KingMessiaOne Turned Bass-Swathed Progressive House into Aural Cinema on ‘Let the Bass Fuck You Up’ –

Las Vegas’ KingMessiaOne is equal parts producer and orchestrator of aural cinema; the standout single, Let the Bass Fuck You Up, from the brand-new LP The Queen of the Fucking Universe, is a definitive blockbuster of bass-swathed progressive house.

As an out gay artist working from Las Vegas with a sound rooted in bass culture, queer freedom, and cinematic sonic architecture, KingMessiaOne has built a project that thrives outside neat genre confines, and this track proves exactly why.

With a tongue as sharp as his songwriting chops, there’s no avoiding a visceral reaction to the monolithic rush of euphoria. Between the builds and breaks, KingMessiaOne finds the perfect moments to inject heady volition into the production, ensuring that the ecstasy is spiked with a hedonic dose of abrasive emotive energy. Just the refrain of the title alone is enough to send an intravenous shot of adrenaline into your veins as you’re caught up in the kinetic hooks. It was a genius move on his part, and that’s exactly why he’s going to become bigger than sound. There’s a physicality to the release that hits before thought fully forms, which ties neatly into the wider world he’s been building since 2020 through body-moving, mind-bending electronic transmissions.

Let the Bass Fuck You Up is now available on all major streaming platforms, including Bandcamp.

Review by Amelia Vandergast