Big ups to these five song-making superstars!
After a massive few weeks and entries from all over the genre spectrum, we’ve narrowed down this year’s DIY Supergroup competition to five finalists.
They took stems from our international sample pack (featuring the likes of Holly Humberstone, BBNO$, PUP, Superorganism, Renforshort and Porter Robinson) and turned them into some truly original musical masterpieces.
At the end of this week, we’ll crown a winner who’ll join past champs Moss and ROYBOY in the DIY Supergroup hall of fame. But before then, meet the finalists and pick your fave.
Reigning DIY Supergroup champ Moss shows how he’d attempt this year’s sample packAwa Mbaye - 'BubbleWrap'
Already on the Unearthed radar after a playful pop debut in 2021, solo artist Awa Mbaye has made the most of the DIY Supergroup sample pack, with the rolling bass of Superorganism setting a strutting tone for this fun and colourful entry.
BESTIES - 'two bedroom apartment'
Providing one of this year's most daring switch ups, newly minted NSW duo BESTIES picked Holly Humberstone's gorgeously airy vocals and made an angst-ridden melodic punk duet of their own. We recommend accepting this friend request ASAP.
Dubbel Drop - 'Dubs & Rugs'
Can we confirm if Dubbel Drop are from the Paris end of Melbourne? Cos this producer duo would fit right in with French house greats like Daft Punk and Stardust. In their hands bbno$'s hedonistic bars reach a whole new peak.
Jack Gray - 'Wasted On Me'
A repeat offender in DIY Supergroup campaigns (he was featured with finalist JEFFE in 2020), this year Jack Gray's teamed with international stars Holly Humberstone, Porter Robinson and renforshort for his own makeshift bedroom-pop constellation.
Stocker - 'Rodeo'
An awkward encounter with an ex resulted in a marathon studio sesh for Stocker; 27 hours later and they emerged with an electric bop which samples nearly every artist from the stems. Out of breath but back in control, Stocker's entry is a dark, buzzy speaker-shaker.