Drain Gang

Future members [[Bladee]] and [[Ecco2k]] met as classmates in 2004 and became childhood friends when they were around 10 years old. The duo performed as the [[grindcore]] duo Krossad in 2008 when they were both thirteen.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/musicians-zak-arogundade|title=Is There Anything He Can't Do? Meet Stockholm's Stylish Multi-Hyphenate Zak Arogundade|last=Borrelli-Persson|first=Laird|date=2 September 2016|website=Vogue|accessdate=19 April 2019}}

Future members [[Bladee]] and [[Ecco2k]] met as classmates in 2004 and became childhood friends when they were around 10 years old. The duo performed as the [[grindcore]] duo Krossad in 2008 when they were both thirteen.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/musicians-zak-arogundade|title=Is There Anything He Can't Do? Meet Stockholm's Stylish Multi-Hyphenate Zak Arogundade|last=Borrelli-Persson|first=Laird|date=2 September 2016|website=Vogue|accessdate=19 April 2019}}

Producer [[Whitearmor]] had been releasing music online under several artist names, notably DJ Creep and DJ Cannabiz on Soundcloud.{{Cite web |date=11 November 2011 |title=DJ CANNABIZ's sounds on SoundCloud |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111045843/https://soundcloud.com/djcreep |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipMrg0edjBM |archive-date=11 November 2011 |access-date=5 February 2026 |website=Soundcloud}} [[Thaiboy Digital]], whose family moved from Thailand in 2003, met producer Vattenrum through a shared pop and rock music class they in the early 2000s.{{Cite web |last=Caraan |first=Sophie |date=12 November 2019 |title=Thaiboy Digital Is Rising from the Ashes |url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/11/thaiboy-digital-legendary-member-album-interview |url-status=live |access-date=5 February 2026 |website=Hypebeast}}

Producer [[Whitearmor]] had been releasing music online under several artist names, notably DJ Creep and DJ Cannabiz on [[SoundCloud]].{{Cite web |date=11 November 2011 |title=DJ CANNABIZ's sounds on SoundCloud |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111045843/https://soundcloud.com/djcreep |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipMrg0edjBM |archive-date=11 November 2011 |access-date=5 February 2026 |website=Soundcloud}} [[Thaiboy Digital]], whose family moved from Thailand in 2003, met producer Vattenrum through a shared pop and rock music class they in the early 2000s.{{Cite web |last=Caraan |first=Sophie |date=12 November 2019 |title=Thaiboy Digital Is Rising from the Ashes |url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/11/thaiboy-digital-legendary-member-album-interview |url-status=live |access-date=5 February 2026 |website=Hypebeast}}

Around 2011, Bladee and Ecco2k met Whitearmor through mutual friends and Vattenrum introduced Thaiboy Digital to the rest of the group.

Around 2011, Bladee and Ecco2k met Whitearmor through mutual friends and Vattenrum introduced Thaiboy Digital to the rest of the group.

The collective's first work ''GTBSG Compilation'' was released on 12 August 2013.{{Cite web |date=12 August 2013 |title=GTBSG COMPILATION MIXTAPE FREE DL |url=https://x.com/BladeeCity/status/366942003168161793 |url-status=live |access-date=20 April 2026 |website=Twitter}} The compilation mixtape contained 12 singles released throughout 2013 by the members. The project contained primary production credits from Whitearmor as well as Curtis Heron, DJ Smokey, Josh Diamond, and Yung Sherman It was released for free online via Bladee's Twitter account as well as the official SoundCloud account.{{Cite web |date=2013-08-12 |title=GTBSG compilation |url=https://www.mediafire.com/file/a1cz27fwdrh7db2/GTBSG_compilation.zip/file |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101022202/http://www.mediafire.com/file/a1cz27fwdrh7db2/GTBSG_compilation.zip/file |archive-date=2020-11-01 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=MediaFire |language=en-US}} 6 music videos were released within the same period of the compilations release for tracks including "bankaccount" by Thaiboy Digital{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hm4IaXJc_w |title=thaiboy digital - bankaccount |date=22 May 2013 |last=1sleep23 |access-date=20 April 2026 |via=YouTube}} and "Bleach" by Bladee and Ecco2k.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwUkGjKSyGg |title=BLADEE & Ecco2k - BLEACH |date=2 October 2013 |last=drain gang |access-date=20 April 2026 |via=YouTube}} The music videos for the tracks "I Will Make You Bleed," {{Cite web |date=16 April 2018 |title=BLADEE & THAIBOY DIGITAL - I WILL MAKE YOU BLEED (HD) REUPLOAD |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGr9bk9kPj4 |url-status=live |access-date=20 April 2026 |website=Youtube}} "HOLDMEDOWNLIKEGRAVITY,"{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxKAo2NakYA |title=Ecco2k - HOLDMEDOWNLIKEGRAVITY |date=10 December 2013 |last=drain gang |access-date=20 April 2026 |via=YouTube}} and "Carwash"{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxtBdPwBxxU |title=bladee - Carwash |date=31 Jan 2014 |last=drain gang |access-date=20 April 2026 |via=YouTube}} were created by Ecco2k while Bladee created the video for the track "My Magic is Strong"{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1yOcS1qdkQ |title=bladee - My Magic is Strong |date=19 June 2013 |last=G Tb |access-date=20 April 2026 |url-status=live |via=YouTube}}.

