{"id":1260,"date":"2025-07-29T14:50:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T14:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evansvilleschools.org\/?p=1260"},"modified":"2025-08-01T16:21:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T16:21:12","slug":"wakaan-celebrates-10-weird-and-wonderful-years-of-shaping-bass-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.evansvilleschools.org\/index.php\/2025\/07\/29\/wakaan-celebrates-10-weird-and-wonderful-years-of-shaping-bass-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Wakaan Celebrates 10 &#8220;Weird and Wonderful&#8221; Years of Shaping Bass Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edm.com\/tag\/liquid-stranger\" rel=\"nofollow\">Liquid Stranger<\/a> launched <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.com\/tag\/wakaan\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wakaan<\/a> in 2015, it felt like a radical experiment.\u00a0But what began as a niche haven for experimental dubstep, hybrid trap and genre-agnostic bass has since grown into one of the most influential forces in electronic music.<\/p>\n<p>Now, 10 years and hundreds of releases later, the label is taking a moment to reflect.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today marks Wakaan&#8217;s 10 year anniversary,&#8221;\u00a0the label wrote in a statement to fans on social media.\u00a0&#8220;Thank you for following us on this weird and wonderful ride. Without each and every one of you, this would simply not be possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Along the way, Wakaan championed some of bass music\u2019s most audacious sound designers early in their careers. PEEKABOO and G-REX\u2019s seismic single \u201cBabatunde\u201d became a festival staple after its 2018 release, while Rusko&#8217;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/5kQ2u8ln8dFdE7EzUoKt0s?si=NtRaJQwqTrOnz9k0cxTQAw\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sauce<\/a><\/em> EP marked a celebrated return from a dubstep pioneer to kick off the present decade.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PEEKABOO &amp; G-REX - Babatunde\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sgJS4sbcYiM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Along the way, the label has also served as the launchpad for artists such as LSDREAM, LUZCID, <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.com\/features\/class-of-2021-revealed\">EDM.com Class of 2021<\/a> artist Luci and countless others who have reshaped the genre&#8217;s ever-evolving contours. Liquid Stranger himself has also been a prolific contributor, dropping fan-favorite projects like 2017&#8217;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/583Imc7wP4QL7aJzlYg7Do?si=neh4AFWgTO2IkvI-IJ6HsA\">Weird &amp; Wonderful<\/a> <\/em>EP as well as high-profile collaborations such as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/1VxQboO0KAsIm8MjSShBJv?si=5431c241784649aa\">Jungle Juice<\/a>&#8221; with Ganja White Night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you to all the artists who have trusted us to release their art and work on their project,&#8221; Wakaan wrote. &#8220;It has been an incredible privilege to do this as long as we have and do not take a single day for granted. We get to work with friends, be creative, and do the thing we love \u2013 music.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The message also acknowledged the trailblazing electronic music labels that inspired Wakaan\u2019s rise, including Never Say Die, Disciple, Monstercat and Circus Records. Now with 10 years of boundary-pushing bass to its name, Wakaan is making it clear the journey is far from over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile it\u2019s been a fantastic 10 years of Wakaan, we are excited to see what the future looks like,&#8221; the label added. &#8220;Cheers to another decade!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n                <strong>View the <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.com\/news\/wakaan-celebrates-10-weird-and-wonderful-years-of-shaping-bass-music\">original article<\/a> to see embedded media.<\/strong>\n            <\/p>\n<h2>Follow Wakaan:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>X: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WAKAANofficial\">x.com\/WAKAANofficial<\/a><br \/><strong>Instagram:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wakaanofficial\">instagram.com\/wakaanofficial<\/a><br \/><strong>TikTok: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tiktok.com\/@wakaanofficial\">tiktok.com\/@wakaanofficial<\/a><br \/><strong>Facebook:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WAKAANofficial\">facebook.com\/WAKAANofficial<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Liquid Stranger launched Wakaan in 2015, it felt like a radical experiment.\u00a0But what began as a niche haven for experimental dubstep, hybrid trap and genre-agnostic bass has since grown into one of the most influential forces in electronic music. 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