Subtronics

On April 28, 2017, Florida-based dubstep producer Midnight Tyrannosaurus collaborated with Kardon to release the song "Revenge Of The Goldfish" via Never Say Die Records' Black Label imprint.{{Cite web|url=https://bythewavs.com/midnight-tyrannosaurus-subtronics-revenge-goldfish/|title=Midnight Tyrannosaurus & Subtronics - Revenge Of The Goldfish|date=2017-05-04|website=By The Wavs|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106110359/https://bythewavs.com/midnight-tyrannosaurus-subtronics-revenge-goldfish/|archive-date=2019-11-06|url-status=live}} The song was released for free as part of Never Say Die's sixth Black Friday compilation extended play and sampled a speech originally by Klaus Heissler during an episode of the American animated sitcom American Dad.

On April 20, 2018, Kardon released his seventh extended play Wook Laser via Never Say Die's Black Label sub-label. The 4-track extended play was well-received, with it being described as encapsulating "everything that is right in riddim at the current moment" by an EDM Sauce editor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2018/04/19/subtronics-drops-brutal-new-ep-off-never-say-die-black-label-wook-laser/|title=Subtronics Drops Brutal New EP Off Never Say Die Black Label - 'Wook Laser'|last=Erik|date=2018-04-20|website=EDM Sauce|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106110419/https://www.edmsauce.com/2018/04/19/subtronics-drops-brutal-new-ep-off-never-say-die-black-label-wook-laser/|archive-date=2019-11-06|url-status=live}}

On July 6, Canadian electronic music duo Zeds Dead and American DJ and electronic dance music producer Jauz released a remix album of their song "Lights Go Down".{{Cite web|url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/07/zeds-dead-jauz-release-destructive-lights-go-remix-ep/|title=Zeds Dead and Jauz release destructive 'Lights Go Down' remix EP|date=2018-07-07|website=Dancing Astronaut|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106110417/https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/07/zeds-dead-jauz-release-destructive-lights-go-remix-ep/|archive-date=2019-11-06|url-status=live}} Kardon's remix of the song was featured on the album, alongside remixes from by Sikdope, Duke & Jones, Gentlemans Club, Jarvis, Lick, Sqwad, Awoltalk, and Spirix.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youredm.com/2018/07/07/zeds-dead-jauz-lights-go-down-remixes/|title=Zeds Dead & Jauz Serve Up Phenomenal "Lights Go Down" Remix Pack|date=2018-07-08|website=Your EDM|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06}}

In mid-August, Kardon's SoundCloud account was hacked and as a result, had various unreleased and private songs stolen and published by the hacker. Before, he had received a message from Los Angeles-based dubstep producer Megalodon, asking him to repost a song uploaded by an unfamiliar account. After privately messaging him, Megalodon told Kardon that he was hacked and soon blocked him. The same account later published a song by Kardon that was previously only accessible from his hard drive and private SoundCloud account.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youredm.com/2018/08/17/megalodon-and-subtronics-get-hacked-unreleased-music-stolen/|title=Two of Bass Music's Rising Stars Were Just Hacked, Music Stolen|last=Smith|first=Cody|date=2018-08-18|website=Your EDM|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509022540/https://www.youredm.com/2018/08/17/megalodon-and-subtronics-get-hacked-unreleased-music-stolen/|archive-date=2019-05-09|url-status=live}} On October 19, American record producer Herobust released a remix album of his previous song "WTF". The album, titled WTF VIP + Remixes, featured Kardon as a remix artist.{{Cite web|url=https://runthetrap.com/2018/10/19/premiere-herobust-remixes/|title=PREMIERE: Herobust Unleashes "WTF" Remix EP Featuring Mastadon, HEKLER, And More|date=2018-10-19|website=Run the Trap|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106110357/https://runthetrap.com/2018/10/19/premiere-herobust-remixes/|archive-date=2019-11-06|url-status=live}} In November, multiple producers had most or all of their songs removed from online audio distribution platform and music sharing website SoundCloud for wrongful copyright claims.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youredm.com/2018/11/15/soundcloud-issuing-swathe-of-strikes-against-producers-this-morning/|title=SoundCloud Responds After Scores of Takedowns On Major DJ Accounts Anger Fans & Artists|last=Meadow|first=Matthew|date=2018-11-16|website=Your EDM|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116061542/https://www.youredm.com/2018/11/15/soundcloud-issuing-swathe-of-strikes-against-producers-this-morning/|archive-date=2018-11-16|url-status=live}} Among these producers were Kardon, who had lost 23 songs due to these claims.{{Cite web|url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2018/11/15/soundcloud-fails-as-rogue-account-gets-dozens-of-riddim-producers-tracks-wrongfully-taken-down/|title=Rogue SoundCloud User Gets Dozens Of Riddim Producer's Tracks Wrongfully Taken Down|last=Erik|date=2018-11-15|website=EDM Sauce|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06}}

