Altered Motive
Night has already exhaled, and in the hush before dawn a small force hangs in the air. It doesn’t flap its wings—it quantizes the air: a short stroke, a pause, another impulse, as if the music were testing the load-bearing capacity of silence. Altered Motive is the moment when the thrust stays the same but the trajectory shifts at a deeper level—by the DEEPNAS canon: not louder, but closer; not faster, but sharper.

Drillcut works at micro scale. His hit is a metronome’s needle; the bass a warm contour that holds altitude while everything else pivots in place. Every percussive figure is a sip of nectar: brief, directed, without excess sugar. The sub doesn’t crush—it stabilizes, building an invisible platform for the listener, that very DEEPNAS depth on which you can hover, turn, and slip sideways without losing level.

Altered Motive is music for those who can linger above the decision point. A hummingbird pivots on the spot and flies on; Drillcut’s tracks do the same with your attention. In headphones, on a system, on the move—this is not showmanship but craft, the precise restraint of DEEPNAS: exact micro-motions that add up to a major forward shift.

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Artur Khakimov, drum and bass producer, dj from Izhevsk/Moscow.

DEEPNAS is a cutting-edge platform for sonic research, focused on creating and promoting music that lies at the intersection of innovative neurodeep audio synthesis and deep genre experimentation. The meaning behind its name speaks for itself: Dynamic Elements and Expansive Patterns are the key principles underlying every release and sonic development.

We specialize in deeply crafted and sophisticated sound variations within drum and bass genres, including:

● Neurodeep
● Jump Up
● Liquid Funk

DEEPNAS is an institute of sonic research, developing and implementing unique approaches to music creation. Each release is the result of experiments with frequencies, textures, and emotional states, forming an audio space that exists at the edge of technology and human emotion.

Our label is an open platform for exploring deep sonic ideas that transcend standard formats and redefine the boundaries of musical aesthetics.

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