Long heralded as the capital of hip hop, trap, and r'n'b, Atlanta has a robust musical landscape with a lesser known, but equally faithful following for electronic music with roots in house and techno. Afrobeats and dancehall have also joined the contemporary mix. Helix, the ‘resident Uncle’ of the party and Night Slugs signee, explained that rap is Atlanta’s greatest contribution to the club music world. It makes sense: anthemic 808-heavy tracks are the crowd-pleasing favorites at Morph, often edited and reconfigured with polyrhythmic flair, to color the DJ sets. “And I know you listen to Young Thug on the way to the rave,” he says. With the sheer number of contemporary rappers based out of the city responsible for popping off DIY dancefloors, it’s hard to disagree. This, coupled with Leonce’s stripped back and syncopated club tracks, is at the forefront of the capital’s distinct after hours sound.

“It is a beautiful cross section,” says Helix of Morph's sound. “You can hear everything. People come to Morph because they have some representation in some way. That’s what Morph does that no one else can quite as well.” With a nod to the city’s entrenched music history, Morph is making sure the rest of the underground takes notice. Don't forget, Helix adds, “We invented the term flex here.”