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PhaseOne

Graeme Duffy bka PhaseOne is an Australian DJ, electronic music producer and record label executive. PhaseOne is well known for producing and releasing Metalstep music record: A subgenre within dubstep that combines Rock music & Heavy metal music with Bass music and other genres in Electronic music. PhaseOne also founded a record label called Sounds of Mayhem Recordings.

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PhaseOne
Background information
Born
Graeme Duffy

(1989-12-22) 22 December 1989
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres
InstrumentDigital Audio Workstation (DAW)
Years active2013–present
Labels
Websitewww.phaseoneau.com

Graeme Duffy (born 22 December 1989)1p1 1 bka PhaseOne is an Australian DJ, electronic music producer and record label executive. PhaseOne is well known for producing and releasing Metalstep music record: A subgenre within dubstep that combines Rock music & Heavy metal music with Bass music and other genres in Electronic music.2 PhaseOne also founded a record label called Sounds of Mayhem Recordings.

Early life

Duffy grew up in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Prior to PhaseOne, Duffy used to be a member in several rock/metal bands, and its music is one of his main influences for every track he produces.34

Career

Releases on Firepower Records (2014–2016)

In November 2014, PhaseOne released his first Extended play (EP) titled "Touching The Stars" on Datsik's Firepower Records.5 "Six Feet Under" was remarked as being an combination between dubstep and drum and bass and Heavy metal music. The buildup on the track, in particular, was remarked as being beautiful due to its "metal power chords and double bass pedals". "Burdens" and "Initiate" also contained influences from Glitch hop (the former being purely glitch hop) whereas "Touching The Stars" was a purely Drum and bass track.5 One month later, PhaseOne also won a remix competition hosted Disciple Recordings where he remixed Virtual Riot's single: "We're Not Alone".14

In March 2015, PhaseOne released a single in collaboration with British electronic music duo Bar9 called "Why They Need Us". The single was remarked for having an "epic intro, the lightning switches between 4/4 [beats] and halfstep, [and] those thundering drum rolls". The build up included a speech from Adam Sutler: One of the main antagonists in the 2005 film: V for Vendetta.6

Four months later, PhaseOne released another single called "UFO". The track was remarked for being "grimy, intense and original" overall, its "vocal sampling bring[ing] an undeniable errie vibe, and a tension filled [buildup giving] way to a drop that is absolutely unexpected in all the best ways".3

Releases on Disciple Records (2016–2021)

In January 2017, PhaseOne signed with Disciple which meant that his tracks will exclusively be released on the label for a certain period of time. His first release was his third 4-track EP titled "Origins". The EP was remarked of having the "gnarliest, most unique fusions with swarthy drum rolls, chugging guitars, deep belly roars and a whole range of wider influences." The etymology behind the EP referred to his roots in metal music and rock music.4

Five months later, PhaseOne released his fourth EP titled "Dreamscape". "They Came From Within" included a sample, in the song's buildup, from the 1975 film: Shivers. The song was remarked as a equal combination from both PhaseOne's metal influences and Figure's extensive music production skills.7

In May 2018, PhaseOne released his fifth EP titled "Double Up".89

In May 2019, PhaseOne released his first studio album titled "Transcendency". It was remarked for its willingness to "transcend genres and bleed into other worlds" that "even hardcore purists within metal, Hip-hop, drum & bass, and beyond" can embrace.10

In 2020, PhaseOne collaborated with Hydraulix to release a single called "Space Invaders". The track was remarked for its "glitched-out intro" and a "sharp bass cut[ting] the tension" between the build-up and the drop, as well as the drop that "contradicts the harshness of the basses". The track was based on the video game Space Invaders.11

Post-Disciple releases & Sounds of Mayhem Recordings (2022–present)

