Halifax-based bass duo dope are one of the underground’s most promising exports. Landing support from Craze & Dillon Francis, plus releases on SATURATE and Sleeveless Records, their buzz continues to build. Heavily influenced by hip-hop and bass music, their style is right at home on FUXWITHIT, where their next single ‘Mild Drugs’ is set to release on February 10th. Don’t let the title fool you, this one is anything but mild. The introduction is slow-burning and entrancing as the melody intensifies the trip. Mixing raw rap and film noir samples creates a sound palette that’s truly its own. The lead is hypnotic, the bass is engrossing, and the flow is masterful. Rugged and ruthless bass music never sounded so clean.
“The creation of this track started out very loosely, but really came together when we started sampling for vocal chops. One of our main goals with music is to give a natural high to listeners and this track is basically an allusion to this goal. We highlight this with the vocal chop ‘drugs to your eardrumʼ, which heavily encapsulates the metaphor our artistry as ‘dopeʼ represents.” – dope
