Gryffin and SLANDER Team Up On New Track “All You Need To Know”
Gryffin and SLANDER were a dynamic duo. From bass ridden tracks to melodic, in-your-feels tracks, fans were always waiting to see what was next from either of them. In April 2019, the pair teamed up to release their collaboration “All You Need To Know.”
Before its release, the duo teased the collaboration at Buku. Fans didn’t have to wait long for its ID and drop, which came just a couple of days later.
Combining SLANDER’s production and Gryffin’s ability to write amazing melodies, the pair delivered a pretty special track. They also worked with Calle Lehmann, who provided the dreamy vocals. The track combined drops and melodies in a way that made it a natural fit for festival sets and mixes for years afterward.
How the collaboration came together
Gryffin and SLANDER had circled each other’s orbit for a while before “All You Need To Know” came out. Gryffin had already built a reputation for melodic, emotionally driven dance-pop, with a catalog that leaned on strong vocal hooks and radio-friendly structure. SLANDER’s bass and future bass productions carried a similarly heart-on-sleeve quality despite the heavier low end, built around the duo’s own brand of anthemic, festival-ready bass music. Pairing the two acts made sense on paper, and the Buku teaser confirmed it worked in practice — the crowd reaction to the unreleased ID was strong enough that the official release felt like a formality by the time it actually dropped.
Where it landed
“All You Need To Know” was released through Darkroom/Geffen Records, giving it a bigger commercial push than a typical dance single. Major label backing meant wider playlist placement and a marketing push beyond what either act could manage independently through their usual channels. Calle Lehmann’s vocal performance gave the track a pop-leaning hook that helped it cross over beyond the usual bass music crowd, and it became a staple in both Gryffin’s and SLANDER’s live sets in the months that followed, showing up in festival sets well into the following touring season.
Why it mattered
The track was a small but telling example of how melodic dance-pop and heavier bass production were converging in the late 2010s. Both artists brought their core strengths to the table rather than compromising on either one, and the result held up as one of the more replayable collaborations either act put out that year. It also reinforced a broader trend of the era, where genre lines between bass music and pop-leaning dance music continued to blur as artists chased crossover audiences without abandoning what made their individual sounds distinct.
What do you think of this track?
Listen to “All You Need To Know” here:
