Barely Alive

Barely Alive
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Background information
OriginGreat Barrington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres
InstrumentDigital Audio Workstation (DAW)
Years active2013–present
Labels
Members
  • Matthew Meier
  • William "Watt" Watkins
Websitebarelyalive.com

Barely Alive is an American electronic music production and DJ duo composed of Matthew Meier and William "Watt" Watkins founded in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, U.S. The duo is well known for their songs on British-American and Los Angeles based electronic music record label: Disciple Records.[1]

Similar to some EDM groups such as Bassjackers and Dash Berlin, William's primary role is the headliner (as Watt) for the duo's tours whereas Matthew's primary role is the music production and "behind-the-scenes".[2]

History

Meier and Watkins both attended Monument Mountain Regional High School and participated in its music program. The duo, each, grew up with parents with a rock music background.[3][4]

The duo began producing in 2013, releasing digital singles on Dirty Duck Audio and Adapted Records,[5][6] and remixing other artists such as Getter, Virtual Riot, Astronaut and others. In 2014, Barely Alive signed to Disciple Recordings, releasing the four-song EP, Lost In The Internet, early in the year.[4][7] The release was an immediate success on dance music retail site, Beatport (where the duo were eventually named the second best-selling dubstep artist of 2014), and they began touring the U.S and Europe along with artists such as Datsik and Trolley Snatcha.

Numerous singles and EPs followed, including collaborations with Zomboy & Splitbreed, and the duo's full-length debut album, We Are Barely Alive, surfaced on Disciple Recordings in October 2015.[8] Since then, the duo released their OWSLA debut single, "Back To Back", a remix to SKisM’s "Experts", and their remix album, We Are Barely Alive: The Remixes.

Their OWSLA debut EP, Domain EP, was released in early February 2017.[9] In late July, Disciple Recordings released a teaser for the duo's second album, Odyssey, which was released on August 13, 2018.[10]

The duo released their seventh EP on Disciple Recordings, Lost In Time on February 13, 2019. After collaborating with 12th Planet & PhaseOne for the single Bubzstep on May 13, 2019, Barely Alive released their eighth EP on Disciple Recordings entitled Multiplayer on 03 Jul 2019.

Etymology

The name 'Barely Alive' came from a "random movie quote", and the logo was inspired by a test card.[7]

Discography

Albums

Title Tracklist Details
We Are Barely Alive[8]
  1. Hackers (feat. Armanni Reign)
  2. Binary
  3. Windpipe (feat. Ragga Twins)
  4. Rough and Rugged
  5. Stomp
  6. The Riddler
  7. Pooyoso (Take It Back)
  8. We Are Barely Alive (Interlude)
  9. Over It
  10. Scoop
  11. Poison Dart
  12. Fireflies (feat. Ewol & Espired)
  13. Elephant
  14. No Time
Odyssey[10]
  1. Odyssey
  2. Know About Me (feat. Virus Syndicate)
  3. Deeper In Love (feat. Great Good Fine Ok)
  4. Bad Thang (feat. Splitbreed)
  5. Xenomorph
  6. Bounce Wit Me
  7. Devil's Tower
  8. New Coupe: Ride Out (feat. Iamsu!)
  9. War Of The Worlds
  10. Buddy (feat. Yves Paquet)
  11. Wompum
  12. Shutdown
  13. Warrior (feat. Mad Hed City)
  14. Over (feat. Nah Mean)
  • Released: August 13, 2018
  • Label: Disciple Records
  • Format: Digital download

EPs

Title Tracklist Details
Lost in the Internet[7]
  1. Chasing Ghosts (with Spock & Directive)
  2. Dial Up
  3. Keyboard Killer (feat. Splitbreed)[11]
  4. Chasing Ghosts (Virtual Riot Remix)[12]
  • Released: March 10, 2014
  • Label: Disciple Records
  • Format: Digital download
Internet Streets[13]
  1. Cyber Bully (feat. Messinian)
  2. Rifle Blow Kiss (feat. Soultrain Locomotive
  3. Candy Kids (with Datsik)
  4. Cyber Bully (The Frim Remix)
  • Released: June 9, 2014
  • Label: Disciple Records/Firepower Records
  • Format: Digital download
Fiber Optic[14]
  1. Zombie Hunter
  2. Boston Shit
  3. Lasers Up
  4. Work It
  5. Lasers Up (Habstrakt Remix)
  • Released: January 26, 2015
  • Label: Disciple Records
  • Format: Digital download
Rivals[15](with Astronaut)
  1. Rivals
  2. Bad Fellas
  3. Raga
  4. Some Kind of Monster
  • Released: March 30, 2015
  • Label: Disciple Records
  • Format: Digital download
Domain[9]
  1. CA$H
  2. Elastic Nightmare
  3. Kickin' In (feat. Chloe Stamp)
  4. Gumby (with Habstrakt)
  • Released: February 10, 2017
  • Label: Owsla
  • Format: Digital download
Lost In Time
  1. Wack
  2. Be Mine
  3. Our Own Way (with Modestep)
  4. Rock The Beat
  5. Break Em Down
  6. My Favorite Star
  • Released: February 13, 2019
  • Label: Disciple Records
  • Format: Digital download
Multiplayer
  1. Arsonist (with PhaseOne & Virus Syndicate)[16]
  2. Bloodshed (with Crichy Crich & MVRDA)
  3. Weed Haha (with Bandlez & Rod Azlan)
  4. Can't Hold Back (with SampliFire)
  5. Crankin (with Eliminate)
  • Released: July 3, 2019
  • Label: Disciple Records
  • Format: Digital download
Head To Head Vol. 1

