STREAM/BUY: https://hypeddit.com/skybreak/anti-clg

I’ve been meaning to give the Drum & Bass genre a PROPER shot for a while now. I feel like there’s a stigma about Dubstep Artists making DnB since it’s such a vastly different workflow, and I was never confident enough in my technical chops to try to say something meaningful with the genre. But when I started HALF BLOOD, it felt like a good time to strike! I started ANTIMATTER at a time where I was RELIGIOUSLY bumping Noisia, The Caracal Project and Mefjus and this was my attempt at emulating the pocket that they all manage to obtain in every single tune. I bingewatched their tutorials/interviews trying to wrap my head around their music making philosophy.
 
Once the instrumental was done, I knew I wanted the lyrics to say something deeper than the average hype DnB song. It took a few tries to find a lyricist who was down for the extra challenge, but I came across a Brighton-based MC named Purple Velvet Curtains who agreed to work on the record and absolutely nailed it. The two of us resonated on this theme of how the feeling of glory and fame is cyclical - if you're tempted too much by ulterior motives and others perceptions, you lose the plot on why you really do this.

We wrote and recorded the whole topline in an intense six hour studio session in Croydon, London. I’ve been writing poems and song lyrics for my entire life, but had never attempted to write a Rap until this track. It was an extremely refreshing experience getting to collaborate on a new medium and PVC was patient with me throughout the entire process.

Lyrics:
It doesn't really matter
It doesn't really matter
It doesn't really matter
It doesn't really matter

Looking for sanctuary
Somewhere I can't escape from
We've survived for centuries, built off this miscreation
You idolize me, hoping one day I can save 'em
But everything you see is the result of my mistakes, yuh

No exception, I'm reckless in my coping
Pretending I'm invincible, my eyes still hard to open
Taken by the tide, now I'm drowning in the ocean
Thought I'd part the waves like Moses but can't seem to stay afloat
I hope you notice

It doesn't really matter
I find it hard to breathe but still make my city chatter
It doesn't really matter
Carrying this weight to make the world shatter

It doesn't really matter
I find it hard to breathe but still make my city chatter
It doesn't really matter
Carrying this weight to make the world shatter

Don't lose the plot on why you started
Get your mind in order 'cause your dreams are empty-hearted
Passion's turning jaded, thought my outer skin was hardened
But inside I'm feeling faded, we still searching for the answers
Let go of all these motives
Remember your goals
The lonely times on the train when you stared at your phone
Writing poems in your notes, take your eyes off the road
'Cause when nothing really matters, let the bassline roll

We let go
We let go
We let go
We let go

It doesn't really matter
I find it hard to breathe but still make my city chatter
It doesn't really matter
Carrying this weight to make the world shatter

We let go
We let go
We let go
We let go

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Skybreak - ANTIMATTER (feat. PVC)

Bolgarka (MOONBOY CHROME Contest)

Hope Is Gone Chords

Unreleased tracks posted by Virtual Riot on July 26, 2025.

DIVIDE (Virtual Riot Remix)

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Skybreak - HALF BLOOD RADIO EP 1 // Brought to you by Insomniac Radio

Join Skybreak on a journey through the HALF BLOOD Rail Service, soundtracked by the most fresh dubstep, garage and drum & bass currently coming out of the US/UK underground. Each edition of this limited-run monthly radio show will be centered around a different track from Skybreak’s HALF BLOOD album and feature a new guest DJ every month, following the pilot episode.

New episodes of HALF BLOOD RADIO air on the 4th Sunday of the month at 9pm PT. Only on Insomniac Radio.

HALF BLOOD RADIO (Episode 001: STAR CANNON)

In celebration of the 11th anniversary of Au5 & Tasha Baxter’s iconic release ‘Snowblind’, we present: Snowblind Legacy.
Stream/Buy → https://polyoto.com/snowblind-legacy


✦ KERO
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SoundCloud → https://soundcloud.com/keromusic_official

✦ Au5
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Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/au5music
SoundCloud → https://soundcloud.com/au5

† Tasha Baxter
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Instagram → https://instagram.com/tashabaxtersa
SoundCloud → https://soundcloud.com/tashabaxtersa

© Polyoto
Snowblind Legacy → https://polyoto.com/snowblind-legacy
Instagram → https://instagram.com/polyotorecords

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Au5 & Tasha Baxter - Snowblind (KERO Remix)

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wiggle beat (viperactive collab early demo)

Dm vox for you to put into a granular synth (download enabled)

Signal

Scare Mode

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