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.
Latest releases
19 recent albums and singles. Cover art links through to Spotify.
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Scene ranks
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Artists to compare
Acts at a similar level in drum & bass, and the biggest names from United Kingdom.
KOAN Sound in numbers
How many monthly Spotify listeners does KOAN Sound have?
KOAN Sound has 82,200 monthly Spotify listeners in the week of Aug 17, 2026, as published on their public Spotify artist page.
What is KOAN Sound's world ranking?
KOAN Sound is ranked #914 of 1214 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 #183 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 Aug 17, 2026. Listener figures come from Spotify's own public artist page and are rounded.