GENRE

Future Bass Artists

Hear detuned synth chords swell over punchy trap drums, chopped vocals, and bright melodic drops.

55 Future Bass artists · 179 releases in the last 6 months · Top labels: Atlantic, You Love Dance, OWSLA

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Artists

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Medasin
Medasin · Øneheart, Medasin, leadwave & Dean Korso · Medasin Music
EDMtraplovestep
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ILLENIUM
Liquid State Limited · Columbia · Lowly
melodic bassEDMelectronic
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Conro
NCS · Enhanced Chill · Monstercat
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Louis The Child
Louis The Child · Thirty Knots · Boom Records
electronicbass houseclub
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Whethan
Atlantic · Neon Gold · Boom.Records
electronicpopelectropop

About Future Bass

Future bass took dubstep and EDM trap in a softer rhythmic direction during the 2010s, trading their harsher attack for warmer, less abrasive movement. It remains dance music, but its pull comes from the contrast between bass-weighted electronic production and a smoother, more melodic feel than many adjacent trap or dubstep tracks.

Producers including Rustie, Hudson Mohawke and Lido helped establish the style, before it reached a wider audience in the mid to late 2010s through artists such as Flume and Illenium. Its 2016 breakout placed it alongside pop-facing EDM without reducing it to pop or house: future bass keeps the rhythmic DNA of trap and dubstep, while easing the edges that define those styles. The result is electronic music built for impact without relying on abrasion, balancing club-scale energy with a warmer finish.

Future Bass at a glance

Descriptorsuplifting, melodic, warm, energetic, euphoric
Characteristicsdetuned supersaw chords, sidechained synths, trap-influenced drum patterns, melodic drops, chopped vocal samples
Key instrumentssynthesizer, drum machine, sampler, digital audio workstation
Tempo130–160 BPM
OriginUnited Kingdom and United States, early 2010s

Top Labels

AtlanticYou Love DanceOWSLAAtlantic Records UKColumbiaÉcurieBarong FamilyIlleniumKreatell MusicNinja Tune

Notable Contributors

Recent Releases

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Lost & Found, Vol. 2 artwork
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L'EXAIS, Perfect Pitch, Rocco
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T A N E, Yellow Claw
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when i had you artwork
when i had you
Notelle, Ookay
OOKAY
Grant Us Eyes artwork
Grant Us Eyes
Seven Lions, Kill The Noise, MUST DIE!
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Proof artwork
Proof
Company Studio
insomnia artwork
insomnia
Écurie
early breeze artwork
early breeze
Øneheart, Petit Biscuit
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Fight For Love artwork
Fight For Love
Alesso, Kaitlin Aragon
Capitol Records

Common questions

What is Future Bass?

Future Bass is a music genre defined by detuned supersaw chords, sidechained synths, trap-influenced drum patterns, melodic drops, and chopped vocal samples. Hear detuned synth chords swell over punchy trap drums, chopped vocals, and bright melodic drops.

What BPM is Future Bass?

Future Bass tracks typically run between 130 and 160 BPM.

Where did Future Bass come from?

Future Bass originated in United Kingdom and United States, early 2010s.

What instruments are used in Future Bass?

Future Bass is built mainly from synthesizer, drum machine, sampler, and digital audio workstation.

Which Future Bass artists are most popular?

Flume, Sam Gellaitry, Medasin, ILLENIUM, and Conro are the highest ranked by Spotify popularity of the 55 Future Bass artists on this page.

Which labels release Future Bass?

Atlantic, You Love Dance, OWSLA, Atlantic Records UK, and Columbia have put out the most Future Bass records in the Tracknack catalogue.

What genres are similar to Future Bass?

Artists tagged Future Bass are most often also tagged Electronic, House, Trap, Dance, and Pop.

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