“Bass Assassin Protocol” going live april 25

See MP3 at the bottom of this page (aside with the lyrics).

The Protocol has been activated!

When I started remixing and making music, I never realized that I might actually need an artist name. At this point, I’m still not entirely sure if I want one – or what it should even be. But one thing I’ve figured out along the way is that having an alter ego helps separate my original work from the remixes I produce.

“Bass Assassin Protocol”

When I tried to publish the tracks on SoundCloud, I immediately hit a wall: their naming policy doesn’t allow track titles to match artist names. Why they enforce this isn’t entirely clear – I assume it has something to do with metadata indexing and compliance across different streaming platforms.

Eventually, I gave up on the original name – “(The) Houseifyer & (The) Rhythm Shifter” – even though it was meant to be a tribute track representing both alter egos. Time was running out for the planned release date, and I wanted the release out there as soon as possible. Hence, the project was renamed Bass Assassin Protocol.

The reason for releasing this track separately from my other work has been simple: if anything goes wrong, it won’t affect other artist projects. Besides, when it is time to release something officially, this problem has long since been sorted out. This also marks the beginning of a process where I aim to verify Houseifyer and Rhythm Shifter as official artist identities on platforms like Spotify, giving me long-term control over stats and plays.

The track itself symbolizes the workflow of a multi-genre producer. While I love the slower grooves of house, hip hop, funk, afrobeat, reggaeton and moombahton, I’m equally passionate about the fast and punchy vibe of DnB, jungle, hard techno, breakcore and speed house. This track became a meeting ground – where house collides with drum & bass, where four-on-the-floor meets breakbeats and legacy hip hop (think 90s boom bap) – and where remix culture folds back into original production. Lyrically, it’s a manifesto: a bassline rebellion, a rhythmic declaration. The voices of both personas – Houseifyer and Rhythmshifter – collide and fuse, speaking directly to what this project is about: transformation through sound.

“I take your sound, I flip your form.
No genre safe when I bring that storm.”

From the beginning, the concept was simple – remix culture with a twist. Early tracks were labeled “Houseifyed Remix” (Sientelo, Whirlybird, Mr Worldwide, etc) as a badge of honor – reworking tracks and reshaping structure. But once original vocals and lyrics entered the mix, spelling quirks and weird lyric transcriptions forced a name change of “Housifyer” to “Houseifyer“. The Houseifyer emerged as the full embodiment of the idea – no longer just a remixer, but a sound sculptor.

Bass Assassin Protocol carries this evolution forward.

Built in Reason Studio, wrapped in basslines and some more subtle tempo shifts (like DnB breakbeats in the tempo of 126–128 BPM – not always the most clever idea), excluding a few stems that were AI-generated through trial and error, eventually leading to an old-school vocal feel that fit the theme perfectly.

The track is engineered to shake rooms and pave the way for future projects. The protocol doesn’t ask for permission. It detonates.

Release date: 25 april 2025
Platforms: SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music… and others!

Backstory of the artist naming convention

At some point toward the end of 2023, I realized I’d been using the wrong method in my DAW to make remixes work. So, I did the research, changed the process, and adopted a whole new style. That shift brought songs like “Walk Like an Egyptian” to life in an entirely different way. Throughout 2024, I produced a number of remixes based on tracks by Pete & Bas – a UK rap duo known for their old-school flow and clever lyrics – but this time in completely different genres. The sound started coming together – and these remixes became unexpectedly popular on SoundCloud. In early 2025, I got in touch with Pete & Bas’s team, who gave my remixes an informal blessing (even though SoundCloud still requires explicit clearance for remix distribution).

During this phase, I started tagging these unofficial genre-shifted remixes as Houseifyed Remixes. The concept was simple: take an original track and inject it into a new genre. I realized this could evolve into a full artist identity – The Houseifyer – used specifically for remixing across genres. When official remix opportunities come along, having a separate name makes that process smoother. Initially, I used Housifyer (without an “e”), but the spelling caused pronunciation issues and awkwardness in metadata, so I ultimately switched to The Houseifyer. The idea was inspired partly by discovering the artist Balkanizer on TikTok – someone remixing music into Balkan-style club tracks.

But I also understood that just one alter ego wouldn’t be enough – especially since I dive into the DnB zone just as often. That’s how The Rhythm Shifter came into being – a fitting alias for my heavier, high-tempo remix work. So here we are: two alter egos created to reflect the genre I’m working in.

For more …
🔊 https://soundcloud.com/tornevall
🌍 https://www.houseifyer.com

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