# Bass Modulators

Canonical: https://www.hdrr.info/artists/bass-modulators

- Genres: Hardstyle
- Tracked releases: 134
- Latest release: 17 Jul 2026
- Spotify followers: 79,313
- Spotify popularity: 46/100

Bass Modulators is a Dutch hardstyle act known for a euphoric, feel-good signature sound (hits like 'Oxygen' and a Defqon.1 anthem with Noisecontrollers), running as Rick Buijtenhek's solo project since 2022.

Bass Modulators built a career on a simple conviction: hardstyle can beam. Formed as a duo in 2007 by Rick Buijtenhek and Roland Evers, the project became one of [euphoric hardstyle's](/new-euphoric-hardstyle-releases) defining feel-good acts - high-energy, melodic and unashamedly uplifting when much of the scene turned dark.

### From Indeep to Oxygen

Breakthrough tracks "Indeep" and "The Cube" earned them a sublabel under Tatanka's wing, where hits like "Quarantine" and "NRGizer" followed. The 2011 move to Scantraxx (the label of [Headhunterz](/artists/headhunterz)-era hardstyle history) produced their imperial phase: "Oxygen", "Leave The World", "I Want Your Love", and "Dragonblood", an official Defqon.1 anthem made with [Noisecontrollers](/artists/noisecontrollers). The duo played everywhere that matters: Defqon.1 (Netherlands and Australia), Decibel outdoor, Mysteryland, Tomorrowland and Q-BASE.

### A new chapter

In 2022 the duo parted ways and Rick reinvented Bass Modulators as a solo act, returning to Scantraxx the following year. The euphoric signature is intact: current favourites on HDRR's tracking include "Higher", "Mockingbird" and the Hysta remix of "Oxygen" that introduced the anthem to a new generation. The project shares its melodic DNA with acts like [Sound Rush](/artists/sound-rush) and [Da Tweekaz](/artists/da-tweekaz), the wing of hardstyle that treats euphoria as a craft.

### On the radar

HDRR tracks the full Bass Modulators catalogue, around 130 releases. Every new one lands on the [Hardstyle Release Radar](/playlists/hardstyle-release-radar) the day it hits Spotify, with the strongest tracks charting in the [Hardstyle Top 100](/hardstyle-top-100). The full tracked catalogue is listed above.

### FAQ

**Who are Bass Modulators?**

Bass Modulators started in 2007 as the Dutch duo of Rick Buijtenhek and Roland Evers, becoming one of euphoric hardstyle's defining feel-good acts. Since the duo parted ways in 2022, Rick has carried the project solo, returning to the Scantraxx label where it all began.

**What are Bass Modulators' biggest tracks?**

'Oxygen' is the signature anthem, alongside hits like 'Imagine', 'Bad Habits' and 'Dragonblood' - an official Defqon.1 anthem made with Noisecontrollers. On HDRR's current tracking, 'Higher' and the Hysta remix of 'Oxygen' lead the catalogue.

**What genre is Bass Modulators?**

Euphoric hardstyle - bright melodies, uplifting vocals and a high-energy 'feel good' formula, at the opposite pole from rawstyle's darkness.