{"id":173650,"date":"2025-04-14T16:44:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T15:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=173650"},"modified":"2025-04-15T14:10:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T13:10:40","slug":"sound-without-borders-the-new-wave-of-culture-crushing-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=173650","title":{"rendered":"Sound Without Borders: The New Wave of Culture-Crushing Music"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0914c03161e0156d52bd9770c0dfbb90 wp-block-paragraph\">Do you hear the fusion? Somewhere between the beat and your breath, the algorithm and ancestry, today\u2019s music hums with a curious kind of freedom. Genres slip like water between fingers. A track might open with 160 BPM breaks and end in whispered falsetto. House morphs into spoken word. Traditional chants phase into synths. The border between past and present? Blurred. The line between cultural homage and future shock? Beautifully unstable. Read more in <em>Sound Without Borders: The New Wave of Culture-Crushing Music<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-668fc6f49af2562da3f7391f80196457 wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ve heard it, even if you haven\u2019t named it, you have hummed it even if you don&#8217;t know it&#8217;s name. Maybe it was a looped tabla sample over ambient textures in a SoundCloud mix. A TikTok hit laced with Vietnamese folk melodies. A club night where the drop is a guttural chant, not a bassline. What we\u2019re experiencing isn\u2019t just post-genre; it\u2019s a reprogramming of cultural identity through sound. And it\u2019s not polite. It\u2019s disruptive. Joyful. Complicated. Often, it&#8217;s intensely personal, hitting you in your solar plexus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1841a52c2dfc849151bd789d25299a41 wp-block-paragraph\">In this brave new soundscape, tradition isn\u2019t something to be preserved in glass; it\u2019s something to be manipulated, sampled, and reanimated. It\u2019s a loop point. A building block. For a generation of artists carving space beyond labels and lineage, the past is no longer behind them. It\u2019s inside the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-69ea1953aebefbf7f7829edced12ed7d wp-block-paragraph\">Take the glitchy, emotionally raw sound of&nbsp;Yves Tumor, (American&nbsp;experimental music maker), bending gospel and glam rock into something sweaty and spiritual. Or&nbsp;Ethel Cain (nostalgic and Southern Gothic themes), whose dreamy Americana is filled with spectral echoes of religion and generational trauma.&nbsp;Charli XCX&nbsp;and&nbsp;100 gecs&nbsp;don\u2019t just play with genre; they torch it, rebuild it, and auto-tune it into oblivion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ethel Cain - American Teenager (Official Video)\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9Ed_WWmFy9I?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5795f42a656285c384d6c22aea960c58 wp-block-paragraph\">Artists like&nbsp;Caroline Polachek&nbsp;and&nbsp;Rina Sawayama&nbsp;float between art pop, opera, nu-metal, and synthwave with the casual confidence of someone flicking between filters. There\u2019s no neat shelf for any of them. And that\u2019s the point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Caroline Polachek - So Hot You&#039;re Hurting My Feelings (Official Video)\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sn3cHUtNZKo?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-920a2e59250382e11574db3de9b3cdfa wp-block-paragraph\">But the most compelling artists in this moment aren\u2019t just genre-bending for the thrill of it, they\u2019re folding culture and community into their process.&nbsp;Shub, once known as DJ Shub, now going mononymously, doesn\u2019t just sample Indigenous music. He&nbsp;<em>is<\/em>&nbsp;Indigenous music, reinterpreted for the rave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-48f3f7fe74aef5017d50424f31eb6d63 wp-block-paragraph\">On his latest single&nbsp;\u2018Victorious\u2019, a collaboration with Cree\/M\u00e9tis vocalist&nbsp;Tia Wood, Shub offers a sound that\u2019s equal parts ancestral memory and drum &amp; bass catharsis. The powwow drum; sacred and thunderous, sits at the track\u2019s core, anchoring Wood\u2019s soaring vocals and the track\u2019s spiraling breakdowns. You don\u2019t just hear the song. You feel it in your chest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6a0ac32467a49482b167a9db10b9b619 wp-block-paragraph\">Initially, Powwow music was understood as a vocal-driven tradition; haunting, powerful, and percussive at its core. Built on the pentatonic scale, its melodies moved in spiraling descents, echoing both call and memory. Rather than lyrical storytelling, it spoke through vocables and carried feeling over meaning, vibration over verb. Framed by the deep, resonant pulse of the drum, the sound wasn\u2019t just heard, it was\u00a0<em>felt<\/em>, like language translated through heartbeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shub - Victorious (feat. Tia Wood)\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2hEyZT2ZDTc?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a13af5e3208a9cf53ad70200ec660edf wp-block-paragraph\">This, however,  is powwow step; an Indigenous-led genre Shub helped pioneer. Fusing elements of EDM, trap, dubstep, and turntablism with traditional powwow singing and drumming, it resists simple categorization. It\u2019s not just electronic music with \u2018ethnic\u2019 flourishes. It\u2019s a reclamation. A re-centering. And with&nbsp;\u2018Victorious\u2019, Shub takes it further: the production is tighter, the message clearer. The beat, as ever, is political.