John AI Smith Collective · Artist world
CTRLSTATE
CTRLSTATE makes dark trap-inspired instrumentals, modern bass textures and experimental urban energy.
Trap
One of 55 independent projects in the John AI Smith Collective — ambient, cinematic, electronic and a few harder-to-pin corners.
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Release
New CTRLSTATE material lands on Spotify and SoundCloud as it's finished. Until the next drop, the full catalogue below is the best way in.
Origin & concept
About this world
CTRLSTATE is built around dark trap-inspired instrumentals, modern bass textures and experimental urban energy. Every release stays inside that idea rather than chasing a trend. The world leans trap, instrumental, bass — direction chosen by mood first, genre second.
CTRLSTATE explores dark trap-inspired instrumentals, modern bass textures and experimental urban energy.
Within John AI Smith Collective, CTRLSTATE sits in a clear corner of the collective — leaning into trap, instrumental, bass textures rather than chasing a single trend. Tracks are built for headphones and late drives — patient arrangements, considered low-end, room for the listener. Best experienced late at night. If you arrived from a playlist, this page is the home base for everything CTRLSTATE: full discography, curated sets, and related projects across the collective.
CTRLSTATE is one of 55 artists in the John AI Smith Collective, an independent collective curated by John AI Smith. Stream the full CTRLSTATE discography on Spotify or listen to the curated CTRLSTATE set on SoundCloud. Browse the full roster of John AI Smith Collective artists or open genres & moods to find more in the same space.
Complete works & CTRLSTATE playlists
Stream the full CTRLSTATE catalogue and explore curated trap playlists from across the John AI Smith Collective.
CTRLSTATE grouped by mood & genre
Each link opens a curated landing page of artists in the John AI Smith Collectivethat share a sound with CTRLSTATE — strong jumping-off points for related discovery.
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Fifty-five independent artists, one collective. Browse by mood, or follow what catches the ear next.