8U8A makes public his playlist for Global Bass 18

8U8A has published the track list for his show on Scientific Sound Asia. The platform operates as an English-language electronic music radio station for Asia, alongside its work as a DJ agency, promoter and music news outlet.

8U8A is a Russian DJ who began his music career as a Drum and Bass and Jungle MC in 2004. He later became a vocalist before deciding in 2007 to combine DJing and MC work, building a bass music collection that focused on Dubstep, Grime and Garage.

By 2011, his attention had moved towards the Global Bass scene, expanding his selections across Baile Funk, Moombahton, Kuduro, Dancehall, Dembow, Cumbia, Trap, Jersey Club, Footwork, Jungle and related subgenres. That broad collection helped shape a sound rooted in bass pressure, rhythmic variation and international club influences.

In 2014, 8U8A began travelling with the aim of sharing his music collection and performing across new scenes. He later connected with friends in South East Asia and appeared in Vietnam, Cambodia and Indonesia.

His microphone work and DJ sets have brought his bass-led sound to crowds across Asia. Now based between Ho Chi Minh City and Mui Ne, he is part of the Scientific Sound Asia DJ agency and performs regular shows through the station. Updates can be found through his Facebook page, while one of his earlier station appearances is available on Mixcloud.

8U8A’s Global Bass episode 18 was broadcast on 2 November 2020, with a selection that moves across bass-heavy club music from several regions. Abstrakt Sonance opens with Deep In The Jungle, placing the early section inside Dubstep through the Canadian producer’s deep, low-frequency sound.

A Hundred Drums’ Circles appears in the Vibe Emissions remix, keeping the pressure low, spacious and centred on sub-bass movement. Biome’s Unity then strengthens the same direction, linking the opening stretch to the deeper UK-rooted side of Dubstep.

Bukez Finezt follows with Interrogation and Rekt, bringing a heavier and more confrontational form of Dubstep into the first part of the episode. Chad Dubz then adds Blocked Drain, keeping the rhythm stripped while pushing the mix further into dark system-led material.

Conrank’s Bulletproof brings Killa Kela’s vocal presence into the set, adding a sharper MC-led edge to the Dubstep opening. Truth’s The Ark follows in the Pushloop remix, keeping the sound close to the deep dubstep tradition associated with both artists.

Hebbe, Melle and Mr.k provide Wayside and Lemon Twist, closing the first Dubstep run with a more detailed and rolling sound. The two tracks keep the low-end focus intact while giving the early part of the episode a more textured swing.

Howie Lee’s The Wriggled Wind moves the selection into Global Bass, drawing on the producer’s cross-cultural electronic approach and Chinese-influenced rhythmic detail. The Border-walking Monk then extends that shift, keeping the episode outside a single UK bass framework.

Litlbird’s Lithium introduces Bass Music, placing a broader low-end electronic cut between the global material and the heavier club section. Project Paradis’ Cut 11 follows with a similar experimental bass placement, keeping the rhythm broken and open-ended.

Sam Binga and Hyroglifics bring No Dice into the programme, connecting the episode to Critical Music’s border-crossing approach between jungle drum and bass, electro and half-time bass. Starkey, Madhedcity and Eligh then shift the set into Grime with Bad Mind, moving the vocal energy into a sharper UK club setting.

Starkey returns with Manchester Hypes and DDM on Style And Pattern, keeping the Grime section forceful and MC-led. Abstrakt Sonance, Killa P, Long Range and Crowell then bring We Nuh Pay, linking Dubstep weight with Grime vocal intensity.

East Man and Lyrical Strally’s Ten Ton Riddim keeps the rhythm sparse and vocal-focused, matching East Man’s stripped club approach. Flowdan’s Cash Flow then gives the section a heavier voice-led centre before Wiley’s Bars closes the Grime run with a foundational UK reference.

Oddkut and Hotcut’s Mangal Sound returns the set to Global Bass, shifting away from Grime into a broader percussive club sound. Machinedrum and Freddie Gibbs follow with Kane Train, placing rap delivery inside a broken bass framework with footwork and club music influence.

Christopher Port’s Brasil brings another global rhythm reference into the sequence before DJ Plead’s Ess moves into UK Garage. Rough Text then keeps DJ Plead’s section rhythmically complex, using the Livity Sound release context around UK Garage, Techno and Dub as a guide.

Jobo X Odin’s Win Afrobaile remix introduces Baile Funk, starting a section centred on Brazilian and global club rhythms. Karan!’s Conga widens the movement again before MC Menor Da VG and S F’s Na Intenção brings the programme back to Baile Funk.

