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223 items archivedAs Vibe Me To The Moon celebrates its landmark 50th catalog release, the independent imprint finds itself reflecting on a journey that has quietly unfolded over the past decade. What began as an outlet for Nightsteppaz’s own productions has evolved into a globally minded label wi…
George Z and Matt land on Octopus Recordings with ‘Can’t Touch Me,’ a high-velocity production driven by a piston-tight low end that locks into full-throttle momentum from the opening bar. Where the duo’s framework is all focus and precision, a blistering synth lead injects raw,…
Naples has long produced dance music talent that refuses to sit still, and ESSED is one of its most compelling exports right now. The Italian DJ and producer has built his reputation less on a single breakout moment and more on the sheer reach of his music, earning support from h…
Years in the making, ‘Forgiv’e sees Inámo, Wild Dark, Ariaano, and Starving Yet Full come together for a collaboration built on creative trust rather than convenience. Out now via trueColors, the EP explores the space where emotive songwriting meets dancefloor-focused production,…
There Is A Light label boss The Archer delivers ‘Got 2 Give 2 Get Love,’ joined by a standout remix from Liquid Rose. With sultry, old-school funk-infused groove built around a rubbery bassline and soaring falsetto vocals, the track resonates as much emotionally as it does on the…
It’s been a long time coming, but Eli Nissan finally returns to Balance Music with the ‘Empty Sky’ EP, a two-track release filled with melodic bliss. On the title track, the atmosphere stretches across a vast landscape of synths and plucked strings. The drums are warm and deeply…
Released via Three Six Zero Recordings, ‘Mesmerize’ sees Cam Stockman deliver another high-impact cut built for peak-time moments. Fusing infectious rhythms with sleek, polished production, the track captures the energy and precision that have become hallmarks of his sound. A mon…
Argentine producer Emi Galvan returns to Sudbeat with ‘I Wish’, a three-track EP rooted in longing, restraint, and emotional release. Across ‘I Wish’, ‘Mily’, and ‘Boomera’, he moves from vulnerability to warmth and club-ready force, shaping a record that feels deeply personal wh…
‘The Cube’ is Paul James Nolan at his most immersive. More than a livestream, it is a fully realised audiovisual journey, a set designed to dissolve the line between listener and space and to pull the viewer into a single, hypnotic frame. Streamed as one continuous piece, it capt…
Where The Shadow Ends returns with ‘Lost In Space’, a release that brings together three artists deeply rooted in the organic and melodic house world. The original is a collaboration between Rowee, Flowers On Monday, and vocalist Amega, a trio whose combined talents shape an imme…
Makebo and Amonita return to Rubicunda with ‘Lumières’, a collaboration that carries an unmistakably French feel from its very first bars. Built on a house groove that is bold, lively, and quietly experimental, the track never loses sight of its emotional core, balancing danceflo…
Sio’s debut outing on Soul Quest Records feels like a meeting that was always destined to happen. The acclaimed South African singer-songwriter, poet and DJ continues to evolve her unmistakable blend of deeply personal storytelling and soul-stirring vocal delivery, and ‘Losing Sl…
Refraction Records rounds off the universe it built around Pedro Capelossi’s ‘Gone With The High’ with a remix edition that hands the EP’s four cuts to a carefully chosen cast of reinterpreters, and among them Retza delivers one of its most striking moments. The London and Melbou…
Grammy Award-winning Black Coffee will headline an exclusive 2,000-cap open-air performance at Budapest’s UNESCO-listed Buda Castle on 14 August 2026, marking a rare opportunity to experience one of the world’s leading electronic artists in an intimate and historic setting. Prese…
Mike Rish returns to his own tornn imprint with ‘The Likes Of You’, a two track EP that finds the Melbourne producer exploring the more tender end of his sound. Known for his deep, hypnotic and groove driven productions, Rish steps away from the chunky grooves and rolling percuss…
There is a certain kind of magic that happens when a classically trained mind meets a dancefloor, and Giorgia Angiuli has spent her career proving exactly that. Her latest offering, ‘Light’, arrives as part of Terminal M’s brand new various artists compilation, BANGERS Vol. 11, a…
Bristol’s Crackazat opens the remix chapter of Christian Prommer’s ‘Rhythmique Nocturne’ with a rework that sinks straight into the deep end. Taking on ‘Tryin’ Times’, the album’s decade-in-the-making reimagining of Roberta Flack’s 1969 protest-soul classic, he reshapes it into a…
London-based producer Talal makes his debut on Black Rose with the ‘One Thirty’ EP, a three-track excursion into melodic deep house, and When We Dip is delighted to premiere its title track ahead of the July 24th release. ‘One Thirty’ sets the tone with a smooth, hypnotic flow. A…
After twenty five years of building a distinct world under the Nebraska name, the producer steps forward with Dubl Drat, a new alias that feels less like a break and more like a shift in perspective. Across this conversation, he reflects on his new EP, the past, reshaping familia…
NAFT and CLOSER share more than a release with ‘Medea’; they share a city. Ghent runs through both, and that common ground gives this record a rooted, lived-in feel that is impossible to fake. ‘Medea’ marks the very first official recorded release from NAFT, a debut single that d…
Dutch producer VE/RA continues to make her mark on the harder side of techno with another standout release on Amelie Lens’ EXHALE imprint. Fresh off the release of ‘Out Of My Mind,’ we caught up with VE/RA to talk about the new track, the artists who shaped her sound, her career…
