out completely in 10-20k seat venues, selling more hard tickets than any other EDM artist […]

It’s a great day today, as is any day that Bassnectar (aka Lorin Ashton) drops a new mix. His IDJ Mixtape was bonkers, and this BBC Radio 1 DJ Mix recorded in London is just as nice. As Lorin explains, “It’s been SOOOOOO long since I’ve had a chance to put together a good mix […]

I’m a bit torn on Twitter. In some ways it’s a ridiculously self-aggrandizing timesucker, polluting the ethersphere with the pointless ramblings of very uninteresting people leading very uninteresting lives. On the other hand, it’s how I found out Diplo is working on some Asher Roth dubstep remixes. So I guess the more accurate fact of […]