30
ThuBorn in Flamez subverts gender and genre with a panoply of influences somewhere in the nether regions between deconstructed pop, grime, lofi, and club not club. With a style seemingly forged by the chaotic cultural mish-mash of the internet, Manchester-based AYA (fka LOFT) is equally at home mashing up the dance, unleashing pop-tinged tearjerkers, and shouting at unwitting audience members. 160 star Sherelle can be relied on to deliver fast-paced club heaters across a spectrum of footwork, jungle, and drum & bass. Portugal’s DJ Firmeza is the Princípe affiliate known for releases such as Alma Do Meu Pai and Ardeu. Crafting futuristic takes on jungle, footwork, and halftime, A.Fruit is a sound designer, audio engineer, music producer, and DJ representing a new generation of bass innovators.
With a style seemingly forged by the chaotic cultural mish-mash of the internet, Manchester-based AYA (fka LOFT) is equally at home mashing up the dance, unleashing pop-tinged tearjerkers, and shouting at unwitting audience members.
160 star Sherelle is a London-based DJ, and central to the UK bass and club scene. After DJing numerous radio shows and curating hybrid club nights, her reputation exploded with an appearance on Boiler Room in 2019.
Crafting futuristic takes on jungle, footwork, and halftime, A.Fruit is a sound designer, audio engineer, music producer, and DJ also known as the founder of Get High on Bass—a music blog and club night active in Moscow and St. Petersburg. With past releases on key bass imprints, A.Fruit is a part of a new generation of 160 innovators.
DJ Firmeza is a celebrated DJ and producer hailing from Portugal, best known as part of the Princípe Discos crew which has championed styles such as kuduro and batida. His most recent EP Ardeu received widespread acclaim and helped his further ascendency as a standard bearer of Lisbon’s adventurous style.
Shirking notions of identity, Born in Flamez subverts gender and genre with a panoply of influences somewhere in the nether regions between deconstructed pop, lofi, grime, and classical music.