Top 4 Underscore Artists of Lost Lands 2018

Excision is doing it again! After a successful inaugural year of Dubstep, Bass, dinosaurs and ass eating, Lost Lands Music Festival is back for a second go of it.  Excision seems to be taking the approach of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” with many returning artists on the line up, yet keeping it fresh with additional festival features and giving everyone what they didn’t know was possible … more bass.

After experiencing a time crunch to get Lost Lands Music Festival 2017 ready, due to a festival on the same grounds the prior weekend, the event has moved forward to the weekend of September 14-16. Many attendees also hope that the change of date will allow for warmer nights. The event takes place at Legend Valley in Thornville, Ohio. About 30 minutes east of Columbus.

Excision also advertises three times more life size dinosaurs and 500,000 more watts of bass than last year and Sound Camps. The dinosaurs felt as if they were walking among attendees as some moved and featured no ropes or gates between them and us. To be honest, I am slightly fearful of the extra bass-age in 2018. Also new this year are Sound Camps. They will give attendees the opportunity to curate their own stage in the camp grounds for late night headbanging.

As anticipation builds, we spoke to some Lost Land Veterans and put together a list of top underscore artists to catch at Lost Lands 2018. Here they are …

1. YHETI – 

This guy is in a league of his own in both musical style and appearance. Hailing from Ohio, it’s only right that he is returning to the Lost Lands stage. He took to the main stage as gates opened on Sunday of last year, flooding the speakers with his trippy sounds paired with intense bass. If you can’t get enough of him, Yheti offers his entire discography between from 2008 to 2015 for free, here. What a guy.

“I saw him again recently and experienced the true power of Yheti. Subtle moments of mind boggling drum and bass melded with glitch, psydubby goodness,” said Devon Jenkem.

 

2. Feed Me 

There is no rhyme or reason to miss Feed Me at Lost Lands 2018. The London based artist finds himself in the United States often, but not often enough. While his sound is more melodic than most of the artist on the line up, he does not lack in wobble. Following a post on Facebook page, Lost Lands Fam (Official), about which artist attendees were excited to see, many expressed their long time love of Feed Me paired with lack of opportunity to see him live.

“Anybody that knows old school filth will be there,” commented Colton Barr.

 

3. Blunts and Blondes

Blunts and Blondes, the riddim newcomer, has blazed his way into the hearts of bass lovers everywhere, earning his debut spot on the Lost 2018 lineup. The Tampa, Florida native has a trippy twist on riddim and dubstep that makes you want to … well, smoke a blunt with a blonde  and listen to his musical vibes coming out of your speakers.

Last October, Blunts and Blondes put out his EP Blunts and Bass and he is currently on his self-titled tour “Blunts and Blondes” with Boomer and Hesh. He’s one of the most anticipated, artists on the Lost Lands 2018 lineup.

“I’m stoked to see Blunts and Blondes. He’s right along the lines of a Boogie T.  Boogie started a movement of killer vibes and wicked wobbles, and these guys have taken it to the next level,” said Brian Christensen

 

4. Trampa

U.K. DJ and producer, Trampa, returns to Lost Lands this year with high expectations after a killer set at last years event.

Rikki “Trampa” Moore, represented by Never Say Die records, topped the Beatport Dubstep charts in 2015 following the release of his “Consciousness” EP. With over 70 thousand followers on SoundCloud, Moore can be considered one of the leading EDM artists of our generation. He mixes a little bit of house with a lot of riddim and takes the crowd on a headbanging journey they’ll never forget.

“Even last night I was getting psyched up to see Trampa again. Once he starts there’s no going back, you’re in for a hard and heavy time. I love how it’s just powerful and all encompassing”, Ryan Kastenschmidt

 

Story by Jenna Vagle and Alycia Grace.