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SUBVERT, formally codenamed 'ID (Inspired By Spaces Laces - This Way)', is a slow tempo dubstep song that features experimental sound design and tearout, released on May 15th 2026 by Eric Mattavian Jones, AKA Diamondstep 'Lapis' Duchrodes on Dymon Nation Audio. The first reminiscent of the track surfaced on Diamondstep's Instagram story on April 24th 2026, as an IG story meme about making a song that sounded completely different from his usual catalog to the point where the song doesn't even sound like Diamondstep. Diamond continued to share progress of the song on his IG story, and at one point sharing a clip of the ID on Twitter/X. This is the first track where the cover art uses the new 2026 adopted diamond shaped deer logo, with 'there is no home for me here' being the last song to have a cover art that uses the iconic (now sunsetting) Diamondstep geometric logo.

"The idea I was going for was to make a song that sounded nothing like me and do something new because I didn't want to do the same thing this year. I experimented with creating complex sounds out of pure white house or tv static. Originally inspired by Space Laces - This Way, SUBVERT is an experimental song showcasing sounds no one really knows me for. With this song, I'm encouraging every artist to try and experiment to the point where their track sounds nothing like them. Because it's fun." - Diamondstep via Spotify playlist pitching

Diamondstep also said this in a short blog on Twitter article and Substack, both titled "diamonds are not always forever":

"Well, this is definitely not a bbno$ jab. But this is really the truth, my diamond logo doesn't breathe forever. To get straight to the point, I've created many, many, many ways to attempt to try and define my brand Diamondstep, but one final thing that stood out was the diamond logo. To be equally fair, it did create a dearing stepping stone with my brand. But according to AI, a diamond logo defines a melodic dubstep artist by visually blending the genre's characteristic sharp, intense, "heavy" bass elements with its polished, emotional, and ethereal melodies. The geometric precision of a diamond reflects the clean, digital, and futuristic sound design, while its multifaceted, reflective nature represents the emotional depth, "shimmering" synths, and emotional narrative of the music. But you see, my brand is more than just melodic dubstep, it's more hardcore than just fluid, liquid bass orchestration. That is what makes me feel like my logo will continue to blur the lines between fluidly liquid frequency, old school creepy crawly growls and and violently, abusive, assaulting, aggressively loud screams and gun stabs (that will NEVER break through the glass ceiling because NIMDA and MARAUDA literally rigged the tearout production game rofl). With that being the case, I have made a lethally and painfully difficult decision to sunset the iconic chaos emerald gemstone emblem after 6½ years. Though the logo will fade, the legacy of the logo will live on through the music. This is not the end of the sound, this is the end of the cuffs, chains and shackles from the logo and the beginning of a new realm, a new era. Stay tuned." - Diamondstep

"We move forward as one. As always, we'll the music do the talking" - Never Say Die: Black Label (2021)