15-Min Flash Mix E42: Krstn Hurls Some Bass In Your Face With A UK Dubstep Prowl

Time to turn up your subs (Credit: Courtesy of Krstn)

Right now for Episode 42 of the 15-Min Flash Mix, we’re slinging some bass in your face with the mixing prowess of Krstn, a proponent of UK bass music that wants to rumble more in a scene dominated by 4/4. A self-professed dubstep head who’s been in love with the genre since she was 16, Krstn has grown with its evolution as it absorbed more experimental and left-field hip-hop influences over the years. A true low-end devotee at heart.

Despite keeping a somewhat low profile, Krstn has been spinning in the scene for a while now with noteworthy gigs for Singapore Community Radio, ATTAGIRL!, 1880, Etta and Koma. But now unbound by venue rules and crowd requests, Krstn is embracing her left-field proclivities with a mix that’s gritty, shadowy and purring with subdued aggression.

For the 15-Min Flash Mix, KRSTN pummels with tracks from Pangaea, Mamba and Skream, her teenhood hero and dubstep pioneer who got her into the UK discipline. She unleashes a lurching, lumbering dubstep crawl buzzing with oscillating notes and stripped back percussions. Tossed in with elements of grime and hip-hop, reggae emcee vocals, broken beats and dark bass hums, and you have a quintessential taste of KRSTN’s influences that she wants everyone to hear.

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