Bassvictim

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Bassvictim
Origin London, United Kingdom
Genres Electronic
Years active2022–present

Bassvictim is an electronic music duo formed in London in 2022 by Polish-English singer songwriter Maria Manow and American-English producer Ike Clateman.

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Career

Maria Manow was born in Bydgoszcz, Poland. [1] Manow and Ike Clateman first met on a trip to Berlin as two Goldsmiths, University of London students in the summer of 2022. [1] The pair would form Bassvictim later that year after meeting again a few months after outside the south London club Peckham Audio. [1] This setting served as the origin for the name Bassvictim, as Clateman had stepped out to take a break from the sound inside. [1]

On October 10, 2025, Bassvictim released their debut album Forever. [2] Pitchfork published a review on the album rating it a 7.5, stating, "Layered with clanging percussion, gnarled harp sounds, and howling synths, their production is thickset yet deceptively simple—equally rewarding in your headphones and on a massive speaker. It sounds like the past without ever feeling derivative: a memory crystallized in bass, cracked phone screens, and dingy little London flats." Pitchfork ranked the album number 49 on their list of "The 50 Best Albums of 2025". [3] [2] On October 20, 2025, they selected Bassvictim's "Mr. President" for their weekly playlist. [4]

In December 2025, NME stated "the London-based duo have ushered in a glorious electroclash renaissance alongside Snow Strippers and The Hellp". [5]

In an article titled "How to Dig for Music Without Spotify," writing for Pitchfork, music journalist Kieran Press-Reynolds stated " Watch enough 2hollis Chobani clips and TikTok will whoosh you down the Abercrombie & Twitch rabid hole—start with Snow Strippers and nate sib, dip down to Bassvictim". [6] [7] [8]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
Forever
  • Released: October 10, 2025
  • Label: —
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

EPs

TitleEP details
Basspunk
  • Released: 2024
  • Label: —
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Basspunk 2
  • Released: 2025
  • Label: —
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

TitleSingle details
Canary Wharf Freestyle
  • Released: 2023
  • Label: —
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
L-On-D-On
  • Released: 2023
  • Label: —
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Curse Is Lifted (Club rmx)
  • Released: 2024
  • Label: —
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Alice
  • Released: 2024
  • Label: —
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Makes You Wonder
  • Released: 2024
  • Label: —
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Walk Hard (G String Edit)
  • Released: 2025
  • Label: —
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Final Song (bod [包家巷] Remix)
  • Released: 2025
  • Label: —
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
  • Collaboration with bod [包家巷]
The Kids Are Coming Home
  • Released: 2025
  • Label: —
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
  • Collaboration with Worldpeace DMT

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Press-Reynolds, Kieran (2025-11-06). "A Messy Evening With Bassvictim". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  2. 1 2 Forde, Archie. "Bassvictim: Forever". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  3. Pitchfork (2025-12-02). "The 50 Best Albums of 2025". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  4. Pitchfork (2025-10-20). "10 Songs You Should Listen to Now: This Week's Pitchfork Selects Playlist". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  5. Rigotti, Alex (2025-12-10). "The bittersweet rise of Bassvictim: "Cool is the good, bad and ugly"". NME. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  6. Press-Reynolds, Kieran (2025-07-31). "How to Dig for Music Without Spotify". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  7. Lee-Suk, Emile. "Bassvictim: Testing Forms in Forever". stuyspec.com. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  8. Clateman, Charlie. "Bassvictim Is London's Rising Underground Act". Byline. Retrieved 2026-02-06.