Integrate

Integrate is a collaborative bass and drum-and-bass project from Birmingham, Alabama (United States), made up of two producers: VCTRE and Black Carl!. They produce and perform hybrid bass, drumstep and dubstep material and have released the Definitive EP (2019) plus singles including "Lidocaine" (VALE, 2021), "Ship Destroyer" (2023) and "Windchimes" (2025).

Public biographical detail beyond those releases is limited. What is documented: both members are associated with Birmingham, Alabama; the project has played at U.S. festivals; and their output has appeared on the VALE label as well as through digital distribution channels. Those festival appearances and label releases mark Integrate as an active duo on the U.S. bass circuit since at least 2019.

Musically, Integrate sits at the intersection of bass music, drumstep and dubstep. Across the Definitive EP (2019) and later singles they combine drumstep’s half-time kick patterns with drum-and-bass break edits and dubstep-style bass design. Their arrangements habitually layer programmed breaks with pitched, LFO-modulated low end and processed midrange bass stabs — a hybrid approach that foregrounds sub weight while keeping syncopated percussion in the mix.

Production techniques you can hear on their releases include chopped and resequenced breakbeats, sidechain compression to push the low end, and deliberate automation of filter cutoff and LFO rate to shape wobble and growl across sections. Atmospherics and pads are used to create contrast around the heavier drops, while transient shaping and saturation add bite to snares and bass hits. Those choices place Integrate’s sound in the drumstep/bass crossover space: dancefloor-ready half-time grooves that still reference break-driven DnB editing.

Career highlights are anchored to specific releases and performances: the Definitive EP (2019) established their collaborative identity; "Lidocaine" appeared on VALE in 2021; "Ship Destroyer" followed in 2023; and their most recent single is "Windchimes" (2025). They have presented that material live at U.S. festivals and distributed tracks through digital platforms, keeping their catalogue available to DJs and listeners.

There are no widely published, detailed accounts of individual influences for VCTRE or Black Carl! beyond the sonic territory their releases occupy. The recorded facts remain the releases, the VALE connection for "Lidocaine" (2021), the Birmingham association, and the festival appearances and digital distribution that document their activity to date.