Hex Cougar & VARI – Ultra [BREAK ROOM Records]

Insomniac is launching its newest imprint from the Insomniac Music Group umbrella, BREAK ROOM, a hub for bass music fans to escape the monotony of the world through unruly, boundary-pushing trap, hardwave, and experimental bass music.

The inaugural single comes at the hands of LA-based producer Hex Cougar, a trailblazing force of nature known for blending beauty with a beastly edge. He's pouncing on the collab tip with genre-blurring talent VARI, the Tulsa-grown producer known for his impeccable sound design that fused harsh, glitchy textures with cinematic melodies.

Their new collab "Ultra" is a striking hardwave offering tethered to a moody, single-line vocal hook that is pitched up and distorted above frenetic drum lines, futuristic melodic ripples, bombastic low-end, and raucous synth leads that veer and pan in every direction. It's the first track off his Hex Cougar's forthcoming EP on the label. Hex has enjoyed continued support from RL Grime, Alison Wonderland, Illenium, Diplo, Skrillex, Porter Robinson, DJ Snake, The Chainsmokers, and Jauz. He recently issued his 16-track 'Alter/Ego Volume III' compilation released via his own label by the same name.