TRACKLIST

Haraket - Taint (Djrum Remix) 
Edmondson - Odell
Graze - On Board 
Pedestrian - Midsummers Common 
Synkro - Seems Like
Caski - Elephant Tribe (Troy Gunner Remix)
Synkro & Troy Gunner - Is This
Desolate - Ambrosia
Consequence - Modu1
Kiyoko - Dulcimer

Touching Bass: Synkro

@StookiSound are one of the UK's biggest exports in the global industry of trap. They're both London residents meaning their interpretation of the genre is equally as Dalston as it is Dirty South. But y'know, trap isn't a new thing, it's been existing in a more rudimentary form since 36 Mafia started popping collars so it's fair game to anyone. Stooki have developed the genre into a one night stand between Southern US hip-hop and ADHD electronica and in the process created one of the biggest hits from this side of the Atlantic, "Ball So Hard" - a collaboration with fellow UK trapite, Hucci. That lead to a US tour that saw them joining their own mosh pits and LOLing at our British weather from afar. We caught up yesterday to talk Pokemon, being jetlagged and the problem with current trap. Oh, and there's an awesome half hour mix alongside as always.

Read the full feature over on Noisey: http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/blog/youneedtohearthis-touching-bass-stooki-sound

Kaytranada - Holy Hole Inna Donut
Djemba Djemba - Chronic Heart Failure
Muramasa - Hustleblood
Mr Carmack - Ego
PSY - Gentleman (Kaelin Ellis Remix)
Nas - You Owe Me (Ft. Ginuwine) (Sango Edit)
UZ - Untitled (Bonus Track)
Stooki Sound - Im Really Hot
JWLS - JWLS is Bored pt VI (Lobster Beat)
Stooki Sound - Dracula
Jackal - Shakedown
Stooki Sound - Geddit (SWZY Edit) 
Stooki Sound - God Willn (Prod. By Benny St Claire)
Wizard - King Raah 
Nas - The Don (TOM WRECKS REMIX)
High Klassified x Da-P - Fuzija

Touching Bass: Stooki Sound

@Knxwledge is a collage creator. A sample master whose beats sound like someone artfully flicking through a mixture of Sky Movie channel soundbites, YouTube videos and jazz breakdowns. The New Jersey native now lives out in Hollywood right in the epicentre of the West coast beat scene that classes the likes Brainfeeder as contemporaries. Amoeba Records is down the road. Chuck Strangers from Pro Era is practically his neighbour. The Alchemist pops in and out of the area to nab vinyls. It's an environment that Knx has feasted upon to the point where he's 15TB deep in hip-hop tinged instrumentals and a 12" catalogue that reaches into the thousands. But before scooping a half hour of exclusives and archive beats in this week's mix, we found out what Knx likes to put on his feet, his OCD tendencies and underrated rap groups.

Knx chose to keep the tracklist a secret.

Read the full feature and grab a download of the full mix on Noisey: noisey.vice.com/en_uk/read/youneedtohearthis-touching-bass-knxwledge

Touching Bass: Knxwledge

Read the full feature over on Noisey: http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/read/youneedtohearthis-touching-bass-shadow-child

TRACKLIST
AlunaGeorge - Best Be Believing (Shadow Child remix)
Shadow Child & Sinden - Get At
Fantastic Mr Fox - The Trap
Paul Woolford - Untitled
ZDS - Drop
Aaron Snapes - Know You Better
Geoff K - Dysturbed Trumpet
808 State - Pacific (Rudi Stakker remix)
FSOL - Papua New Guinea (Shadow Child VIP)
Kry Wolf - Nightmode (Pedestrian remix)
Tong & Spoon - Muchness (KiNK remix)
Hardrive - Deep Inside (Shadow Child remix)
The xx - Angels (Shadow Child VIP)

Touching Bass: Shadow Child

TRACKLIST
When You Hold Me - Master C&J
Bring Down The Walls - Robert Owens
No Way Back - Adonis
Under You - Virgo
Time Marches On - Jungle Wonz
Acid Tracks - Phuture
Floating - Marshall Jefferson
Try - Virgo
Right Back To You - Ten City
The Jungle - Jungle Wonz
Thank Ya - Sweet D
The House Music Anthem (Move Your Body) - Marshall Jefferson
Good Life - Inner City
Where's Your Child - Bam Bam
Bird In A Gilded Cage - Jungle Wonz

Marshall Jefferson: Traxbox Mix

Remember bassline? Yeah, that shortlived genre that ran riot during the mid-2000s up north. DJ Q was one of the main faces promoting that 4 x 4 variant while the south stuck to their grime. He was also the producing brain behind the anthem "U Wot" featuring fellow Huddersfield native, MC Bonez. Even though bassline isn't holding too much weight these days, that hasn't stopped Q from making riddims. His style still incorporates that signature low-end wobble from time to time, but there's now smidgens of garage and house in his track-making DNA. So, while he sorted out bills at the bank, I asked him about Nandos and the good MTV days. Then, there's an hour special mix to accompany you into the weekend.

