United KingdomKOAN Sound is a Drum & Bass act from United Kingdom, ranked #1996 in the world on the DJ INDEX with 80,600 monthly Spotify listeners. That also puts them #361 in United Kingdom and #232 in Drum & Bass among the acts we track. Their monthly audience has slipped 2% over the 6 weeks we have tracked them, from 81.9K to 80.6K. Their tracked peak was 81,900 in Aug 17, 2026. They have 122,581 Spotify followers and a Spotify popularity score of 37/100. Their most-streamed track on Spotify is “Colour Dance”.
Who KOAN Sound is
KOAN Sound ( KOH-ən; named after the word kōan) is an English electronic music production duo from Bristol, consisting of Will Weeks and Jim Bastow. A track from the Max Out EP is titled "One Hand Clap" – a reference to a well-known kōan with the implied answer of silence. They initially gained recognition as dubstep producers, with earlier popular tracks including "Akira". Some of their many types of music includes glitch hop, neurohop, and Drum & Bass. The duo have since released music on various labels including Inspected Records and Owsla, and have worked with a number of other artists, including producer Asa and singer Ed Sheeran.
Biography from the KOAN Sound article on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Most played tracks
The tracks Spotify surfaces first for KOAN Sound, with its own 0–100 popularity score alongside.
Colour DanceKOAN Sound · 2026352
neurogenesis (feat. KOAN Sound)memory palace · 2024343
GroundedSilk Wave · 2020364
Phantom SightKOAN Sound · 2026315
AscensionLed by Ancient Light · 2023336
SentientForgotten Myths · 2015347
Lost In ThoughtDynasty EP · 2015338
ShimmerKOAN Sound · 2026299AllureMoments of Opening · 20263210
Spirals UnfoldKOAN Sound · 202532Latest releases
19 recent albums and singles. Cover art links through to Spotify.
Moments of Opening2026 · singleShimmer2026 · singlePhantom Sight2026 · singleColour Dance2026 · singleSpirals Unfold2025 · single
Evocation2024 · single
AlterCast2024 · singleLed by Ancient Light2023 · album
Temple of Fervor2023 · single
Liquid Levity2023 · single
Ascension2023 · single
Reflex Angle (KOAN Sound Remix)2021 · singlePost this ranking
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7 weekly snapshots. Peak so far: 81.9K in the week of Aug 17, 2026.
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How many monthly Spotify listeners does KOAN Sound have?
KOAN Sound has 80,600 monthly Spotify listeners in the week of Sep 28, 2026, as published on their public Spotify artist page.
What is KOAN Sound's world ranking?
KOAN Sound is ranked #1996 of 4408 electronic music artists in the DJ INDEX, which ranks purely by monthly Spotify listeners.
Where is KOAN Sound from?
KOAN Sound is from United Kingdom, where they rank #361 among the acts we track.
What kind of music does KOAN Sound make?
KOAN Sound is categorised as Drum & Bass and Bass in the DJ INDEX. Spotify tags them as glitch, dubstep, drumstep, chillstep.
Snapshot from the week of Sep 28, 2026. Listener figures come from Spotify's own public artist page and are rounded.