On July 2022, PhaseOne collaborated with Australian rock band Polaris to release "Icarus" on Epitaph Records. The track was remarked for its "explosive composition that combines electronic basslines and metal instrumentation". PhaseOne initially wrote the song to be a metal music track, but then added electronic elements later on. Polaris' lyrics touches of "humanity's seemingly endless ambition and self-interest, and [its] failure to recognize or learn from the destructive ramifications of that tendency".1213

On June 13, 2023, PhaseOne founded a record label called "Sounds of Mayhem Recordings". The label was founded as a way to showcase unreleased music that PhaseOne and his associates produced, and to be "live in the nextus between metal and bass music".14 The etymology behind the name was inspired partially due to the success of his 2017 song on his "Origins" EP titled "Welcome To Mayhem".15 In December, PhaseOne collaborated with Nosphere to release "Brunt" which "features intense metal breakdowns with unique guitar riffs".16

Discography

Albums

Title Tracklist Details
Transcendency10
  1. Transcendency - Intro
  2. Mayday (with Modestep)
  3. Break Em17
  4. We Are The Free (feat. Thy Art Is Murder)
  5. Ultima (feat. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)
  6. Crash & Burn (ft. Northlane)17
  7. Insanity
  8. Cadence - Interlude
  9. Digital (ft. Periphery)
  10. Demon Hunter (with Subtronics)
  11. Lost (ft. Koven)
  12. Headstone
  13. Aurora - Outro
Terranova
  1. Terranova
  2. SOS (feat. Make Them Suffer)18
  3. Pulse (feat. Banks Arcade)
  4. Reset (with Flowidus & Dread MC)
  5. Beyond
  6. Divide (feat. Micah Martin & Intervals)
  7. Ruins
  8. Lullaby (with Hvdes)
  9. Redsky (feat. Future Static)
  10. Shadows (with Scro)
  • Released: 30 May 2025
  • Label: Sounds of Mayhem Recordings
  • Format: Digital download

Extended Plays (EPs)

Title Tracklist Details
Touching The Stars5
  1. Initiate
  2. Touching The Stars
  3. Six Feet Under
  4. Burdens (feat. Aloma Steele)
  • Released: 11 November 2014
  • Label: Firepower Records
  • Format: Digital download
Matter Of Time
  1. Extinction
  2. Nangs
  3. Matter Of Time
  4. Take My Desire
  • Released: 30 October 2015
  • Label: Firepower Records
  • Format: Digital download
Origins4
  1. Origins
  2. Welcome to Mayhem (feat. In Hearts Wake)17
  3. Kung Fu (feat. Virtual Riot)
  4. Broken Chains
  • Released: 16 January 2017
  • Label: Disciple Records
  • Format: Digital download
Dreamscape
  1. Dreamscape (feat. Crystal Lake)
  2. They Came From Within (with Figure)719
  3. Circle Pit (feat. Virus Syndicate)
  4. Revive (with Oolacile)
  • Released: 16 June 2017
  • Label: Disciple Records
  • Format: Digital download
Double Up9
  1. Double Up (feat. Young Buck)
  2. State Of Emergency (with Yookie)8
  3. Decimate
  4. Welcome To Mayhem (VIP Mix) (feat. In Hearts Wake)
  • Released: 11 May 2018
  • Label: Disciple Records
  • Format: Digital download
Dead Line
  1. Inevitable Outcome17
  2. Dead Line
  3. Hanging By A Thread (feat. Micah Martin)
  4. Another Breath
  • Released: 21 August 2020
  • Label: Disciple Records
  • Format: Digital download
The Risen
  1. The Risen (with Sleep Waker)
  2. Drop Bears (with HelaSex)
  3. Raindrops (feat. Escape the Fate)
  4. Subterrestrial (with Jiqui)
  5. Into The Light
  • Released: 15 October 2021
  • Label: Disciple Records
  • Format: Digital download
PhaseOne x UNFD
  1. Icarus (with Polaris)1213
  2. World Unknown (with Erra)2021
  3. Eyes Wide Shut (with Void of Vision)
  4. Gangrene (with RedHook)
  • Released: 5 May 2023
  • Label: Epitaph Records
  • Format: Digital download
Beyond Oblivion
  1. Reign Of Malice (feat. Qoiet)
  2. Disrespect (with Hydraulix)
  3. Run For Your Life (with Muerte)
  • Released: 11 August 2023
  • Label: Sounds Of Mayhem Recordings
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

