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“A perfect blend of percussive drums, synthesized keys and trap influences with a long-standing traditional sound”
VICE
“Enough pulse-pounding Canadian Indigenous drumming and spine-chilling traditional chants to satisfy fans of the powwow-step genre he helped pioneer”
COMPLEX
“One of Canada’s most forward-thinking artists”
THE HYPE MAGAZINE
The “Godfather of Powwow Step” Shub (formerly known as DJ Shub) releases new single “Eye of the Storm ft. Natasha Fisher,” the second single from his forthcoming album Heritage (Part Two), following the acclaimed Heritage (Part One).
The track marks a striking evolution in Shub’s sound — blending traditional Indigenous hand drum rhythms with early electronic, post-dubstep, UK garage, and indie pop influences, and introducing one of his most emotionally resonant collaborations to date.
Sonically, “Eye of the Storm” is built from a raw, grounding rhythmic foundation — a traditional hand drum rhythm and vocals that set the tone before opening into layers of electronic texture drawn from the genres Shub grew up loving. Natasha Fisher’s emotionally charged performance anchors the song’s narrative, her voice moving between tenderness and quiet power in a way that feels both deeply personal and universally felt. Rather than pulling in opposing directions, the R&B sensibility and the Powwow Step foundation interlock naturally, creating something that feels equally at home in a festival crowd or a quiet room at 2am.
Thematically, the song lives up to its name. The eye of a storm is the stillest, clearest point inside chaos — and “Eye of the Storm” draws directly from that image. Fisher’s contribution explores themes of sobriety, trauma, intuition, and survival, reflecting on breaking cycles, shedding chemical dependence, and reclaiming agency. It is a song about finding stillness not as an escape, but as a tool — something to return to in order to keep moving forward.
“This song started with something really simple and raw — a traditional hand drum rhythm and vocals that set the whole mood,” Shub explains. “From there I leaned into the early electronic, post-dubstep, UK garage, and indie pop sounds I grew up loving. I knew Natasha Fisher was the perfect voice for this record, and I knew she was going to smash it. She didn’t just get the vision, she elevated it in every way. Her performance brought so much emotion, texture, and honesty to the track, and working with her was honestly magical. This is one of those collaborations I’m super hyped about.”
Fisher speaks to the deeply personal place the song came from. “‘Eye of the Storm’ is about finding peace in a difficult time,” she shares. “I wrote it from the perspective of someone navigating through early sobriety and trying to cope with the flow of life while still dealing with past trauma. The eye of the storm is the calm before or after — where things feel still for just a moment, a place where you wish you could stay a little while longer. As I’ve had to navigate my way through multiple tragedies and mental health struggles throughout my life, there’s always been moments of clarity. Those moments have guided me to make the decisions needed for survival and healing. That’s the eye of the storm — being able to use intuition.”
The accompanying music video brings the song’s themes into vivid, everyday focus. Filmed inside a laundromat, the visual plays directly on the ideas of sobriety, renewal, and getting clean — using the cyclical motion of washing machines as a metaphor for breaking patterns and beginning again. Set against the stark ordinariness of the location, the video amplifies the song’s core message: cycles can be broken, stains can be lifted, and even inside turbulence there is a still point where healing begins. Together, the song and video frame transformation not as a single breakthrough, but as a series of conscious choices.
Heritage (Part Two) is the completion of the most ambitious project of Shub’s career. Where Part One arrived as a raw, stripped-down statement of identity — expanding his sonic palette across hip-hop, dub-infused trip-hop, and electronic production — Part Two brings the full picture into focus, anchored by a series of bucket-list collaborations.
“This album is about movement and growth,” Shub explains. “It’s not trying to be one genre, it’s just the sound of where I’m at right now.” The two parts together form a complete autobiography and a celebration of unity across cultures and generations.
A former member of the JUNO Award-winning A Tribe Called Red and the pioneer who coined Powwow Step — a genre born from the recognition that dubstep’s 140 BPM matched the tempo of grass dance songs — Shub has spent over a decade reshaping the landscape of Indigenous electronic music. With Heritage (Part Two), he continues to honour that lineage while pushing the sound further than it has ever gone.
“Eye of the Storm ft. Natasha Fisher” is out now. Heritage (Part Two) is coming May 1st