{{Short description|American electronic music project}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Ephwurd | image_size = | alt = | caption = | alias = | origin = | genre = House, bass house | current_members = Bais Haus | past_members = Datsik | years_active = {{Start date|df=yes|2015}}–2021 | label = {{hlist|Eph'd Up|Musical Freedom|Spinnin'}} | website = {{url|www.ephwurd.com}} }}
'''Ephwurd''' was an American electronic music project. Ephwurd is best known for tracks such as "Rock the Party" (with Jauz), "Vibrations", "Wildchild" (with the Bloody Beetroots) and "Just Us" (featuring Liinks). In addition, Ephwurd has remixed some of the biggest names in dance music including the Chainsmokers, Major Lazer, DJ Snake and Oliver Heldens. Ephwurd has toured worldwide playing festivals such as Lollapalooza, Electric Daisy Carnival and Veld, among many others.
==History== Ephwurd went public with a remix of Major Lazer & DJ Snake's "Lean On", before revealing who was behind the duo in July 2015 as they released the single "''Rock the Party''" on the Spinnin' Records label.<ref name=Revealed>{{cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/6634325/ephwurd-identity-reveal-exclusive-rock-the-party-jauz | title=Ephwurd Reveals Identity, Premieres 'Rock the Party' With Jauz: Exclusive | first=Matt | last=Medved | publisher=Billboard | date=July 16, 2015 | accessdate=July 11, 2016}}</ref> The collaborative effort between Ephwurd and Jauz would often get played by DJs such as Tiësto, Axwell Λ Ingrosso, and Skrillex.<ref name=Magnetic/> The music style would later be known as "bass house", which has been described as "having a lot of classic house drums and percussion to it but it has the wobbles of dubstep at the same time".<ref name=BassHouse>{{cite web | url=https://ukf.com/words/hell-bass-house-anyway/15968 | title=What the hell is Bass House anyway? | accessdate=July 11, 2016 | date=April 15, 2016 | publisher=UKF | archive-date=August 18, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818164617/https://ukf.com/words/hell-bass-house-anyway/15968 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
Ephwurd later released a slew of singles on labels such as Spinnin Records and its sub label affiliates.<ref name=Magnetic>{{cite web | url=http://www.magneticmag.com/2015/10/artist-focus-chart-ephwurd-curates-a-playlist-for-escape/ | title=Artist Focus Chart" Ephwurd curates a playlist for Escape | date=October 28, 2015 | accessdate=July 11, 2016 | first=Neal | last=Rahman | publisher=Magnetic Magazine}}</ref>
On March 16, 2018, Bais Haus announced that "Ephwurd will now operate without Datsik.",<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BgY2xH7HOQD/] {{dead link|date=August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.magneticmag.com/2018/03/datsik-no-longer-in-ephwurd-rape-allegations-fallout-continues/|title=Datsik No Longer In Ephwurd as Rape Allegations Fallout Continues|first=Ryan|last=Middleton|website=Magnetic Magazine|date=March 2018 |accessdate=24 August 2020}}</ref> due in part to the controversy surrounding Datsik.
Since moving on as a solo act Ephwurd has released many singles and collaborations such as "Accelerator" and "Wildchild" (with the Bloody Beetroots).
In February 2019, Ephwurd has developed his Eph'd Up Records label releasing emerging artists in the "bass house" genre.
==Music style== Ephwurd was one of the first acts to popularize the "bass house" genre of music to a wider audience.<ref name=BassHouse/> Bass house has been described as an " all-encompassing melting pot is so broad it’s impossible to define what it is".<ref name=BassHouse/> The origins of bass house has been traced back to the mid to late-1990s with the work of the group Basement Jaxx that was melded into UK garage over time. One reviewer labelled Ephwurd as a "high-flying collaboration of epic proportions", describing the music as "an exciting blend of dubstep and house music that has packed out venues around the world."<ref name=Beta>{{cite web | url=http://www.theuntz.com/news/ephwurd-brought-bass-house-to-beta-in-denver-it-was-nuts/ | title=Ephwurd brought bass house to Beta in Denver. It was nuts | first=Ahmed | last=Shaikh | publisher=The Unz | date=March 7, 2016 | accessdate=July 14, 2016}}</ref> Ashley Marro of "Stoney Road" magazine described Ephwurd's ''Bring It Back'' as being an "old school combining a heavy dose of bass with elements of classic house music".<ref name="Stoney">{{cite web|url=http://stoneyroads.com/2015/12/ephwurd-bring-it-back|title=Ephwurd Bring it Back|last=Marro|first=Ashley|date=December 31, 2015|website=Stoneyroads.com|accessdate=July 11, 2016}}</ref>
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Category:American club DJs Category:Musical groups established in 2015 Category:American remixers Category:2015 establishments in the United States Category:American electronic dance music DJs