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The Most Vital Tunes and News from the Worldwide Underground

Synth-pop, valiant lesbians, dark house, kung fu, grime, and getting felt up by Solomun.

Welcome to Notes from the Underground, THUMP's weekly premiere feature dedicated to shining a light on underground sonics from around the world. Every week, we'll start at the surface and dig deeper into the underground with each track and news story.

In this week's edition, we've got beats from all over the world, and stories from all over the internet. Sit back, strap in, it's time to do deep.


Lauren Lane - "Cool Kids" (Nic Fanciulli & Butch remix)

Cool kids from scenes all over the world conspired on this one, a peppy and sleek house groover that pulls all three to new sonic terrain. Released on Fanciulli's Saved Records, the track finds the house-friendly Lane and the techier Butch coming together in the name of funk.


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Would You Like Some Grime with Your Kung Fu?

Essential UK grime outfit So Solid Crew member A.M SNiPER teamed up with the twisted, masked beat-chopper Jaguar Skills on this refix video of the kung fu classic One Armed Boxer. Full story.


Bronze Whale ft. Jon Van Letscher - "Van Gogh"

Future bass vibes with a healthy bout of jungle breaks kicked in amidst solid, solid indie-pop sensibilities. There's a lot going on here. Bronze Whale are a formidable creative proposition that will appeal from dance through pop and indie scenes.


Armin Van Buuren Made a Trance Version of the Game of Thrones Theme

We're not gonna say it's bad, but we're not gonna say it's good either. Like Stannis Baratheon, that asshole! Okay, fine. It's bad.


For $2,199, You Can Fly to Burning Man in High Style

First Zuckberg invades The Playa (along with the rest of Silicon Valley), now you can take a private jet directly into the famed event for a little over two thousand dollars. But wait, isn't Burning Man supposed to be about hippie expression and not spending money? Fair point indeed smart guy. Either way, this is officially the most baller way to burn.


Patrice Bäumel Vs Colder - "Turn your Back"

Colder's "Turn Your Back" is the sort of Joy Division-y love song you put on while making a suicide pact—haunted, sparse, and seductive, with vocals that sound like they're coming from the bottom of a well. Longtime Amsterdam DJ Patrice Bäumel, a Kompakt regular and resident at Trouw, brings the remix into galloping techno territory, fleshing it out with insistent piano chords and a flatlining synth. Find it on the "Turn Your Back Remixes" EP, also featuring Christian S, Vito and Druzzi, In Flagranti, and Marc Piñol.


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Who Says the Lesbian Party Scene is Dead?

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Baathhaus - "Sweet Baby"

Simultaneously named after the Iraqi political party of Saddam Hussein and places gay dudes go to fondle each other, synth-pop band Baathhaus has that darkwave, but still a 'lil neon 80s sheen to their tune "Sweet Baby." It's like a slightly more fabulous Depeche Mode and we're all up on it.


Get Felt Up by Solomun (Editorially)

Worldwide underground house master Solomun is taking THUMP along with him to Ibiza, all summer long. Check out episode one of his White Isle Journals.


DJ Jes - Malo

Welcome to Notes from the Underground, THUMP's weekly premiere feature dedicated to shining a light on underground sonics from around the world. Every week, we'll start at the surface and dig deeper into the underground with each track and news story.

In this week's edition, we've got beats from all over the world, and stories from all over the internet. Sit back, strap in, it's time to do deep.


Lauren Lane - "Cool Kids" (Nic Fanciulli & Butch remix)

Cool kids from scenes all over the world conspired on this one, a peppy and sleek house groover that pulls all three to new sonic terrain. Released on Fanciulli's Saved Records, the track finds the house-friendly Lane and the techier Butch coming together in the name of funk.


Would You Like Some Grime with Your Kung Fu?

Essential UK grime outfit So Solid Crew member A.M SNiPER teamed up with the twisted, masked beat-chopper Jaguar Skills on this refix video of the kung fu classic One Armed Boxer. Full story.


Bronze Whale ft. Jon Van Letscher - "Van Gogh"

Future bass vibes with a healthy bout of jungle breaks kicked in amidst solid, solid indie-pop sensibilities. There's a lot going on here. Bronze Whale are a formidable creative proposition that will appeal from dance through pop and indie scenes.


Armin Van Buuren Made a Trance Version of the Game of Thrones Theme

We're not gonna say it's bad, but we're not gonna say it's good either. Like Stannis Baratheon, that asshole! Okay, fine. It's bad.


For $2,199, You Can Fly to Burning Man in High Style

First Zuckberg invades The Playa (along with the rest of Silicon Valley), now you can take a private jet directly into the famed event for a little over two thousand dollars. But wait, isn't Burning Man supposed to be about hippie expression and not spending money? Fair point indeed smart guy. Either way, this is officially the most baller way to burn.


Patrice Bäumel Vs Colder - "Turn your Back"

Colder's "Turn Your Back" is the sort of Joy Division-y love song you put on while making a suicide pact—haunted, sparse, and seductive, with vocals that sound like they're coming from the bottom of a well. Longtime Amsterdam DJ Patrice Bäumel, a Kompakt regular and resident at Trouw, brings the remix into galloping techno territory, fleshing it out with insistent piano chords and a flatlining synth. Find it on the "Turn Your Back Remixes" EP, also featuring Christian S, Vito and Druzzi, In Flagranti, and Marc Piñol.


Who Says the Lesbian Party Scene is Dead?

Not us! DJ Whitney Day gives talks queer spaces and familiar faces as she gives us an inside look into the lesbian party scene in the US.


Baathhaus - "Sweet Baby"

Simultaneously named after the Iraqi political party of Saddam Hussein and places gay dudes go to fondle each other, synth-pop band Baathhaus has that darkwave, but still a 'lil neon 80s sheen to their tune "Sweet Baby." It's like a slightly more fabulous Depeche Mode and we're all up on it.


Get Felt Up by Solomun (Editorially)

Worldwide underground house master Solomun is taking THUMP along with him to Ibiza, all summer long. Check out episode one of his White Isle Journals.


DJ Jes - Malo

Mr. Tophat and Art Alfie's wonderful Karlovak is back with a percussive butt massage of vibes. Malo grooves along akin to the classic Prescription and Ferox sound, chocked full of filtered rhodes licks on a rolling bass.


Sau Poler - Bercy (Xxxy Remix)

Spanish producer Sau Poler makes some exotic, sophisticated electronic sounds in the vein of wizard-like artists Four Tet and Bonobo. His latest gem, "Bercy," just got snatched from the cosmos, and brought back down to earth, and more specifically—the dancefloor. Responsible for this feat in physics is none other than Berlin mainstay Xxxy, who slaps on a moogy bass vibe to the beat, bringing the tempo up to nocturnal levels of body moving. Let this get inside your brain.

Mr. Tophat and Art Alfie's wonderful Karlovak is back with a percussive butt massage of vibes. Malo grooves along akin to the classic Prescription and Ferox sound, chocked full of filtered rhodes licks on a rolling bass.


Sau Poler - Bercy (Xxxy Remix)

Welcome to Notes from the Underground, THUMP's weekly premiere feature dedicated to shining a light on underground sonics from around the world. Every week, we'll start at the surface and dig deeper into the underground with each track and news story.

In this week's edition, we've got beats from all over the world, and stories from all over the internet. Sit back, strap in, it's time to do deep.


Lauren Lane - "Cool Kids" (Nic Fanciulli & Butch remix)

Cool kids from scenes all over the world conspired on this one, a peppy and sleek house groover that pulls all three to new sonic terrain. Released on Fanciulli's Saved Records, the track finds the house-friendly Lane and the techier Butch coming together in the name of funk.


Would You Like Some Grime with Your Kung Fu?

Essential UK grime outfit So Solid Crew member A.M SNiPER teamed up with the twisted, masked beat-chopper Jaguar Skills on this refix video of the kung fu classic One Armed Boxer. Full story.


Bronze Whale ft. Jon Van Letscher - "Van Gogh"

Future bass vibes with a healthy bout of jungle breaks kicked in amidst solid, solid indie-pop sensibilities. There's a lot going on here. Bronze Whale are a formidable creative proposition that will appeal from dance through pop and indie scenes.


Armin Van Buuren Made a Trance Version of the Game of Thrones Theme

We're not gonna say it's bad, but we're not gonna say it's good either. Like Stannis Baratheon, that asshole! Okay, fine. It's bad.


For $2,199, You Can Fly to Burning Man in High Style

First Zuckberg invades The Playa (along with the rest of Silicon Valley), now you can take a private jet directly into the famed event for a little over two thousand dollars. But wait, isn't Burning Man supposed to be about hippie expression and not spending money? Fair point indeed smart guy. Either way, this is officially the most baller way to burn.


Patrice Bäumel Vs Colder - "Turn your Back"

Colder's "Turn Your Back" is the sort of Joy Division-y love song you put on while making a suicide pact—haunted, sparse, and seductive, with vocals that sound like they're coming from the bottom of a well. Longtime Amsterdam DJ Patrice Bäumel, a Kompakt regular and resident at Trouw, brings the remix into galloping techno territory, fleshing it out with insistent piano chords and a flatlining synth. Find it on the "Turn Your Back Remixes" EP, also featuring Christian S, Vito and Druzzi, In Flagranti, and Marc Piñol.


Who Says the Lesbian Party Scene is Dead?

Not us! DJ Whitney Day gives talks queer spaces and familiar faces as she gives us an inside look into the lesbian party scene in the US.


Baathhaus - "Sweet Baby"

Simultaneously named after the Iraqi political party of Saddam Hussein and places gay dudes go to fondle each other, synth-pop band Baathhaus has that darkwave, but still a 'lil neon 80s sheen to their tune "Sweet Baby." It's like a slightly more fabulous Depeche Mode and we're all up on it.


Get Felt Up by Solomun (Editorially)

Worldwide underground house master Solomun is taking THUMP along with him to Ibiza, all summer long. Check out episode one of his White Isle Journals.


DJ Jes - Malo

Mr. Tophat and Art Alfie's wonderful Karlovak is back with a percussive butt massage of vibes. Malo grooves along akin to the classic Prescription and Ferox sound, chocked full of filtered rhodes licks on a rolling bass.


Sau Poler - Bercy (Xxxy Remix)

Spanish producer Sau Poler makes some exotic, sophisticated electronic sounds in the vein of wizard-like artists Four Tet and Bonobo. His latest gem, "Bercy," just got snatched from the cosmos, and brought back down to earth, and more specifically—the dancefloor. Responsible for this feat in physics is none other than Berlin mainstay Xxxy, who slaps on a moogy bass vibe to the beat, bringing the tempo up to nocturnal levels of body moving. Let this get inside your brain.

Spanish producer Sau Poler makes some exotic, sophisticated electronic sounds in the vein of wizard-like artists Four Tet and Bonobo. His latest gem, "Bercy," just got snatched from the cosmos, and brought back down to earth, and more specifically—the dancefloor. Responsible for this feat in physics is none other than Berlin mainstay Xxxy, who slaps on a moogy bass vibe to the beat, bringing the tempo up to nocturnal levels of body moving. Let this get inside your brain.