On April 17, 2019, Australian dubstep producer PhaseOne released "Demon Hunter", a collaboration with Kardon, as part of his album Transcendency via Disciple.{{Cite web|url=https://bythewavs.com/phaseone-transcendency/|title=PhaseOne - Transcendency|date=2019-04-17|website=By The Wavs|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418195014/https://bythewavs.com/phaseone-transcendency/|archive-date=2019-04-18|url-status=live}} EDM.com's Phil Sclippa commented on the song whilst reviewing the album, stating that it featured Kardon's "insane sound design and riddim elements, along with some entertaining samples."{{Cite news|url=https://edm.com/music-releases/phaseone-transcendency-transcends-genre|title=PhaseOne's "TRANSCENDENCY" Transcends Genre|last=Scilippa|first=Phil|newspaper=Edm.com - the Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists|language=en|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530100130/https://edm.com/music-releases/phaseone-transcendency-transcends-genre|archive-date=2019-05-30|url-status=live}} On July 7, Kardon released his ninth extended play Cyclops Army via his record label Cyclops Recordings.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youredm.com/2019/06/07/subtronics-cyclops-army-ep/|title=Subtronics - Cyclops Army EP|last=Watts|first=Nick|date=2019-06-07|website=Your EDM|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106110357/https://www.youredm.com/2019/06/07/subtronics-cyclops-army-ep/|archive-date=2019-11-06|url-status=live}} The four-track extended play included the songs "Cyclops Army", "Glitch Fight", "They Call Me", and "Loopholes", most of which were previewed in the fourth volume of Kardon's mixtape series Now That’s What I Call Riddim.{{Cite web|url=https://edmidentity.com/2019/06/10/subtronics-cyclops-army/|title=Subtronics Brings the Heat on New EP 'Cyclops Army'|last=Parker|first=Olivia|date=2019-06-10|website=EDM Identity|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106110358/https://edmidentity.com/2019/06/10/subtronics-cyclops-army/|archive-date=2019-11-06|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2019/06/18/cyclops-army-subtronics/|title=Subtronics Drops Killer New EP "Cyclops Army"|last=Selbe|date=2019-06-18|website=EDM Sauce|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106110421/https://www.edmsauce.com/2019/06/18/cyclops-army-subtronics/|archive-date=2019-11-06|url-status=live}} On July 23 Canadian producer and DJ Excision released a remix album based on his fourth studio album Apex. Kardon was featured on the album with his remix of the song "Vault".{{Cite web|url=https://www.youredm.com/2019/07/24/excision-apex-the-remixes/|title=Excision Drops Star-Studded Remix Album for Apex with BTSM, SLANDER + More|last=Meadow|first=Matthew|date=2019-07-24|website=Your EDM|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725010502/https://www.youredm.com/2019/07/24/excision-apex-the-remixes/|archive-date=2019-07-25|url-status=live}} While reviewing the album, Jayce Ullah-Blocks of EDM Identity briefly touched on Kardon's remix, noting that he had retained elements from the original while "fully capturing Subtronics' diverse sound palate."{{Cite web|url=https://edmidentity.com/2019/07/24/excision-apex-remixes/|title=Excision Drops 'Apex: The Remixes' Featuring Mastadon, BTSM, & More!|last=Ullah-Blocks|first=Jayce|date=2019-07-24|website=EDM Identity|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106110356/https://edmidentity.com/2019/07/24/excision-apex-remixes/|archive-date=2019-11-06|url-status=live}} On August 2, English dubstep producer Rusko collaborated with Kardon to release the song "Bounce" via the latter's record label Cyclops Recordings. The song debuted during Kardon's DJ set at Electric Forest Festival and Rusko's set at Camp Bisco earlier in the year.{{Cite web|url=https://riverbeats.life/rusko-subtronics-bounce-single-july-2019/|title=Rusko & Subtronics Team Up for Wobbly New Single 'Bounce'|last=Schmidt|first=Sean|date=2019-08-02|website=River Beats|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-07}} Writing for Dancing Astronaut, Chris Stack noted the song's influence from earlier dubstep works, utilising Kardon's "stellar syncopation and sound design" alongside Rusko's "signature elated wobbles and groove."