Michael Brun and Bayo All Stars’ Nouvo Jenerasyon adds Haitian and Caribbean-rooted global club colour, expanding the episode beyond UK and Brazilian references. Pedro’s Too Much keeps the rhythm in Global Bass territory before DJ Yakuza’s Vagabundo returns to Baile Funk.

Taleko’s Malvadão Anthem extends the Baile Funk thread with a harder and more direct club structure. Ohnyjah’s Do You then moves back into Bass Music before Omar’s Duro Remix adds another Baile Funk cut.

Hyalyte’s Bandido Baile keeps the global club movement in place, linking baile rhythm with bass-heavy electronic production. Booty-Buster’s Chu Chu Train then shifts the set towards a broader Bass Music frame before Dos Kanye opens the Jungle section with Kibutz Jungle.

6blocc’s Jungle Machine brings the episode into Jungle through break-led rhythm and soundsystem pressure. Dope Ammo, DJ Hybrid and Spyda follow with Kill A Sound, keeping the section rooted in reggae and Jungle lineage.

Dope Ammo and Taiwan MC’s Babylon Falling appears in the Ed Solo remix, adding a vocal-led Jungle cut with a clear reggae influence. Scattyone’s Killa Bwoy keeps that soundsystem pressure intact before Sully’s Poison moves into a sharper breakbeat-driven Jungle sound.

Coco Bryce’s The Unseen continues the late Jungle run with the Dutch producer’s characteristic break manipulation and rave-rooted detail. Sam Binga and Hyroglifics then return with Riko Dan on Wicked, bringing a Dancehall vocal presence into the closing section.

Sam Binga and Hyroglifics follow with Snowy on Bad, moving the set back towards Drum and Bass while keeping the MC-led intensity of the previous tracks. Thing’s Ldn Jungle restores the Jungle focus before Sully’s Memories closes the episode with a breakbeat-led finish.

The episode moves from deep Dubstep into Grime, Global Bass, Baile Funk, Jungle and Drum and Bass, showing the range of 8U8A’s bass-led selection. As a dated 2020 broadcast, it captures a broad view of international club pressure, from UK sound-system forms to Brazilian, Caribbean and experimental bass music.

8U8A Global Bass episode 18

Abstrakt Sonance - Deep In The Jungle

A Hundred Drums - Circles (Vibe Emissions Remix)

Biome - Unity

Bukez Finezt - Interrogation

Bukez Finezt - Rekt

Chad Dubz - Blocked Drain

Conrank - Bulletproof (Feat. Killa Kela)

Truth - The Ark (Pushloop Remix) 

Hebbe, Melle & Mr.k - Wayside

Hebbe, Melle & Mr.k - Lemon Twist

Howie Lee - The Wriggled Wind

Howie Lee - The Border-walking Monk

Litlbird - Lithium

Project Paradis - Cut 11

Sam Binga; Hyroglifics - No Dice

Starkey; Madhedcity; Eligh - Bad Mind

Starkey; Manchester Hypes; DDM - Style And Pattern

Abstrakt Sonance; Killa P; Long Range; Crowell - We Nuh Pay

East Man; Lyrical Strally - Ten Ton Riddim

Flowdan - Cash Flow

Wiley - Bars

Oddkut & Hotcut - Mangal Sound

Machinedrum, Freddie Gibbs - Kane Train

Christopher Port - Brasil

Dj Plead - Ess

Dj Plead - Rough Text

Jobo X Odin - Win Afrobaile (Remix)

Karan! - Conga

Mc Menor Da Vg X S F - Na Intenção

Michael Brun; Bayo All Stars - Nouvo Jenerasyon

Pedro - Too Much

Dj Yakuza - Vagabundo 

Taleko - Malvadão Anthem

Ohnyjah - Do You

Omar - Duro Remix

Hyalyte - Bandido Baile

Booty-Buster - Chu Chu Train

Dos Kanye - Kibutz Jungle

6blocc - Jungle Machine

Dope Ammo; DJ Hybrid; Spyda - Kill A Sound

Dope Ammo; Taiwan Mc - Babylon Falling (Ed Solo Remix)

Scattyone - Killa Bwoy

Sully - Poison

Coco Bryce - The Unseen

Sam Binga; Hyroglifics; Riko Dan - Wicked

Sam Binga; Hyroglifics; Snowy - Bad

Thing - Ldn Jungle

Sully - Memories

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