SASASAS

SaSaSaS (stylised SaSaSaS) is a UK drum & bass supergroup formed in Autumn 2014 in London. The collective features DJs Phantasy and Macky Gee alongside MCs Harry Shotta, Shabba D and Skibadee, with MC Stormin listed as an original member. Genres associated with the project include drum and bass and jungle, alongside adjacent bass music crossroads the members explore in live sets.

Background: SaSaSaS began in London in Autumn 2014 as a multi‑member live unit combining DJs and MCs. The group's public profile is built on a live show that pairs Phantasy and Macky Gee’s DJing with front‑line MC performances from Harry Shotta, Shabba D and Skibadee; Stormin was part of that original lineup. Public records and artist pages on Insomniac, SoundCloud and LoveThatBass list the members, origin and key moments in the act’s history.

Musical style: SaSaSaS’s sound is performance‑first. Their bills and the UNITE mixtape (2021) centre on high‑impact DJ sets layered with live MC vocals — break edits and amen‑style phrase work are used in performance to create call‑and‑response sections for the MCs. Productions and mixtape material foreground low‑end weight and chopped breakbeats, with MCs delivering grime/jungle inflected flows over tight drum programming. Atmospherics are used sparingly in the group’s recorded and live material, serving as short build/intro elements rather than long pads; the emphasis is on punchy bass design and vocal interaction rather than ambient textures.

Career and contributions: SaSaSaS built a live show that has played festivals and events globally and released the UNITE mixtape in 2021. The collective premiered a documentary titled "Up Another Level" in London’s West End, presenting the group’s story and live work to a wider audience. The act’s live combination of two DJs with multiple MCs is its defining contribution: staging MC‑led performance within DJ sets and bringing that format to festival lineups and filmed features.

Specific notes and influences: The collective’s lineup links established UK MC and DJ names — Macky Gee and Phantasy on the decks, Harry Shotta, Shabba D, Skibadee and Stormin as vocalists — which frames SaSaSaS within contemporary UK bass and MC traditions. MC Stormin died in 2018, and MC Skibadee was reported deceased in 2022; those losses are part of the group’s documented history. For source listings of members, origin and key releases/history, see Insomniac, SoundCloud and LoveThatBass. The group’s most concrete touchstones remain their UNITE mixtape (2021) and the "Up Another Level" documentary premiere in London’s West End.