IVY Blends Her Penchant for Gritty Jump Up and Sassy Techno on Blistering Drum & Bass Single “Flow” via Bassrush Records
Bristol-born producer [IVY] makes her Bassrush Records debut with “Flow,” a blistering drum and bass single that fuses her four-on-the-floor roots with the swagger of techno. A bold arrival on the imprint, the track channels her hybrid approach to dance music into a late-night weapon built for peak-time chaos.
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“Flow” unfolds with chopped and looped vocal hooks dripping with attitude, layered over iconic rave whistles and corkscrewing distorted saw leads. Psychedelic flourishes ignite the mix before the groove mutates from steppy drum and bass momentum into a snarling hard techno drive. The result is a dark, high-energy cut that captures the tension of underground rave culture while flexing [IVY]’s forward-thinking production style.
Describing the cross-pollination of influences seeping into her new single, [IVY] says, “The idea behind ‘Flow’ was to combine everything that I love about the sassy side of the techno scene and combine it with drum and bass.”
A self-confessed lover of mash-ups, [IVY] has carved her lane by blurring the lines between house euphoria, riotous donk, hardcore, and jungle wobble—a sound shaped by her teenage years in Brittany attending free parties and hardstyle raves in the Netherlands. After moving to Bristol, she immersed herself in the city’s 4×4 hybrid scene, honing her craft from bedroom mixes to her first booking at the legendary Blue Mountain before COVID pushed her deeper into production. Guided by mentorship from Hospital Records and early support from Overview, she quickly emerged as one of drum and bass’ most exciting new voices.
Her rise has been impossible to ignore, already earning co-signs from Charlie Tee, Arielle Free, Danny Howard, Zeds Dead, Sian Eleri, Fred V, and Jack Saunders. This summer, she’s dominated festival stages with a 27-stop run including Glastonbury, Rampage, Liquicity, Tomorrowland, Let It Roll, and Leeds Festival, with upcoming dates at Nocturnal Wonderland, Infrasound, Warehouse Project, Boundary, and Elevated Temple.
With “Flow,” [IVY] sharpens her vision: a darker, sassier edge of drum and bass that collides with the raw drive of techno. As she closes out a milestone year, her Bassrush debut cements her as a fearless new voice pushing the boundaries of the genre.
[IVY]’s new single “Flow” is available on all platforms via Bassrush Records.
More About [IVY]
Having established herself as one of the most exciting producers in drum ‘n’ bass’ next generation, [IVY] – despite her moniker – remains impervious to being put in any box. A self-confessed “lover of the mash-up”, this 170 BPM bright spark has a knack for connecting all-out house euphoria, slamming techno, riotous donk, mid-noughties floor-fillers and hardcore, with some signature jungle wobble – piquing the interest of the rave world and beyond. IVY] credits her hybrid electronic knowledge with her love of European “core” from her teenage years in Brittany, France. With a lack of “anything to do” in the sleepy, rural peninsula, at around the age of 13-14 [IVY] began attending free parties – before progressing to spending every penny she had on going to hardstyle raves in The Netherlands at 16. Things changed when she arrived in the UK to attend university in Bristol; having a long-held love of drum ‘n’ bass, [IVY] found inspiration from the 4×4 hybrid sound of the city’s underground scene – enchanted by its tongue-in-cheek, lighthearted aspect in comparison to its darker European cousin. It wasn’t until later that she made the transition from audience to performer, learning her craft – at first – from a USB Numark mixer that a friend received as a Christmas present. She admits that it was around “a year” before she gained the confidence to play in front of a crowd, securing her first booking at Bristol’s infamous-but-beloved former nightspot, Blue Mountain. It, unfortunately, would prove to be one of the last before COVID-19 hit. [IVY] shifted her focus to production, learning the basics of Logic before being taken under the wing of minimal drum ‘n’ bass label Overview, then offered the Hospital Records mentorship – who set her up with “invaluable” tutorials. Drip-feeding her releases across social media, she slowly but surely developed a following – securing a number of lusted-after bookings just in time for lockdown to end and clubs/festivals to open once more. Now, she’s pushing the boundaries of the purist, male-centric drum ‘n’ bass scene within which she operates – demonstrating a keen ability to mould together influences from across the spectrum of dance music. Inspired by 4×4 drum ‘n’ bass pioneers such as Sub Focus, Dimension and Mandidextrous – even going b2b regularly with the latter at major festivals.
More About Bassrush Records
Built around the legacy it has created since its earliest days in the underground back in 2002, Bassrush has established itself as a pillar within the bass music scene. Over the years, the crew has cultivated a movement that has taken on many forms, from its massive festival stages around the world to their more intimate nights on the dancefloor. In 2016, Bassrush Records materialized as a means to take their barrier-breaking mentality into the label world, pushing boundaries in dubstep, trap, drum & bass, and everything in between. With a catalog that banks on both heavyweights and up-and-coming talent alike, Bassrush Records has put its stamp on artists including Subtronics, Caspa, REAPER, Borgore, Infekt, Jon Casey, Hekler, Svdden Death, Moody Good, Zeke Beats, Jantsen, Eliminate, Turno, Kompany, RIOT TEN, ATLiens, Hamdi, AHEE, LAYZ, YDG, Jessica Audiffred, HEYZ, and more.