{{Cite web|url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2019/08/rusko-teams-up-with-subtronics-for-a-contemporary-dubstep-heater-bounce/|title=Rusko teams up with Subtronics for a contemporary dubstep heater, 'Bounce'|date=2019-08-02|website=Dancing Astronaut|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06}} On August 14, American songwriter and electronic producer GRiZ released his second extended play Bangers[2].Zip via Deadbeats.{{Cite web|url=http://dancemusicnw.com/griz-drops-ep-bangers2-zip/|title=Griz drops new EP 'Bangers[2].zip' just in time for PNW tour stops|last=Brown|first=Jovaughn|date=2019-08-15|website=Dance Music NW|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06}} A collaboration between GRiZ and Kardon was released as one of the three songs featured on the extended play, titled "Griztronics"; a portmanteau of the two artists names.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youredm.com/2019/08/15/griz-bangers-vol-2-listen/|title=GRiZ Drops New Bangers EP with Highly Anticipated Subtronics Collab|date=2019-08-15|website=Your EDM|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106110507/https://www.youredm.com/2019/08/15/griz-bangers-vol-2-listen/|archive-date=2019-11-06|url-status=live}} The song debuted during Kardon's DJ set at Electric Forest Festival.{{Cite web|url=http://noiseprn.com/2019/08/14/griz-bangers-2-zip/|title=GRiZ Unleashes Coveted 'Bangers[2].Zip' EP on Deadbeats|author=Jeanette Kats|website=Noiseporn|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106110355/http://noiseprn.com/2019/08/14/griz-bangers-2-zip/|archive-date=2019-11-06|url-status=live}} Writing for Dancing Astronaut, Chris Stack described the song as appealing even to "the most stubborn of dance fans".{{Cite web|url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2019/08/griz-goes-hard-on-new-deadbeats-ep-bangers2-zip/|title=GRiZ goes hard on new Deadbeats EP, 'Bangers[2].Zip'|date=2019-08-15|website=Dancing Astronaut|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06}} During October, the song became popular on video-sharing app TikTok, becoming the top trending song on the platform with over 259 million views in total. The song was associated with the hashtag #tastesdifferent, a similar wording to the song's pre-drop vocal "Ooh, this shit be hittin' different".{{Cite web|url=https://www.youredm.com/2019/10/22/griztronics-hit-1-on-tiktok-but-under-really-weird-circumstances/|title=EDM's Biggest Dubstep Track of 2019 Went #1 On TikTok|date=2019-10-22|website=Your EDM|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106110422/https://www.youredm.com/2019/10/22/griztronics-hit-1-on-tiktok-but-under-really-weird-circumstances/|archive-date=2019-11-06|url-status=live}} On September 10, Quebec-based vomitstep producer Snails released "Snailclops", a collaboration with Kardon, via his record label Slugz Music.{{Cite web|url=https://runthetrap.com/2019/09/11/snails-subtronics-snailclops/|title=Snails Enlists Subtronics For New Banger "SNAILCLOPS"|date=2019-09-11|website=Run the Trap|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06}} In the week of September 14, 2019, Kardon peaked at number 10 on Billboard's Next Big Sound chart. On October 2, Kardon released his tenth extended play Wooked on Tronics via his record label Cyclops Recordings.{{Cite web|url=http://noiseprn.com/2019/10/04/subtronics-wooked-on-tronics/|title=Subtronics Drops Five-Track EP 'Wooked On Tronics'|last=ago|first=Ben Yi • 1 month|website=Noiseporn|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106110406/http://noiseprn.com/2019/10/04/subtronics-wooked-on-tronics/|archive-date=2019-11-06|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youredm.com/2019/10/02/your-edm-premiere-subtronics-death-wish/|title=Your EDM Premiere: Subtronics - Death Wish|last=Watts|first=Nick|date=2019-10-02|website=Your EDM|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106110514/https://www.youredm.com/2019/10/02/your-edm-premiere-subtronics-death-wish/|archive-date=2019-11-06|url-status=live}} The extended play features 5 songs, including a collaboration with English music producer Moody Good.{{Cite web|url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2019/10/07/subtronics-goes-off-the-rails-with-new-wooked-on-tronics-ep/|title=Subtronics Goes Off The Rails With New "Wooked On Tronics" EP|last=Christina|date=2019-10-07|website=EDM Sauce|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106110355/https://www.edmsauce.com/2019/10/07/subtronics-goes-off-the-rails-with-new-wooked-on-tronics-ep/|archive-date=2019-11-06|url-status=live}}

