The Womplist is a weekly roundup of what’s really good in NYC bass music this weekend. Stay up on all the latest by following @womp_blog on twitter and/or by signing up for the mailing list (which goes out every friday afternoon). FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 Built By Meanred: DJ Yolo Bear, Brenmar, DJ Uniique, Nadus, DJ Tiga

The intersection of bass music and RnB is so hot right now. You’re probably familiar with the names making that sexy music – Kelela, Hemsworth, Kastle, Branchez and so forth. But finding the DJs who really understand that sound is a bit trickier. Fortunately, DJ Eko has it on lock. Eko is an OG in

The Womplist is a weekly roundup of what’s really good in NYC bass music this weekend. Stay up on all the latest by following @womp_blog on twitter and/or by signing up for the mailing list (which goes out every friday afternoon). FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 Blue Sky Black Death, Sister Crayon, The Range at Cameo Gallery [12AM/$12-15]

Absolutely incredible new mix from Deep Medi legend Silkie. It’s a live set from a recent performance in Brazil, and doing double duty as Big Up Podcast #75.  If you don’t know, Silkie Rose is kind of a god of soulful dubstep. Every time I’ve seen/heard him spin it’s a revelation in what can be done at 140bpm. If you

While CMJ is traditionally a buzzfest for indie bands, there’s always some tight electronic music to be found as well. This year has been one of the best ever for bass music in NYC, with a groundswell of new producers, parties and venues pushing underground sounds. Naturally, quite a few have found their way into

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11 VERBOTEN: Claude VonStroke, J. Phlip, Greenhaven at Highline Ballroom [11PM-6AM/$20-30] Dirtybird founder Claude VonStroke and core member J.Phlip will bring their trademark bouncey, funky house music to the typically techno-leaning Verboten party. I caught J.Phlip at a Trouble & Bass party a few months back and she is a hell of a

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 BOMBEAT: Filastine (Live!), Nickodemus, 2Melo, Thornato, Atropolis at Drom [12AM/$10] Filastine is a producer and multi-instrumentalist who makes globally-oriented bass music as his critique of globalization. I wrote about him back in March of last year when his incredible video for Colony Collapse came out. Kinda sounds like Beats Antique but with

That’s that shit I do like.  Lowsteppa crafts huge rolling garage basslines and wobbly ravey vibes (tho apparently he’s been producing all kinds of electro stuff as Will Bailey for a loooong time now). In addition to being hella prolific (his soundcloud is a nonstop stream of EPs, singles, remixes and free downloads), the man puts

Hungarian bass music producer Iamyank released his 4 track Cold Summer EP last week, and today he put the whole thing up on youtube in 720. While it’s less dancefloor-oriented than other stuff heard from him, it’s an incredibly well crafted bass music, touching on idm, folktronica and future bass. Both of the vocal pieces on