It’s half past ten when Alex Rita and Errol Anderson, founders of Touching Bass, dial in from New York. Touching Bass first emerged as a mix series hosted on VICE’s offshoot channel, Noisey. Equally, at the intersection of their bond was a breadth of lived experience, which forms the backbone of Touching Bass. In what felt like a natural progression for the platform, Touching Bass launched as a label in 2019. 2026 sees Touching Bass come full-circle.