Drifting into view from the I AM YOU cosmos, Deer Jade’s ‘Cosmic Cruiser’ EP blends funky grooves, raw emotion, and cosmic energy into an enchanting three-track journey. Led by the title track before flowing through ‘Anti Gravity’ and the hypnotic ‘Echoes of Eternity,’ the releas…
Balancing dark textures with an uplifting sense of momentum, ‘You Were Never Mine’ showcases Magit Cacoon’s distinctive ability to channel emotion through the dancefloor. Timeless and immersive, the track is crafted for both late-night journeys and peak-time moments alike. Built…
When We Dip is proud to premiere ‘Forgive’, the emotive centrepiece of a striking new collaboration arriving on trueColors. Bringing together Wild Dark, Inámo and Ariaano alongside the unmistakable voice of Starving Yet Full, the track anchors the ‘Forgive’ EP, a release built fo…
PFL76 and Gabey reunite for ‘Falling For You’, a melodic house and techno cut that arrives as the second release on their own imprint, Wide Shut Records. Following the label’s debut single ‘Clockwork’, the Montréal duo continues to shape a sound that feels equally at home on the…
SAM SHI is a Los Angeles-based vocalist and producer whose path to the dancefloor ran through physics, tech, and a 200-hour yoga teacher training. Now releasing on two of dance music’s most respected labels within months of each other, she appears on Anjunadeep Explorations with…
Saintbull and Denes Toth unleash ‘Epilepsia’ on Octopus Recordings – a peak-time weapon that wastes no time making its intentions clear. Driven by a pounding low end, rolling percussion, and acid-soaked synth work that twists and builds with relentless intensity, the track thrive…
Making his debut on There Is A Light Records, London-born, Liverpool-based Antss arrives with ‘Dance Energy’ – an addictive slice of house laced with lots of bounce. Winding, mind-bending sounds snake through deep basslines while clipped vocal rhythms lock into the groove, creati…
Poland’s rising house scene pushes to the front on Adesso Music this July, as Warsaw producer Paul Sun links up with fellow Polish talent Louis (PL) for their first collaborative EP, ‘Shake’. It is a meeting of two artists who have quietly built momentum on the underground, and t…
Peres returns to Magic Stories Records with ‘Mezu’, a two-track summer EP built entirely around a feeling. From the very first bars, the music carries you somewhere warm, evoking long days, slow evenings and the easy, weightless sense of being far away from everything. The title…
Electronic music duo HAFT make a welcome return to Dubfire’s iconic SCI+TEC, and When We Dip is thrilled to premiere ‘Aeryon’, one half of their new two track release alongside ‘Galaxium’. Born from a deep connection to the music and the positive energy that flowed through their…
Melody Of the Soul opens its doors to Argentina as Mateo Tapia and Sofia Deren arrive with ‘Feel Yourself’, a warm three-track EP that leans fully into feeling, melody and late-night energy. Leading the release is ‘Set Me Free’, the cut we are proud to premiere today, and it capt…
To celebrate the release of his debut album, Skin, Lazarusman has recorded an exclusive new mix for our Select Cuts series. After more than a decade spent lending his voice to some of electronic music’s most respected producers, the South African artist is finally stepping forwar…
Nash Angeles isn’t just a debut album – it’s the sound of a musician stitching together the places, people and scenes that shaped him. From humid Tennessee summers spent jamming with blues players to late-night warehouse revelations in downtown Los Angeles, his journey has always…
Nicolas Viana makes his Sprout debut with ‘Cosmos,’ a two-track EP that showcases his groove-driven, melodic sensibility. The title track unfolds through hypnotic rhythms, evolving melodies, and expansive atmospheres, while ‘Strange Dancer’ leans deeper into the dancefloor with d…
Australian producer Marcus Santoro returns to WTR for his first release of 2026, teaming up with rising Italian trio Hoodia on their new single ‘YOU.’ Balancing euphoric progressive house melodies with deeper grooves and a contemporary club edge, ‘YOU’ captures the emotion, scale…
There are collaborations that feel less like two producers in a room and more like a single vision arriving fully formed, and ‘Aquamarine’ is exactly that. It brings together Cid Inc. and Dmitry Molosh, two of progressive house’s most respected craftsmen, for a track that is deep…
Three decades into Freerange’s quietly influential run, Matt Masters stands as one of its most enduring and instinctive voices. A DJ shaped by London’s formative club culture and a producer honed inside the label’s inner workings, he has spent twenty years absorbing its ethos fro…
There is a particular kind of magic in organic house when it is handled by someone who understands restraint, and SAAND is one of those rare producers who knows exactly when to hold back and when to let the floor breathe. With ‘Somewhere In Sound’, the Los Angeles based artist de…
There is a certain kind of electronic music that does not chase the moment but builds it patiently, layer by layer, until the whole room feels transformed. Makebo has spent years perfecting exactly that craft, and his latest offering for Mango Alley is a masterclass in restraint…
Dirty Channels have spent nearly two decades shaping dancefloors with a sound that’s equal parts heritage, curiosity, and club-tested instinct. From their formative years at Echoes and Take It Easy to collaborations with Chicago royalty, the Milan duo have built a reputation for…
Belgian producer Ari has spent the better part of two decades immersed in electronic music, first as a DJ and event organizer, and later as a producer developing a sound that moves comfortably between deep house, minimal house, and deep-tech territory. In recent years, his music…
There are records that arrive quietly and there are records that feel like the culmination of an entire life in music. ‘Dreams Stretched Beyond’ is firmly the latter. Nearly twenty years in the making, this debut album from Budakid lands on his own label Flores, and it is a work…
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