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0e52b6ce67f194731f40f28dcf847698 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u201cPowwow step gives me a connection to my culture that other forms of electronic music don\u2019t. It carries the voices of our ancestors\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-23f02e14fc258c228cc003f998e2094d wp-block-paragraph\">Shub<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-874c250f0ff7b950151162d17a4073f2 wp-block-paragraph\">The accompanying music video doesn\u2019t shy away from symbolism either. Directed by Kit Weyman, it casts Shub as&nbsp;the Drum, a heartbeat for the people. Wood\u2019s journey, from the open Plains to the concrete arteries of downtown Toronto, becomes a visual metaphor for modern Indigenous identity. It\u2019s spiritual, yes; but it\u2019s also just extremely cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-6a033738f00559b28982bded73511614 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read our exclusive interview with Shub<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-32cca5ed5102eaef1ab1ec51f1f0efb8 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Powwow Step is such a distinct and powerful sound. Can you tell us how you first found your way into it?<\/strong><br \/>Powwow has always been a part of my life. Growing up, I was surrounded by the culture, the music, and the energy of the drum. It\u2019s something that\u2019s deeply connected to who we are as Indigenous people; it\u2019s our heartbeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-50a944318e7fba648466250fc981ac67 wp-block-paragraph\">When I first got into DJing and production, I was always looking for ways to blend my culture with modern sounds. I was inspired by hip-hop, dancehall, and electronic music, but nothing hit home like the power of powwow drums. When I heard groups like A Tribe Called Red incorporating powwow into electronic music, it sparked something in me. I realized I could take what I already knew, the rhythms, the vocals, the spirit of powwow, and fuse it with the bass-heavy sounds I loved. That\u2019s how I found my way into Powwow Step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-19df0f4fdd42b522005a3166145ed54f wp-block-paragraph\">For me, it\u2019s more than just a genre; it\u2019s a way to keep our traditions alive while pushing them into the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-8185b0774bf78460b8481931e678c2f0 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What does Powwow Step offer you that other forms of electronic music don\u2019t?<\/strong><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-afe8c69159d2dc6a454a9257922c3b74 wp-block-paragraph\">Powwow Step gives me a connection to my culture that other forms of electronic music don\u2019t. The powwow drum carries a spirit, a history, and an energy that you can feel deep in your chest, it\u2019s more than just a rhythm, it\u2019s a heartbeat. When I blend it with electronic elements, it creates something powerful, something that resonates beyond just the dancefloor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-99770e6e03b58763f9855dc0fad657cb wp-block-paragraph\">Other forms of electronic music can be high-energy and exciting, but Powwow Step is rooted. It carries the voices of our ancestors, the strength of our traditions, and the power of our people. It\u2019s not just about making music; it\u2019s about storytelling, identity, and keeping our culture alive in a way that speaks to both the past and the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-f6058612b19e740e43c4f84472252ef1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>There\u2019s an undeniable emotional and spiritual depth to your music. Is creating it a spiritual experience for you?<\/strong><br \/>Absolutely. Making Powwow Step is a spiritual journey for me. The powwow drum itself is sacred, it represents the heartbeat of Mother Earth, and when I build a track around it, I feel that connection. It\u2019s not just about making a beat; it\u2019s about honoring something much bigger than myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-434a099e3136a230fc9f3dbfe5143b0b wp-block-paragraph\">That manifests in the way I create. When I\u2019m working on a track, I don\u2019t just throw sounds together; I listen. I let the drums and vocals guide the direction, and I build everything else around that foundation. Sometimes, it feels like I\u2019m just a vessel, bringing these sounds forward in a new way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-b82f4c480d9451668d9b9bd6d4ed3c9a wp-block-paragraph\">It also comes through in the live experience. When I play a set and see people from all walks of life feeling the energy of the drum, moving together, and connecting with the music on a deeper level, that\u2019s spiritual. It\u2019s a reminder that this music isn\u2019t just about entertainment; it\u2019s about healing, unity, and keeping our traditions alive in a modern world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4959a65592b522b4a4498272931c74c1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Your upcoming album sounds like a deeply personal body of work. What emotions or stories shaped it?<\/strong><br \/>When I was creating the tracks for this new album, I tapped into a range of emotions; pride, resilience, nostalgia, and sometimes even pain. Each song has its own energy, but at the core, they all come from a place of deep connection to my culture, my family, and my journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-06ab6c1c50eb89e8a99a7d5227df4370 wp-block-paragraph\">There are tracks that carry the spirit of celebration, those ones are high-energy, designed to make people move and feel the power of the drum. Then there are songs rooted in reflection, where I pulled from stories of survival, strength, and the realities of what our people have been through. Some moments were heavy, especially when incorporating my mother\u2019s voice or sharing personal histories, but that weight is important, it\u2019s part of our truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-26490a40cb66acb9d4053de65f21ca17 wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, there\u2019s always hope. Powwow Step isn\u2019t just about looking back; it\u2019s about pushing forward. So even in the most emotional tracks, there\u2019s a feeling of perseverance, of rising above, of coming together. That\u2019s what I wanted this album to carry, a full spectrum of feeling, but always with a purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-51e14d771568691406218c57300b6d1b wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How do you nurture your creativity and keep your sound evolving?