A teenage enthusiasm for thrash metal could have potentially led Lorin Ashton
down an entirely different career path but a visit to a local rave in 1996
proved pivotal for the San Francisco-born DJ. After enrolling on an electronic
music course at the University of California, Ashton began to produce recordings
for other artists including rapper Michael Franti. In 2001 he released
Freakbeats For Beatfreaks, the first Bassnectar album, but it wasn't until
Diverse Systems Of Throb, the fourth album released in 2004, that Bassnectar
found wider audience appeal. This led to a series ...