(with Virtual Riot)

  1. Wompum (VIP Mix)
  2. Odyssey (VIP Mix)
  • Released: August 28, 2020
  • Label: Disciple Records
  • Format: Digital download
Head To Head Vol. 2

(with Virtual Riot)

  1. Weeble Wobble (VIP Mix)
  2. Basement Dwellers (VIP Mix)
  3. Rivals (with Astronaut) (Virtual Riot's VIP Mix)
  • Released: February 5, 2021
  • Label: Disciple Records
  • Format: Digital download
Computer Love
  1. Computer Love
  2. Electric Lady (with Nyptane & XO ELIZA)
  3. Closure (with Drew Seeley)
  4. Tick Tock (with Control Freak)
  5. Imagineer (with XO ELIZA)
  • Released: July 23, 2021
  • Label: Disciple Records
  • Format: Digital download
Feel The Panic
  1. Fuck Around
  2. Let It Spin
  3. Hopped Out
  4. Crash Landing
  • Released: November 11, 2022
  • Label: Disciple Records
  • Format: Digital download
Casket Case[17][18]
  1. Big Ivan
  2. Headshot (with Mikey Ceaser)
  3. Sky High (with beastboi.)
  4. Double Dare

Singles

Year Title Album Label
2013 Killer In You[5] Non-album singles Dirty Duck Audio
Static Hero[6] Adapted Records
2014 Sell Your Soul[19](feat. Jeff Sontag) Disciple Records
Poison[20](with Dodge & Fuski)
2015 Wedabe$[21](feat. Splitbreed)
The Blastaz

(with Datsik)

Smash!

(with Twine)

2016 Back To Back OWSLA Worldwide Broadcast OWSLA
Salty

(feat. Honey C)

Non-album singles Disciple Records
2017 Kaos[22](with Nonsens) Twonk
Send It

(with 12th Planet & PhaseOne)

Disciple Records
2018 Rampage[23] (with Virtual Riot, PhaseOne, and Myro)
Fake U Out[24] (with Ghastly) Haunted Haus Collective
Bad Thang[25] (feat. Splitbreed) Disciple Records
Triforce[26] (with Panda Eyes & Virtual Riot)
Prepare To Die Disciple X Jericho
By My Side[27] (with Modestep & Virtual Riot) Disciple Alliance Vol. 4
Bang Your Head

(feat. Virus Syndicate)

Non-album singles
Mmm Good[28] (with 12th Planet) Swamplex Terrestrial EP
Bring That Back Non-album singles
2019 Bubzstep

(with 12th Planet & PhaseOne)

Here We Go

(with Fox Stevenson)

Spicy Future Disciple 09: Dragonborn / Knights of the Round Table Vol. 3
2020 Meme Graveyard

(with Bandlez)

Non-album singles
Pray 4 Money

(with Virus Syndicate)

Know You Better

(feat. XO ELIZA & Drew Seeley)

Disciple Alliance Vol. 6
2021 Fusion Core[29] (with Voltra) Knights of the Round Table Vol. 4
Killer Robots Non-album singles
Flak Jacket Disciple Alliance Vol. 7
2022 Power Alliance[30] (with Samplifire) Knights of the Round Table Vol. 5
2023 T.O.A.D.[31] (with Kompany) Non-album singles
Headshot[32] (feat. Mikey Ceaser) Bassrush Records
2024 if you wanna

(feat. Skyelle)

Monstercat
2025 next to me[33] (with beastboi.) Killed It!
don't stop[34]
chicken jockey
hold me
HANDS UP[35]
2026 OBSCURE VIBE (with Infekt) Port Zero
SPEED DEMON Monstercat
Time Machine (with Zomboy)

Remixes

Year Original Artist Title Label
2013 Hellberg, Deutgen, and Splitbreed Collide (with Astronaut)[36] Monstercat
Astronaut Apollo
Getter & Datsik Hollow Point Firepower Records
2014 Dodge & Fuski & Nick Thayer Playboy Disciple Records
Destroid Destroid 2 Wasteland Destroid Music
Eptic Like A Boss Never Say Die Records
501 Kill Your Boss
2015 Zomboy Resurrected
2016 Barely Alive Binary (with Virtual Riot) Disciple Records
L D R U

(feat. Savoi)

Next To You Ultra Records
Henry Fong Drop It Down Low Dim Mak Records
Herobust Dirty Work Mad Decent
Mayhem & Antiserum Sweat Seven Deadly Sins
DJ Snake Ocho Cinco Interscope Records
2017 Snails & Pegboard Nerds Deep In The Night Monstercat
FuntCase

(feat. Merky ACE)

4 Barz Of Fury Circus Records
Excision, Datsik, and Dion Timmer Harambe Rottun Recordings
2019 Dodge & Fuski Silence Is Golden Disciple Records
2020 PhaseOne

(feat. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)

Ultima
2023 Slander Love Is Gone Slander Music
2025 Marshmello, TRICKSTAR, and Lil Jon The Roots (Remixes) Joytime Collective

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