25 Stand-Out Psychedelic Bass Releases of 2015

The Psychedelic Bass movement has made its mark in the electronic music culture. After a few years of inspiration and guidance from some of the scene’s innovators including Amon Tobin, Tipper, Spoonbill, and Quanta; there is now a plethora of hyper-dank psychedelic bass-focused broken beat electronic music to supply a rapidly growing number of DJs interested in the sound; perpetuating the cycle with no signs of the end near.  This year delivered the goods with incredible releases from the scene’s most reliable outlets.  Omelette Records came back strong in 2015 with multiple albums and a slamming VA.  Addictech Records remained consistent, cherry-picking the best of the best and ushering numerous EPs and VAs.  The Shanti Planti collective in its second year, has proven to be the head-stash of psychedelic dub and downtempo thanks to its juggernaut roster.  These are only a 25 of the releases from this year which stood out to me most; giving me the sensation of instant-classic status, and hope to continue jamming these for many years to come.

If you’re familiar with any of these releases, or are intrigued by the idea of psychedelic bass music, save this article.  When you have time, check out each release.  Check out other releases from the source.  The only way to fully satisfy that burning desire of sonic treasures is to follow your own sense of sound.  Something I overlooked may catch your attention.  That is the beauty of an exponentially growing matrix of musical expression; there is something for everyone, everywhere!

Albums, LPs:

Frank Riggio | Psychexcess II – Futurism | Hymen Records / Omelette Records
https://hymen-records.bandcamp.com/album/psychexcess-ii-futurism
Full Spectrum | Avant-Garde | IDM | Glitch | Sound Design | Cinematic
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Syl Kougaï | ΙΧΘΥΣ | Hymen Records
https://hymen-records.bandcamp.com/track/corvus
Avant-Garde | Electro | Midtempo | IDM | Sound Design | Ambient
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Ryanosaurus | Conscious Comfort | Merkaba Music
https://merkabamusic1.bandcamp.com/album/conscious-comfort
Melodic | Midtempo | Downtempo | Avant-Garde | Jazz
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Spoonbill | Tinkerbox | Omelette Records
http://omeletterecords.com/release/tinkerbox
Jazz | RNB | Funk | Sound Design | Melodic | Downtempo
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Griff | Unstuck in Time | Omelette Records
http://omeletterecords.com/release/unstuck_time
Jazz | Funk | Electronica | Dub | Progressive | Melodic
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Sensient | Projekt Grunberg | Merkaba Music
https://merkabamusic1.bandcamp.com/album/projekt-grunberg
Dark | Melodic | Progressive | IDM | Ambient
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Multicolor | From the Outside | Tympanik Audio
https://tympanikaudio.bandcamp.com/album/from-the-outside
Midtempo | Melodic | Deep | Progressive | Electro
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Bumble | Symbiota | Shanti Planti
https://bumblemusic.bandcamp.com/album/symbiota
Glitch | Dub | Downtempo | Midtempo
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Bil Bless | Dead End | Addictech Records
http://www.addictech.com/p/192863
Funk | Midtempo | Downtempo | Electro | Glitch
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Fractal Dragon | Dream Face | independent
https://fractaldragon.bandcamp.com/album/dream-face
Funk | Jazz | Downtempo | Midtempo | Glitch
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EPs:

Tipper | Fathoms | Tipper Music
https://tipper.bandcamp.com/album/fathoms-ep
Avant-Garde |  Melodic | Downtempo | Sound Design | Glitch
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Fine Cut Bodies | Paper Tales | Gravitas Recordings
http://music.gravitasrecordings.com/album/paper-tales
Cinematic | Avant-Garde | Melodic | Downtempo | Midtempo | Glitch
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Circuit Bent | Quadriptych α | independent
https://circuitbentobox.bandcamp.com/album/quadriptych-ep
Avant-Garde | Electro | Funk  | Jazz | Melodic | Midtempo
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Rob Clouth | Hidden Structures | Leisure System
https://leisuresystem.bandcamp.com/album/rob-clouth-hidden-structures
IDM | Sound Design | Electro | Glitch | Avant-Garde | Deep
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Sleepy Koala | Eucalyptus Island | Kinematic Records
https://kinematicrecords.bandcamp.com/album/eucalyptus-island
Jazz | Melodic | Avant-Garde | Electro | Lounge | Midtempo
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Atman Construct | A Beginner’s Guide to Holophony | Luminus Music
https://luminusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/a-beginners-guide-to-holophony
Funk | Melodic | Avant-Garde | Midtempo
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EurythmY | Seeds of Mind | Shanti Planti
https://eurythmy.bandcamp.com/album/seeds-of-mind
Deep | Dub | Glitch | Downtempo | Progressive
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Tipper | It’s Like | Tipper Music
https://tipper.bandcamp.com/album/its-like
Midtempo | Sound Design | Downtempo | Glitch
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BogTroTTeR | Dark Matter | Addictech Records
http://www.addictech.com/p/186483
Downtempo | Midtempo | Glitch | Sound Design
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Chris Komus | The Lioness | Shanti Planti
https://chriskomus.bandcamp.com/album/the-lioness
Downtempo | Dub | Glitch | Progressive
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VAs (Compilations):

Addictech Records | Ion Driver Presents
Ocoeur, Clockvice, Fine Cut Bodies, Life in a Box, Auma, Griff, Roel Funcken, EVAC, Ion Driver, Sk’p
http://www.addictech.com/p/182913
Sound Design | Avant-Garde | Glitch | Downtempo | Deep
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Omelette Records | Swarm Theory
Griff, Spoonbill & Mr. Bill, Cheshire, Monkeymarc, Opiuo, Andreilien, Eastward, Erik Sumo, Russ Liquid, Tipper & Spoonbill, JPOD, Fine Cut Bodies, Soupmix, Alpha Channel, Adham Shaikh, Frank Riggio
http://omeletterecords.com/newsblog/swarm_theory_various_artists_compilation
Funk | RNB | Glitch | Downtempo | Midtempo | Sound Design
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Addictech Records | EVAC – Source EP
EVAC, Ion Driver, Audiovoid, Eedl, Logreybeam, Rift
https://evac.bandcamp.com/album/evac-source-ep-addictech-records
Glitch | Deep | Dark | Avant-Garde | Sound Design
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Shanti Planti | Rhythm Code II
Shwex & Mumukshu, Globular, Land Switcher, Chris Komus, EurythmY, BogTroTTeR, Quanta, Whitebear & Tribone, Halfred, Animatronix, Ecometric
https://shantiplanti.bandcamp.com/album/rhythm-code-ii
Midtempo | Downtempo | PsyChill | Progressive | Dub
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Addictech Records | Birds of Paradise – Flight Patterns (Re:Routed)
Kaya Project, Eat Static, Hypnagog, Push/Pull, Nanda, Land Switcher, Morphatrix, Mr. Rogers, Luke Mandala, Hedflux, Yuli Fershtat, Goosebumpz, Koan, Symbolico, Sixis
http://www.addictech.com/p/192586
Electro | Dub | Midtempo | Downtempo
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Let us know if we missed anything.  Here’s to 2016!
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