Bakground

Bakground is the alias of Cory, a producer based in Indiana who has become a pivotal figure in the lo-fi jungle and 'outsider house' scenes of the late 2010s. Emerging through the influential Lobster Theremin label ecosystem, his sound is a meticulous reconstruction of 1990s jungle and breakbeat hardcore, viewed through a melancholic, contemporary lens.

His work is characterized by a 'submerged' aesthetic, where complex breakbeats are softened by low-pass filters and paired with lush, ethereal synth pads. Unlike many of his contemporaries who aim for club-ready fidelity, Bakground embraces the limitations of bedroom production, utilizing VHS-like hiss and digital artifacts as primary instruments. His career arc is defined by a prolific output of 'Untitled Cassette' volumes, reinforcing a DIY, anti-commercial stance. Critically, he is praised for bridging the gap between the high-velocity energy of UK pirate radio and the introspective stillness of ambient music. He occupies a unique cultural space as a rural American producer mastering a quintessentially British urban genre, treating jungle not as a dancefloor tool but as a vessel for nostalgia and urban isolation.