Gleb Soloviev began making music with producer Alexander Rotov before continuing alone as Subwave, a drum-and-bass artist based in Russia and associated with Moscow’s scene. Soloviev also uses the name HAPPYBOXX. The pair’s musical partnership ended, with Rotov later working in minimal techno as Stop Thinking and Soloviev pursuing Subwave as a solo project. Before that split, they had worked together on music; Subwave’s early steps also included a 12-inch release on Goldie’s Metalheadz. Soloviev’s activity in Moscow extended beyond production: in 2006, Subwave helped bring the Hospitality club night to Russia and promoted the Refreshed night in the city.
Subwave appeared with two tracks on Hospital Records’ Future Sounds of Russia release in 2009. That year brought an introduction to Bop, after the two producers appeared separately on the compilation. Subwave’s solo releases also included the 2010 Gift EP and the 2012 album Subwave. Across the wider body of work, Subwave has put out music on Hospital Records, Tech Itch Recordings and Shogun Audio, as well as Metalheadz. The solo project has also remixed Tiësto’s “Flight 643” with Paul B.
After their 2009 meeting, Bop and Subwave began releasing music together as Bop x Subwave. Their joint work includes the 2019 EP Love & Other Drugs, and the pair discussed musical influences and the effect of lockdown while talking about their later album. In 2022, they released Renaissance, credited to Subwave and BOP. Subwave has worked with Bop on material beyond the album and EP, including the track “City Lights”.
Subwave’s work with BOP includes the 2022 single “That B”, released on Microfunk Music, and the 2024 single “Remix EP Part 1”, released on Fokuz Recordings with Alpha Rhythm. In 2025, the collaborators released the single “Unforgettable” on Monstercat with imallryt. Subwave has held a residency at Moscow drum-and-bass party series :data.
