Focus Group – CHAOSCORE 06/04/2022

This album is wild. I look back very fondly on the nights we spent creating this. One night, in March 2022, I’d been out drinking and came back home in the late hours of the night with the genius idea of making a whole album before I went to sleep (This didn’t happen, for obvious […]

lhk – i feel online (deluxe)

After being friends with lhk for around a year, I still had no clue he’d been making music. Upon the original release of this album on Lost Frog, I was so surprised that my friend I’d known for a year was talented at making music but was yet to mention it at all. I really […]

unbecome111 – untitled break project

This was a really cool album from unbecome111. When he originally told me that he was making something break inspired, I worried that the selection of break related artists on the label had felt unbecome feel that he had to make something similar to this genre. However, upon hearing the final product, I could tell […]

strxwberrymilk – GAIA

The first strxwberrymilk track I heard was surprisingly not My Head Hurts, but Life of an Ordinary Schoolgirl. When I first heard this track, I saw strxw’s potential as an artist. As the time passed, and we spent more time together, me and strxw talked frequently. I think to this day, he is one of […]

ю – Tombangakha Cola

This is a short ep released by saves under the name “ю”. There are some really interesting tracks on here – I think this is possibly the most underrated focus release. I remember being sent the album originally, and making an album cover idea which was absolutely AWFUL… Thank god saves didn’t let me use […]

SeyNoe – SeyNoe World

I will always remember when SeyNoe sent me the first two demo tracks from SeyNoe World. I was walking home from work, stuck the tracks on and zoned out. I don’t think me or SeyNoe expected this album to blow up like it did. Selling out two cassette releases, as well as opening up the […]

Focus Group – FOCUS TAPE 2021

FOCUS TAPE 2021 was a MASSIVE achievement for the label, one I look back on very fondly. With a track from each focusonthe artist at the time, as well as some label friends, Aphextwinsucks as well as Andy pls & Temma (before they became artists on the label!). Releasing this felt like a great achievement, […]

saves – loser

By the time I met saves, I’d started to have an idea of what types of sounds I wanted focusonthe to focus on. I remember being at work and listening to the first demo of this album saves’ had sent to me the night before. Almost all the tracks were different from what the album […]

unbecome111 – approximations of deity

After meeting unbecome111 online, we talked a lot about our love for electronic music, exchanging demos we’d made online. After hearing some of his music I knew I’d love to have him as part of focusonthe. I love the soundscapes created by unbecome in this release, as well as the accompanying single (exclusive to the […]

unbecome111 – a toxin misfire atop pod y

Unless you’re a die-hard fan of the label, it’s quite unlikely you’ve heard this fun little project. Included as a B side to accompany approximations of deity, this project focuses on some completely different sounds to what you may expect. Long, droney ambient synths will overpower your eardrums. Although unbecome111 would come back to these […]