In 2022, Subtronics released his album Fractals. The album was released by his own recording label, Cyclops Recordings. The album itself encompasses several EDM genres.{{cite web |last1=Chen |first1=Ching |title=Subtronics Drops 16-Track Debut Album, Fractals: Listen |url=https://edm.com/music-releases/subtronics-fractals-debut-album-review |website=edm.com |date=14 January 2022 |publisher=edm.com staff |access-date=20 March 2023}}

Then in 2023, he released his album AntiFractals. The album remixes each song from the original Fractals album and some of his prior hits. These remixes were done by both Subtronics himself as well as other artists such as Peekaboo, Sullivan King, Zeds Dead, and his wife Level Up. The album reached number 4 on the Dance Charts as well as had over 50 million streams.{{cite web |last1=Colato |first1=Luis |title=Listen to Subtronics' Massive New Album, Antifractals, Loaded with VIPs and Remixes |url=https://edm.com/music-releases/subtronics-new-album-antifractals-vips-remixes |website=edm.com |date=17 December 2022 |access-date=20 March 2023}}

On February 16, 2024, Kardon officially released his 2nd full length album coined "Tesseract"; the album contains many collaboration with other artists, such as Excision, Rezz, Grabbitz and HOL!. The album consists 16 songs.{{citation_needed|date=April 2025}}

On March 29, 2025, Kardon officially announced on his social media platforms of a two-parter album, "Fibonacci". The first part, "Oblivion", was released on April 4, 2025.{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4Ou53cCMdT8DPtVqcAHd7k?si=7QtzO-PbRKGC4LhR9LWvdA|title=Subtronics - Fibonacci Part 1: Oblivion|website=Spotify|date=4 April 2025|access-date=22 April 2025}} The EP contained the single "Final Breath", a collaboration with English singer and artist A Little Sound.{{cite web|url=https://edm.com/music-releases/subtronics-fibonacci-part-1-oblivion-ep|title=Mind-Bending Philosophy and Bass Converge in Subtronics' New EP, "Fibonacci Part 1: Oblivion"|website=EDM|last=Goldstein|first=Harrison|date=4 April 2025|access-date=22 April 2025}}

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