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Various Artists / Compilation

Undercuts Vol.1

The underground, uncut.

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Undercuts Vol.1 — front cover artwork
Label SLUMCUTS
Cat No. VA001
Format Digital / VA
Release 25 Jun 2026
Tracks 06
Runtime 29:29
Tempo 140–170
Origin Aotearoa NZ
Overview

Overview

Six tracks, six artists, dug out of Aotearoa's underground.

Undercuts Vol.1 is the first various-artists compilation from SLUMCUTS — a snapshot of where the country’s underground is heading: bass-led, restless, and unbothered by genre lines. The tempo climbs from 140 to 170, moving through garage, footwork, dubstep, breakbeat, halftime and drum & bass without ever settling into one place. What ties it together isn’t a sound so much as an attitude — raw, forward-facing, and built for sound systems and late rooms.

GarageFootworkDubstepBreakbeatHalftimeDrum & Bass
Tracklist

06 Tracks / 29:29

No. Title Artist BPM Length
01 Kalintura GUZZY 160 5:37
02 Heaven INVALID ID 140 3:29
03 Listen To Me BAHNS 160 4:00
04 Freak LUNA 140 6:27
05 Blanqui's Prison NEVERMIND 160 5:03
06 Caudex SERTAVE 170 4:53
Featuring

The Artists

Kalintura by GUZZY — cover art

Kalintura

GUZZY

BPM 160 LEN 5:37
Named after the Filipino word for fever, Kalintura is built around rising temperature and urgency — sharp drums, dark momentum and a physical club energy. Intense, humid, and slightly unstable in the best way.

Artist NZ-based producer making high-energy underground club music around 160 BPM — heavy bass, detailed sound design. Draws on footwork, bass and breakbeat, folding Filipino cultural textures into a forward-thinking club context. Previous release: "Escrima".

Heaven by INVALID ID — cover art

Heaven

INVALID ID

BPM 140 LEN 3:29
A high-energy 140 garage cut built on uplifting melodies and rolling drums. Punchy percussion, warm basslines and soaring vocals capture freedom and positivity — equal parts late-night dancefloor and summer festival.

Artist Southland-based garage and house producer representing the next wave of Aotearoa's underground dance music. From four-to-the-floor grooves to shuffled 2-step, delivering bass-heavy tracks built for the floor.

Listen To Me by BAHNS — cover art

Listen To Me

BAHNS

BPM 160 LEN 4:00
A cheeky 160 BPM bass attack nodding to footwork, jungle and drum & bass. Dirty vocal chops lend a naughty attitude, but at its core it stays a relentless percussive workout.

Artist Ōtautahi producer & DJ working across bass, breakbeat, footwork, techno and electro, with a focus on gritty rhythm and big low-end. Contributions to The Big Fresh Collective, a 2024 EP on Club Unique, and regular sets across Aotearoa including Kōwhai Grove and Twisted Frequency.

Freak by LUNA — cover art

Freak

LUNA

BPM 140 LEN 6:27
A heavyweight 140 dubstep roller of twisting textures, warping basslines and groove switches. Deep subs meet gritty sound design — a celebration of the weird, the wild and the unapologetically different. Made in Aotearoa. Built for sound systems.

Artist Producer from the top of the South Island shaping a sound that sits outside the box — abstract, narrative-driven, open to interpretation. Pulls from 90s alternative rock and grunge, blended with forward-thinking electronics. Releases on Samara Beats, Onset Audio, Rooster Records and Offish Productions.

Blanqui's Prison by NEVERMIND — cover art

Blanqui's Prison

NEVERMIND

BPM 160 LEN 5:03
A slowly rising, meditatively intense journey. The first section is a prison — a steady trance, repetitive and predictable. The second is the escape, breaking its hold and resolving everything through chaos. Unlike Blanqui's prison, this track finds a way out of eternal repetition.

Artist Producer from Whakatū whose influences span genres, philosophical and existential exploration, and absurd takes on how the work comes into being. A sound that sits outside traditional electronic music, playing with genre rather than fixating on one.

Caudex by SERTAVE — cover art

Caudex

SERTAVE

BPM 170 LEN 4:53
Tight, skittering percussion over a rolling bassline and spacious, expansive terrain. Techy production steeped in gritty atmosphere — a track that feels conjured from another realm, plunging the listener into arcane sonic depths.

Artist NZ producer focused on deep, spacious drum & bass and halftime. Tight, clean production with an ear for detail and a darkly ethereal atmosphere — rolling basslines, weighty sound design, and plenty of ear candy. Fresh off the Umberroot EP (April 2026).

Undercuts Vol.1 — back cover artwork
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