The collective's first work ''GTBSG Compilation'' was released on 12 August 2013.{{Cite web |date=12 August 2013 |title=GTBSG COMPILATION MIXTAPE FREE DL |url=https://x.com/BladeeCity/status/366942003168161793 |url-status=live |access-date=20 April 2026 |website=Twitter}} The compilation mixtape contained 12 singles released throughout 2013 by the members. The project contained primary production credits from Whitearmor as well as Curtis Heron, DJ Smokey, Josh Diamond, and Yung Sherman It was released for free online via Bladee's Twitter account as well as the official SoundCloud account.{{Cite web |date=2013-08-12 |title=GTBSG compilation |url=https://www.mediafire.com/file/a1cz27fwdrh7db2/GTBSG_compilation.zip/file |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101022202/http://www.mediafire.com/file/a1cz27fwdrh7db2/GTBSG_compilation.zip/file |archive-date=2020-11-01 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=MediaFire |language=en-US}} 6 music videos were released within the same period of the compilations release for tracks including "bankaccount" by Thaiboy Digital{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hm4IaXJc_w |title=thaiboy digital - bankaccount |date=22 May 2013 |last=1sleep23 |access-date=20 April 2026 |via=YouTube}} and "Bleach" by Bladee and Ecco2k.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwUkGjKSyGg |title=BLADEE & Ecco2k - BLEACH |date=2 October 2013 |last=drain gang |access-date=20 April 2026 |via=YouTube}} The music videos for the tracks "I Will Make You Bleed," {{Cite web |date=16 April 2018 |title=BLADEE & THAIBOY DIGITAL - I WILL MAKE YOU BLEED (HD) REUPLOAD |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGr9bk9kPj4 |url-status=live |access-date=20 April 2026 |website=Youtube}} "HOLDMEDOWNLIKEGRAVITY,"{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxKAo2NakYA |title=Ecco2k - HOLDMEDOWNLIKEGRAVITY |date=10 December 2013 |last=drain gang |access-date=20 April 2026 |via=YouTube}} and "Carwash"{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxtBdPwBxxU |title=bladee - Carwash |date=31 Jan 2014 |last=drain gang |access-date=20 April 2026 |via=YouTube}} were created by Ecco2k while Bladee created the video for the track "My Magic is Strong"{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1yOcS1qdkQ |title=bladee - My Magic is Strong |date=19 June 2013 |last=G Tb |access-date=20 April 2026 |url-status=live |via=YouTube}}.

The track "bladeecity" ft. Yung Lean was released on 1 July 2013, it is notable for being the earliest officially released collaboration between Bladee and Yung Lean. Bladee was featured on Yung Lean's single "Plastic Boy" produced by Vattenrum released in the same month with Ecco2k credited for producing the accompanying music video released later that year.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T_ePuuIsOw |title=Yung Lean ft. Bladee - Plastic Boy |date=9 October 2013 |last=Yung Lean |access-date=20 April 2026 |via=YouTube}}

The track "bladeecity" ft. Yung Lean was first released on 1 July 2013 on SoundCloud, before featuring on the ''GTBSG Compilation'' mixtape. it is notable for being the earliest officially released collaboration between Bladee and Yung Lean. In the same month, Bladee was featured on Yung Lean's single "Plastic Boy" produced by Vattenrum with Ecco2k credited for producing the accompanying music video released later that year.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T_ePuuIsOw |title=Yung Lean ft. Bladee - Plastic Boy |date=9 October 2013 |last=Yung Lean |access-date=20 April 2026 |via=YouTube}}

Bladee's first mixtape ''Gluee'' was released in 2014, featuring Thaiboy Digital, Ecco2k, and [[Bones (rapper)|BONES]], and produced by Whitearmor, Yung Sherman, Curtis Heron, and Blank Body.{{Cite web |title=Bladee - Gluee {{!}} YEAR0001 |url=https://year0001.com/label/cases/yr0005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414140123/https://year0001.com/label/cases/yr0005 |archive-date=2019-04-14 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Year0001}}{{Cite web |title=BLADEE (GLUEE) |url=https://soundcloud.com/bladee1000/sets/bladee-gluee |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414140126/https://soundcloud.com/bladee1000/sets/bladee-gluee |archive-date=2019-04-14 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=SoundCloud |language=en}}

