CLB
CLB is the stage name of Max Foley, a Chicago-based producer and DJ working in drum and bass with strong ties to darker bass music. He began DJing in 2014 while still in high school and taught himself music production; those two strands — DJing and self-taught production — remain central to his output.
Foley’s early work moved through breakbeat and house before he shifted focus to darker bass styles, specifically drum & bass, grime and dubstep. He founded the imprint Sine Clash Recordings as an outlet for his own material and like-minded releases. Outside the label, CLB has released music on Deadbeats, Viper Recordings, MONTA, Serial Killaz and Space Yacht Records.
The publicly available record of CLB’s work leans toward low-frequency weight and aggressive bass textures aligned with darker DnB and bass music. He programs tight, forward drum arrangements and arranges tracks with emphasis on bass-driven sections and tension-release structures common to grime- and dubstep-influenced DnB. His background in breakbeat and house shows up in rhythmic detail and pacing across his productions.
As a producer he built his skills independently; that self-taught route informs his approach to arrangement and sound design on releases and on label material. As a DJ he has taken those productions into club and festival settings, tailoring sets to emphasize bass-heavy passages and peak-time dynamics.
CLB’s tracks and mixes have received airplay on BBC Radio 1, Apple Music/Beats 1 and Rinse FM. He has performed at Respect in Los Angeles and at North Coast Music Festival in Chicago, representing his Chicago base at larger U.S. events. He continues to issue music through Sine Clash Recordings while placing tracks on established bass labels.
Public biographical detail beyond these points is limited; what is verifiable is his Chicago location, his start in 2014, the labels he has worked with, his Sine Clash imprint, and the radio and live appearances listed above.