Read the full feature from this week's Touching Bass with @djqmusic here: http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/read/youneedtohearthis-touching-bass-dj-q

New York Transit Authority - 95
DJ Q - Big
Eats Everything - Cause Of You
Linden Jay ft Ruby Wood - Break The Hold (Cause & Affect Remix)
Deckstar - Be With You
PVC - She Can Get It
Francois ft Louis Benton & Mr Limey - Manajetois
Killjoy - Don't Wanna
DJ Q - & AC Slater - Oh Yeah
Stanton Warriors - Cut Me Up (Cause & Affect Remix)
DJ Q - Wreck It
Paranoid Resistance - Smoke Machine
Mella Dee - Things Don't Change (James Welsh Remix)
Ac Slater ft Dell Harris - Go Harder
Champion - Iced Tea
PVC - You Know My Man
DJ Q ft Robbie Rue - Sound Boy Connection
DJ Zinc - King Kong
Todd Edwards - Forgiven
Drake - From Time (DJ Q Edit)

Touching Bass: DJ Q

L.A. singer/producer @ImanOmari has been slow-cooking his spacey, mosaic textured R&B dreamscapes at the radar's edge for a couple of years now. The 23 year old embodies the carefree nature of his hometown with leftfield neo soul powered by emotional experiences. His latest album (VIBE)rations develops on that with greater musical flamboyance and a set of collaborations with close friends. Before stringing together half an hour of mostly self-produced tracks, we caught up to chat about MTV Music Maker, the influence of his surroundings and whatever good music is.

Iman Omari's playlist is predominantly his own unreleased material. He chose to keep it private but shouts to MoRuf, Tuamie and Quelle Chris. 

Read the full interview here: http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/read/youneedtohearthis-touching-bass-iman-omari

Touching Bass: Iman Omari

Los Angeles has played encouraging parent to a growing beat scene for almost a decade. What started with the likes of Ras G has since sifted into the weighty FlyLo/Brainfeeder generation and out the other side. @Soulection are the latest family curating a set of releases high on feeling and emotion. Tentatively started in 2010 as a music/culture blog by Joe Kay and 96, it eventually blossomed into a radio show and platform for free flowing instrumental concepts. The ethos was simple. To collate a stream of what the world offered within the boundaries of their soulful DNA.  So despite how cavernous the internet can be, they’ve moulded themselves into a culture ripe with vibrancy and consistently exciting music. We got Joe Kay to put together half an hour’s worth of soul food for you to munch through this weekend.

READ: http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/read/youneedtohearthis-touching-bass-soulection

TRACKLIST:
Jordan Evans - Diamonds
Jeftuz - My Love
Drake - Come Thru (Harmonix Remix)
Mr. Carmack & Mike Gao - Thirst
Isaiah Rashad - Webbie Flow (U Like)
Slum Village - Go Ladies (Joe Kay's Slowed Edit)
Trashbat - Takamarachi
Geode - Embrace
Flying Lotus - Coleman's Groove
Sango & Mr. Carmack - Grip
Sango - Amor Rocinha
B9 - 96
Black Noi$e - Hold On
Inc. - 5 Days
Louis Futon - Shoulda Known (Ganz Remix)
Jo Def - Black Roses
Afta-1 & Cazeaux Oslo - Marvelous Magical Jackobious Son (A Sweaterless Suite)

Touching Bass: Soulection

Touching Bass- Max Cooper

TRACKLIST
01. Geode - Good God Y'all [Dub]
02. Tosti - Basics [Dub]
03. B9 - Milliner [Dub]
04. B9 feat. Mercy - Egg Yolk [Dub]
05. Mercy - Honey Drip [Dub]
06. K-LONE - Misty [Dub]
07. TRG - Broken Heart (Martyn Remix)
08. Ramadanman - Bidding War
09. Geode - Let's Have Another [Dub]
10. Nanobyte - Swoop [FKOF Dub]
11. Geode - Lime Juice Cordial [Dub]
12. Native & Altimeter - Clarity
13. Icicle - Galacticstep
14. Cluekid - Evolution
15. Baitface - Bloodsport [Dub]
16. Dillard - Chains [Substruct Audio Dub]
17. B9 - Award Winning Mex Club [Dub]
18. Geode - Agriculture (Sub Basics Remix) [Dub]
19. Deafblind - Shattered Vision [Dub]
20. Congi & Jafu - December [Chord Marauders]
21. Geode - Embrace [Dub]
22. B9 - Daily Scrub
23. Sub Basics - In The Quiet
24. Congi - Attenuation [Chord Marauders]
25. Miilkbone - Keep it Real instrumental (Geode Remix) [Dub]

Touching Bass: Geode

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