ToMix, DON'T and the 140 BPM Speed House Bounce, Explained
The Tel Aviv Producer Pairs a Jersey-Leaning Bass Bounce with a Deliberately Odd Vocal Hook
DON’T runs at 140 BPM. That is 12 to 20 beats per minute faster than the 120 to 128 range house music has long called home. ToMix released this speed house single on 4 September 2026 through Space Distortion, the imprint he runs himself. The Tel Aviv producer built it on a rubbery, Jersey-leaning bass bounce. On top sits a vocal hook he created and then chose to leave strange. The part that first felt almost too unusual to release ended up as the record’s defining feature.
ToMix is in the playlist below with DON’T, filed among the bass music and UK bass picks. The single came to this desk through PopHits.Co Music Charts, which verifies independent artists and places their releases across its network of music news titles. Queue it up and keep reading for why 140 matters.
Why House Music Is Speeding Up to 140 BPM, and Where ToMix Places DON’T
Tempo is the first thing a DJ checks, and it explains most of this record. Classic house sits in a narrow band of roughly 120 to 128 BPM. That keeps a long set smooth and easy to mix. Push the same groove to 140, however, and the floor reads it differently. The kick drum arrives sooner and the gaps between hits shrink. The bassline also has less time to ring out before the next note lands.
That is why faster house tends to borrow from neighbouring styles. Jersey club, built on chopped vocal samples and bouncing kick patterns, has long lived in a similar tempo range. Meanwhile, UK bass music brings the weight. Speed house sits where those threads meet. It is a house groove, run fast, with a bassline that moves rather than simply holding the floor.
In practice, moving a floor from 128 to 140 takes a decision. A DJ can cut hard on a breakdown or ride the pitch up across several records. Either way, a short track with a clear hook makes the jump easier to sell.
DON’T follows that template, then bends it. The bass bounce is rubbery and leans towards Jersey club. As a result, the low end keeps hopping instead of sitting on one sustained note. On top of it, the vocal hook is the odd element. ToMix created it himself and deliberately kept it unusual, playful and slightly ridiculous. He did not polish it into a standard topline. Overall, this is fast club music that does not take itself too seriously. At two minutes and 44 seconds on Spotify, it also drops into a set without stalling the tempo.
From mau5trap and Confession to His Own Space Distortion Imprint
The label history gives the track context. According to his official site, a teenage obsession sparked by artists such as Skrillex turned into a career. An early collaborative chapter as ToMix & Genish came before the solo project. By 2020 he had released on Deadmau5’s mau5trap, Tchami’s Confession, Laidback Luke’s Mixmash Deep, Don Diablo’s Generation Hex and Gold Digger. For example, his track To The Rhythm appeared on mau5trap’s Alchemy 5 compilation in 2019. Later, Confession issued Deal With Reality (Broke My Phone) on its Discothèque Records Vol. 5 compilation in October 2024, and he marked it on X as his eighth release on the label. Bermuda followed on Confession in 2025.
DON’T comes out on Space Distortion instead, the independent imprint he runs himself. It follows Stole My Heart from February 2026. He also curates a Spotify playlist called House Arrest. His site lists support from DJs including Marshmello, David Guetta, DJ Snake, Tchami, Malaa, AC Slater, Habstrakt, Don Diablo and Laidback Luke.
The Bass House Labels and DJs That Sit Closest to ToMix and His Space Distortion Imprint
The nearest reference is a label he has already worked with. Tchami, the French producer who founded Confession, is widely credited with popularising future house. That style is a deep, bass-heavy take on the form. Listeners who know that catalogue will hear a family resemblance. ToMix describes minimal arrangements and warped vocals as his signature.
The second reference is AC Slater, whose Night Bass parties and label built a home for bass house in Los Angeles. Slater’s records keep the house pulse but let the bass do the talking. DON’T aims for the same balance. Both names also appear on ToMix’s own list of supporters. The comparison is therefore about shared floors as much as shared sound.
Where to Stream the ToMix Speed House Single and Follow Him Across Every Platform
The audience follows from that. DON’T is aimed at club-focused listeners, DJs and tastemakers drawn to UK house, speed house, bass house and forward-thinking bass-driven dance music. In particular, it suits people who want a high-energy record with a playful edge. It is not a straight mainstream club tune.
From the ElectronicMusic.News curator team: “Mix DON’T in from a 128 BPM house record and ride the pitch up before the switch. Played that way, the jump to 140 feels like a deliberate gear change. The odd vocal hook then tells the floor the change was meant.”
Stream DON’T on Spotify. Follow ToMix on Spotify, Apple Music and SoundCloud. For clips and new music, he is on the YouTube channel, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and X.
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