Bladee's first mixtape ''Gluee'' was released in 2014, featuring Thaiboy Digital, Ecco2k, and [[Bones (rapper)|BONES]], and produced by Whitearmor, Yung Sherman, Curtis Heron, and Blank Body.{{Cite web |title=Bladee - Gluee {{!}} YEAR0001 |url=https://year0001.com/label/cases/yr0005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414140123/https://year0001.com/label/cases/yr0005 |archive-date=2019-04-14 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Year0001}}{{Cite web |title=BLADEE (GLUEE) |url=https://soundcloud.com/bladee1000/sets/bladee-gluee |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414140126/https://soundcloud.com/bladee1000/sets/bladee-gluee |archive-date=2019-04-14 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=SoundCloud |language=en}}

Thaiboy Digital's first mixtape, ''Tiger'' (also known as ''ส)'', was released in 2014.{{Cite web |title=Thaiboy Digital - Tiger {{!}} YEAR0001 |url=https://year0001.com/label/cases/thaiboy-digital-tiger |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201031302/https://year0001.com/label/cases/thaiboy-digital-tiger |archive-date=2022-12-01 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Year0001}}{{Cite tweet |user=ThaiboyGoon|number=533590240544694273 |date=2014-11-15 |title=Tiger (ส) the mixtape dropping 18 November all prod. @whitearmor1 sum track blessed by @yung_gud #สสสสสสสสส |access-date=2024-07-30}} After a 2 year long struggle with the Swedish immigration, Thaiboy Digital was deported from Sweden in 2015 due to visa issues.{{Cite web |last=Barshad |first=Amos |date=20 March 2018 |title=Thaiboy Digital’s never-ending world tour |url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/03/20/thaiboy-digital-never-ending-world-tour |url-status=live |access-date=11 February 2026 |website=The FADER}} Immediately after his deportation, Thaiboy and then-manager Emilio Fagone immediately began the process to apply for a Swedish work visa. Through the internet, he managed to continue collaborating with the other members from his new home in [[Bangkok]].{{Cite web |last=Angell |first=Jack |date=2019-09-26 |title=Thaiboy Digital's next realm |url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/26/thaiboy-digital-legendary-member-interview-drain-gang |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927025349/https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/26/thaiboy-digital-legendary-member-interview-drain-gang |archive-date=2019-09-27 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=The FADER |language=en}} He and Bladee released a collaborative EP titled ''AvP'' in 2016, which featured production from both Whitearmor and Yung Sherman.{{Cite web|url=https://year0001.com/label/cases/bladee-thaiboy-digital-avp|title=Bladee + Thaiboy Digital - AvP {{!}} YEAR0001|website=year0001.com|access-date=2019-12-15}}

Thaiboy Digital's first mixtape, ''Tiger'' (also known as ''ส)'', was released in 2014.{{Cite web |title=Thaiboy Digital - Tiger {{!}} YEAR0001 |url=https://year0001.com/label/cases/thaiboy-digital-tiger |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201031302/https://year0001.com/label/cases/thaiboy-digital-tiger |archive-date=2022-12-01 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Year0001}}{{Cite tweet |user=ThaiboyGoon|number=533590240544694273 |date=2014-11-15 |title=Tiger (ส) the mixtape dropping 18 November all prod. @whitearmor1 sum track blessed by @yung_gud #สสสสสสสสส |access-date=2024-07-30}} The mixtape was released in the midst of a 2 year long struggle with the Swedish immigration that began in 2013 when the artist turned 18. In 2015, despite Thaiboy's appeals and Yung Lean posting a [[Change.org]] petition, he was deported from Sweden due to visa issues.{{Cite web |last=Barshad |first=Amos |date=20 March 2018 |title=Thaiboy Digital’s never-ending world tour |url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/03/20/thaiboy-digital-never-ending-world-tour |url-status=live |access-date=11 February 2026 |website=The FADER}} Immediately after his deportation, Thaiboy and then-manager Emilio Fagone immediately began the process to apply for a Swedish work visa. The music video for the track "Diamonds" ft. Yung Lean was uploaded on Yung Lean's official YouTube channel on 1 March 2015 directed and created by Swedish video director [[Marcus Söderlund|Marcus Söderlund.]]{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOFw2UPLdPk |title=Yung Lean & Thaiboy Digital - Diamonds |date=1 March 2015 |last=Yung Lean |access-date=23 April 2026 |via=YouTube}}

