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Sacred-Bass Pioneer TEMPLE STEP PROJECT Blesses The U.S. 2024-2025 [Feature/Interview]

December 11, 2025April 21, 2026 B.Getz Australia, bass music, Ben Temple Step, boulder, colorado, deep house, Ecstatic Dance, global bass, High Vibe Fest, house, Melbourne, nevada city, psychedelic bass, Sacred Bass, Temple Step, Temple Step Project, Temple Step US Tour, Texas Eclipse Festival, Unison Festival

Checking in with Melbourne, AUS subatomic sorcerer whose sterling reputation precedes him on the other side of the globe. [Feature/Interview]

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The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.092: MORiLLO [global-bass producer/DJ] + AIN’T SISTERS [Alt-Folk/Rock]

September 12, 2025September 11, 2025 B.Getz ain't sisters, arrie bozeman, atl, atlanta, barb carbon, bass music, dub, dub reggae, dubstep, EDM, electronic dance music, global bass, groundation, hulaween, morillo, morillo producer, psychedelic bass, sosmp, spirit of suwannee music park, suwannee, the ain't sisters, the dub cartographer, zach morillo

Among my preferred electronic dancefloor generals over the past decade, tap in with The Dub Cartographer, MORiLLO. Then, bandleaders Barb Carbon and Arrie Bozeman of AIN’T SISTERS from the deep Southeast, an insightful, humorous, nostalgic chat.

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World-Bass Technician MORiLLO Mines Harmonic Convergence On Latest LP ‘The Dub Cartographer’ [review]

August 27, 2025September 2, 2025 B.Getz bass music, burning man, drum production, drums, dub reggae, dubstep, EDM, groundation, jamtronica, live band electronic, live drummer, live edm, morillo, morillo producer, psychedelic bass, reggae, scott nice, the dub cartographer, thedudewiththeoud, weird bass, world bass, world music, zach morillo

MORiLLO has unfurled a kaleidoscopic dubbed-out odyssey through the space-time continuum, a sacred compass for the curious and vibrant vessel for the wanderer.

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Belgian Trap-Jazz: Brussels-based Quartet ECHT! Unveils Bombastic 3rd LP ‘Boilerism’ [B.Getz on L4LM]

April 8, 2025April 9, 2025 B.Getz acid, bass music, Belgian Trap Jazz, dnb, drum and bass, ECHT!, ECHT! band, ECHT! Belgium, ECHT! Brussels, EDM, Europe, Federico Pecoraro, jungle, live band, live dnb, live edm, live electronic music, psychedelic bass, UK garage

On 3rd LP ‘Boilerism’, Brussels-based, genre-smashing squadron known as ECHT! prove remarkably adept at reverse-engineering live electronic music.

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TO WEATHER THE RAIN: Dusty Dispatches From KRUDER & DORFMEISTER’s 30th Anniversary U.S. Tour – Black Rock City To The Bay [Review]

September 26, 2023February 15, 2024 B.Getz bass music, black rock city, burning man, Burning Man 2023, Burning Man Playa, Burningman, chillout, Distrikt, Distrikt Burning Man, downtempo, drum and bass, EDM, electronic dance music, electronic music, ETP Agency, jungle, kruder and dorfmeister, kruder dorfmeister, Midway SF, Opulent Temple, peter anderson, peter kruder, playa-tech, richard dorfmeister, Rob Garza, Sonic Soul Tribe, the midway sf, Thievery Corporation

A quarter-century of extreme fandom comes full circle as Kruder & Dorfmeister’s 30th Anniversary US Tour finally delivers them to the Black Rock desert, then back to the city by the Bay. B.Getz’s diary of a mad Stan welcomes the dynamic duo back to the States. Give Thanks 4 K&D!

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International Bass Wizards: Ott. & Goopsteppa Make Long-Awaited Return To The Bay Area [B.Getz on L4LM]

January 6, 2023January 9, 2023 B.Getz bass music, Bay Area, burning man, dubstep, EDM, goopsteppa, legion of bloom music, ott., psychedelic bass, womp

Bay Area psychedelic bass fans turned out in throaty throngs to welcome back the pair of international womp wizards for a cosmic convergence at Public Works on Friday, December 30th.

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PREMIERE: Listen to SEEDS? Inspired New Single “Love Will Lead the Way”

November 11, 2021November 17, 2021 B.Getz 808s, AL, bass music, EDM, electro-bass, electro-funk, electronic dance music, funk, funk jams, hip hop, Huntsville, jam, Love Will Lead the Way, new release, new single, old-school hip-hop, Seeds?, southern rap, trap, trunk funk

Alabama’s intergalactic funk-hop squad SEEDS? are back in action with an inspiring new single “Love Will Lead the Way”, released November 11th, 2021.

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Family Affair: NorCal Hip-Hop Crew Ultimate Fantastic Drops Sophomore Stunner ‘Gadzooks’ [B.Getz on L4LM]

October 14, 2021October 23, 2021 B.Getz bass music, burning man, ca, EDM, edm hip-hop, electronic music, future bass, hiphop, nevada city, norcal, pharroh, ultimate fantastic, ultimate fantastic gadzooks

Ultimate Fantastic is not yet a household name, but they should be, and in short order. Boasting a colossal brand of electro bass-infused rap tunes, the idiosyncratic NorCal hip-hop collective defies genre, sets fire to preconceived notions, breaks rules, and blends soundscapes with an intoxicating spirit—a mojo that sets them light years apart from many contemporaries.

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Super Smash: Flamingosis Raises The Bar On Blazing New LP ‘Daymaker’ [B.Getz on L4LM]

July 30, 2021 B.Getz ableton, bass music, daymaker, EDM, electro-funk, electronic music, flamingosis, flamingosis daymaker, flamingosis new album, soundcloud producer

On his latest full-length LP Daymaker, the white-hot wunderkind drafted some of the more accomplished and eclectic players in the livetronic scene to help bring his innovative visions to kaleidoscopic fruition.

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Gone Gone Beyond ‘2030’: A Conversation With The Human Experience, David Block [B.Getz on L4LM]

July 19, 2021March 21, 2023 B.Getz bass music, burning man, david block, EDM, electronic music, future folk, gone gone beyond, musician interview, musicology, rising appalachia, soul visions, the human experience, west coast festivals

Block’s international future-folk quartet Gone Gone Beyond recently released its stunning third full-length LP, 2030, to rave reviews from rabid fans and a chorus of critical acclaim.

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