GRiZ Turns Comeback Into High-Octane Fantasy With New Mixtape, "Sidequest Vol. 1"

GRiZ has released a new mixtape, Sidequest Vol. 1, a 22-track odyssey of funk-fueled basslines and heavy-hitting drops.

After a two-year hiatus that left fans wondering if the superstar producer would ever return to the stage, GRiZ has reemerged in full technicolor. His new project has dropped on SoundCloud as a 50-minute mixtape, a sprawling tapestry that fuses unreleased tracks, remixes, edits and flips into one jam-packed listen. 

The sound of an artist freshly unshackled., Sidequest Vol. 1 plays like a love letter to GRiZ’s time-tested sound while charting new territory in multi-genre experimentation. Layered funk riffs collide with psychedelic basslines, brass stabs slice through thick drums and dubstep growls chew through ecstatic festival drops.

Framed as a "side quest" to the main GRiZ narrative, the release plays out like a high-stakes video game companion story. The project is an extension of a fantasy RPG-inspired campaign GRiZ launched earlier this month, and in true DnD fashion, fans could roll a virtual 20-sided die on a custom-built, turn-based game to unlock previews which are revealed only after besting the game's digital foes. 

Listen to GRiZ's new mixtape Sidequest Vol. 1 below.

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