Through the internet, he managed to continue collaborating with the other members from his new home in [[Bangkok]].{{Cite web |last=Angell |first=Jack |date=2019-09-26 |title=Thaiboy Digital's next realm |url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/26/thaiboy-digital-legendary-member-interview-drain-gang |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927025349/https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/26/thaiboy-digital-legendary-member-interview-drain-gang |archive-date=2019-09-27 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=The FADER |language=en}} He and Bladee released a collaborative EP titled ''AvP'' in 2016, which featured production from both Whitearmor and Yung Sherman.{{Cite web|url=https://year0001.com/label/cases/bladee-thaiboy-digital-avp|title=Bladee + Thaiboy Digital - AvP {{!}} YEAR0001|website=year0001.com|access-date=2019-12-15}}

=== 2016-present: Signing into YEAR0001 and Drain Gang ===

=== 2016-present: Signing into YEAR0001 and Drain Gang ===

In 2019, the group released a collaborative album titled ''[[Trash Island (album)|Trash Island]]''. Whitearmor served as the executive producer, while Ripsquad and German producer [[Mechatok]] returned to contribute additional production.{{Cite web |title=Drain Gang - Trash Island {{!}} YEAR0001 |url=https://year0001.com/label/cases/drain-gang-trash-island |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215230220/https://year0001.com/label/cases/drain-gang-trash-island |archive-date=2019-12-15 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Year0001}} The album was partially recorded and produced in [[Bangkok]].{{Cite web |last=Caraan |first=Sophie |date=2019-11-12 |title=Thaiboy Digital On His Debut Album, 'Legendary Member' {{!}} Hypebeast |url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/11/thaiboy-digital-legendary-member-album-interview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112183218/https://hypebeast.com/2019/11/thaiboy-digital-legendary-member-album-interview |archive-date=2019-11-12 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Hypebeast |language=en}} The album was a [[Surprise album|surprise release]], as no announcement was made on YEAR0001's nor the group's various social medias.

In 2019, the group released a collaborative album titled ''[[Trash Island (album)|Trash Island]]''. Whitearmor served as the executive producer, while Ripsquad and German producer [[Mechatok]] returned to contribute additional production.{{Cite web |title=Drain Gang - Trash Island {{!}} YEAR0001 |url=https://year0001.com/label/cases/drain-gang-trash-island |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215230220/https://year0001.com/label/cases/drain-gang-trash-island |archive-date=2019-12-15 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Year0001}} The album was partially recorded and produced in [[Bangkok]].{{Cite web |last=Caraan |first=Sophie |date=2019-11-12 |title=Thaiboy Digital On His Debut Album, 'Legendary Member' {{!}} Hypebeast |url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/11/thaiboy-digital-legendary-member-album-interview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112183218/https://hypebeast.com/2019/11/thaiboy-digital-legendary-member-album-interview |archive-date=2019-11-12 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Hypebeast |language=en}} The album was a [[Surprise album|surprise release]], as no announcement was made on YEAR0001's nor the group's various social medias.

On 27 November 2019, Ecco2k released ''[[E (Ecco2k album)|E]]'', his first full-length project, executive-produced by Gud and Whitearmor.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=ECCO2K - E |url=https://e-ec.co/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622132744/https://e-ec.co/ |archive-date=2024-06-22 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=e-ec.co |language=en}}

On 27 November 2019, Ecco2k released ''[[E (Ecco2k album)|E]]'', his first full-length project, executively produced by Gud and Whitearmor.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=ECCO2K - E |url=https://e-ec.co/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622132744/https://e-ec.co/ |archive-date=2024-06-22 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=e-ec.co |language=en}}

In 2020, Bladee released three full-length studio albums, the first of which being ''[[Exeter (album)|Exeter]]''. Released in April, it was executively produced by frequent collaborator and [[Sad Boys]] member [[Gud (music producer)|Gud]].{{Cite web |title=Bladee - Exeter {{!}} YEAR0001 |url=https://year0001.com/label/cases/yr0105 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408000328/https://year0001.com/label/cases/yr0105 |archive-date=2020-04-08 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Year0001}} This was the first time that Gud executively produced one of Bladee's albums. The project contains elements of genres like cloud rap, art pop, trap, and alternative R&B.

In 2020, Bladee released three full-length studio albums, the first of which being ''[[Exeter (album)|Exeter]]''. Released in April, it was executively produced by frequent collaborator and [[Sad Boys]] member [[Gud (music producer)|Gud]].{{Cite web |title=Bladee - Exeter {{!}} YEAR0001 |url=https://year0001.com/label/cases/yr0105 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408000328/https://year0001.com/label/cases/yr0105 |archive-date=2020-04-08 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=Year0001}} This was the first time that Gud executively produced one of Bladee's albums. The project contains elements of genres like cloud rap, art pop, trap, and alternative R&B.