<\/strong><br \/>My creative journey works best when it flows naturally, when I let the music come to me rather than forcing it. Inspiration can come from anywhere: a conversation with family, a memory, the energy of a live show, or even just hearing a certain drum pattern that sparks something inside me. I\u2019ve learned that the best music happens when I trust that process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-0e95ab2ace12d954be1b8313d4a54fb6 wp-block-paragraph\">Collaboration plays a big role, too. Working with other artists, whether they\u2019re vocalists, producers, or traditional singers, always brings new perspectives and energy. It pushes me to explore new directions and evolve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-aa8da2b1fbb4743acab105b55677abde wp-block-paragraph\">But at the core, my creativity is fuelled by culture and community. When I feel connected to who I am, where I come from, and the people around me, that\u2019s when the music comes alive. It\u2019s not just about making beats; it\u2019s about storytelling, honoring tradition, and creating something that has meaning beyond just sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-69a1b2ae46859049a148e75dbc8148a8 wp-block-paragraph\">In a different, yet equally bold, sonic territory stands&nbsp;ROY INC. His double release&nbsp;\u2018Rivers of Blood\u2019, a haunting title that nods to Enoch Powell\u2019s infamous (inflammatory and racist) speech, is a politically and emotionally charged offering. Built in collaboration with producer Darren Morris, the track glides on percussive drums and eerie, synth-drenched textures that bleed into trap and soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rivers of Blood (Vocal)\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1djp3vuYlDM?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5f3b14e0dee8d9ef926ddd3faaa49e6c wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s lush, but uneasy. Defiant, but hypnotic. Where Shub brings the drum as legacy, ROY INC brings the voice; silky, powerful, and distinctly queer. This isn\u2019t just protest music; it\u2019s art as reclamation, defiance wrapped in velvet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6415bece44c699233048e44b8b92e0fc wp-block-paragraph\">ROY INC is known as a longtime icon in queer music culture whose sound is as magnetic as his presence. Rooted in funk but far from retro, his music slides across silky house grooves, synth-drenched atmospheres, and basslines that strut rather than stomp. There\u2019s a kind of cinematic sensuality to it all; bold, theatrical, but never hollow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-42f705929386d38d50f633c434cbd78c wp-block-paragraph\">ROY\u2019s voice, unmistakably rich and commanding, doesn\u2019t just perform; it&nbsp;<em>claims<\/em>&nbsp;space. Across decades, he\u2019s been shaping and embodying the intersections of queerness, Blackness, and avant-pop with a sound that invites you to dance&nbsp;<em>and<\/em>&nbsp;reflect. His latest release is no exception; elegant, political, and deeply felt, it carries the legacy of ballroom, protest, and the club in equal measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-09f3164f22012e9cedfe5edc80b9ae5c wp-block-paragraph\">What unites these artists isn\u2019t just their refusal to sit still within genre; it\u2019s how they use sound as identity. Music becomes a vessel: for grief, for resistance, for joy. For telling your story when language fails or doesn\u2019t fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4c98be9092e961401a69cd3a0ccb935e wp-block-paragraph\">And this movement is global. In South Africa,&nbsp;Muzi&nbsp;blends Zulu heritage with slick electronica. In Brazil,&nbsp;Linn da Quebrada&nbsp;turns funk carioca into a platform for trans liberation. In London,&nbsp;Shygirl&nbsp;pulls from garage, grime, and club to create a whole new sensual lexicon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Muzi - Zulu Skywalker (Official Music Video)\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N8SGoB_LePQ?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>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-122122cafcecabda66b23f6a6be0fd8c wp-block-paragraph\">Across continents, across sounds, a pattern emerges: artists reclaiming their roots not through preservation but through experimentation. These aren\u2019t just \u201cnew genres.\u201d They\u2019re new frameworks; ways of being, ways of remembering. And ways of dreaming forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b5141d35a1573d0fa70bbb501b64f58f wp-block-paragraph\">You can call it post-genre, but that feels too easy. What we\u2019re hearing is something more profound: a generation less interested in fitting into sounds, and more compelled to\u00a0create\u00a0sounds that fit them. Sometimes raw. Sometimes grand. Always personal. Because in this new musical landscape, culture isn\u2019t static. Identity isn\u2019t fixed. And genre?\u00a0That\u2019s just the starting point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-316bb95273a7a971cbc35a8ad90f342b wp-block-paragraph\">If you liked reading <em>Sound Without Borders: The New Wave of Culture-Crushing Music<\/em> then why not try <br \/><em><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/music-songs-that-carry-the-challenges-of-the-world\/\">Music: Songs That Carry the Challenges of the World<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c33d7c53002b7f89954cfde037064d56 wp-block-paragraph\">.Cent Magazine London.&nbsp;<strong>Be Inspired;&nbsp;<em>Get Involved<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you hear the fusion? 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