Hi r/edm! Welcome to the next installment of the Weekly Featured Artist Post. Our featured artist this week is Shades!

The brainchild of heavyweight producers Eprom and Alix Perez, Shades is an extremely dark, hard-hitting halftime DnB project that is practically a wet-dream for fans of intricate sound design. Incorporating aspects of both American and U.K. bass scenes, the Shades project had pushed the boundaries of dance music production. The slower halftime tempo employed by the producer duo perfectly matches the sinister atmosphere of the tracks and creates a more muted and measured dance environment.

With several EPs and now a full length LP, “In Praise Of Darkness” (2018) under their belts, Shades have carved a niche in bass music that draws on influences from hip hop, grime, DnB, experimental trap and West Coast/Space Bass. Check out their music below:

Shades - The Saga

Shades ft. Killa P - Alarma

Shades - Algor Mortis

Shades - Sleaze

Shades - Creepin’

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What are your favorite tracks? Least favorite? Favorite Sets or mixes? What would you like to see from the artist moving forward? Who would you like to see them collaborate with? Anything else you’d like to add? Discuss!

Previous Featured Artist of the Week threads:

No. 1 - RL Grime

No. 2 - Matisse & Sadko

No. 3 - Oliver Smith

No. 4 - Gorgon City

No. 5 - Phuture Noize

No. 6 - SOPHIE

No. 7 - Denis Sulta

No. 8 - Sumthin Sumthin

No. 9 - Charlotte de Witte

No. 10 - Cold Blue

No. 11 - Habstrakt