{"id":3594624,"uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3594624/?format=json","airdate":"2025-12-22T21:39:30-08:00","show":65451,"show_uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/65451/?format=json","image_uri":"","thumbnail_uri":"","song":"Women Respond to Bass","track_id":null,"recording_id":null,"artist":"Sextile","artist_ids":["1789b5dc-e2ea-47aa-9ca0-48596dbb5091"],"album":"yes, please.","release_id":null,"release_group_id":"d95cb4e8-a24f-4870-b191-93cf0b53a160","labels":[],"label_ids":[],"release_date":"2025-05-02","rotation_status":null,"is_local":false,"is_request":false,"is_live":false,"comment":"“Women Respond to Bass” operates simultaneously as dance-floor weapon and ideological statement. Sextile fuse punk attitude with electronic propulsion, creating a track that prioritizes physical response while embedding meaning within the groove. The bassline is the song’s spine, repetitive and commanding, designed to be felt as much as heard. Vocals are delivered with cool insistence, reinforcing the idea of sound as agency rather than decoration. The track refuses subtlety, using repetition as assertion, making the message inseparable from its rhythm. Rather than explaining itself lyrically, it relies on embodiment: movement becomes understanding. The song’s minimal structure amplifies its impact, allowing each element to hit with maximum force. “Women Respond to Bass” functions effectively in both club and punk contexts, bridging scenes without compromise. It does not seek validation or interpretation; it declares its presence and trusts the listener to respond instinctively. In doing so, Sextile transform bass into both musical and political instrument.\u2028Listen: https://sextile.bandcamp.com/track/women-respond-to-bass","location":1,"location_name":"Default","play_type":"trackplay"}