Year Title Album Label
2013 Take Me Away

feat. Nicole Millar

Non-album release Drop Dem Records
2015 Hit Rewind

with Hydraulix

Play Me Too Records
Why They Need Us22

with Bar9

Firepower Records
Recon2

with Protohype

Shellshock Legends
2016 UFO13 Non-album release
No Chill6

with Megalodon

My Selecta EP Never Say Die Records
Area 51

feat. F3tch

Non-album release Firepower Records
2017 Send It

with 12th Planet & Barely Alive

Disciple Round Table
2018 Mistakes (feat. The Arcturians)

with Dodge & Fuski

Disciple Records
Slaughter Them All23

with 12th Planet

Disciple Alliance Vol. 4
Taco Bout It

with 12th Planet

Non-album release Disciple Round Table
2019 Bubzstep

with 12th Planet & Barely Alive

The Last Stand

with Dirtyphonics

Scars EP Disciple Records
Arsonist (feat. Virus Syndicate)

with Barely Alive

Multiplayer EP
Turtle Neck

with Eliminate

Disciple Alliance Vol. 5
2020 Space Invaders11

with Hydraulix

Non-album release
Demise24

with Excision

Subsidia Records
Make It Bump Disciple Alliance Vol. 6 Disciple Records
Death Waltz17

with Kai Wachi

Non-album release Kannibalen Recods
2021 Enemy

with Shane Told

Disciple Records
Enemy (VIP Mix)

with Shane Told

Disciple Alliance Vol. 7
2022 Meet You In The Sound (feat. Aaron Pauley)

with Kayzo

Non-album release Welcome Records
2023 Bringer Of Death

feat. In Hearts Wake

Sounds of Mayhem: The Uprising I Sounds of Mayhem Recordings
Brunt16

with Nosphere

Sounds of Mayhem: The Uprising II
2024 Brace For Impact Non-album release
2025 Divide (Acoustic)

(feat. Micah Martin & Intervals)

Remixes

Year Original Artist Title Label
2014 Apashe Black Gold (with Hydraulix) Kannibalen Records
Virtual Riot We're Not Alone14 Disciple Records
2017 The Trickaz OG Purp Disquette Prod
2018 Delta Heavy & Dirty Audio Stay Monstercat
AFK & Carbin

feat. Cody Ray

Boss Bite This!
2019 Zomboy The Beast Never Say Die Records
2020 In Hearts Wake Worldwide Suicide Epitaph Records
2022 The Upbeats

(feat. Joe Dukie)

Beams Vision Recordings
2023 Dabin & Kai Wachi

feat. Lø Spirit

Hollow Kannibalen Records
2024 RedHook Jabberwocky RedHook Records
2025 Fox Lake Freestyle Sounds Of Mayhem
References

References

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  16. "PhaseOne unleashes anarchy in new Sounds of Mayhem: 'Uprising' 2". Dubstep FBI. December 15, 2023. Archived from the original on May 29, 2024. PhaseOne was generous enough to bless us with a new song on the compilation, a collaboration with Nosphere titled Brunt. Brunt features intense metal breakdowns with unique guitar riffs that are truly only found in PhaseOne productions. Nosphere, hailing from Hungary, identifies as a "noise architect" and CEO of darkness. Brunt beautifully features his cutting edge bass design with the intense sounds of mayhem provided by PhaseOne.
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  24. Yopko, Nick (September 28, 2020). "Excision Opens the Gates to a New Bass Music Utopia, "Subsidia"". EDM.com. Excision's... introduces a new PhaseOne collaboration, "Demise," which is designed for those who enjoy breaking rails.

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