Romain Poncet is best known around the world as Traumer, but the French artist has always had plenty more going on behind the scenes. Brako, Amine Laje, Jinger, Redspecs and Marion Poncet are just some of the monikers he uses to explore every corner of his musical mind, from house music in all its shades... Read more »

Melody Of the Soul returns with the fourth chapter of its Soul Sampler series, and ‘Soul Sampler IV’ works once again as a snapshot of where the label currently stands. The compilation gathers a broad cast of producers around one shared sensibility, favouring patient arrangements, warm low end and melodies that reveal themselves slowly rather... Read more »

Italian artist Francesca Lombardo returns to her very own Echoe imprint this September with the ‘In Your Bass’ EP, a two-track release packed with acid tones, hypnotic grooves and plenty of character. Landing on vinyl and digital on September 18th, the record is another strong chapter for an artist who has never been afraid to... Read more »

To celebrate the release of ‘Dreamliner’ alongside Low Steppa, Roel steps into our Prima Lux series with an hour that sums up exactly where his sound sits right now. It is warm, unhurried and built for the moment a floor starts moving on its own, with filtered disco loops, rolling basslines and vocal hooks threaded... Read more »

Few producers have shaped the modern hardgroove sound as persistently as Aitor Ronda. The Barcelona artist has been playing vinyl since 1996 and releasing records since 2001, building a catalogue that has landed on Terminal M, Filth on Acid, Octopus and Tronic while earning long-standing support from Carl Cox. His 2018 cut ‘Tweezer’ topped the... Read more »

Five volumes in, Bestiary has become the clearest picture of what Marginalia actually is. ELIF started the label in Barcelona as a home for the producers whose records fill her sets, naming it after the drawings and scribbled notes that 11th century scribes left in the margins of manuscripts, the one place on the page... Read more »

For When We Dip Magazine’s Main Mix series, we’re delighted to welcome Brina Knauss for episode #194, a live recording captured at UNVRS in Ibiza where she opened for Carl Cox. The set arrives to celebrate her latest release, ‘Take Me Higher’, a three-track EP that lands on her own imprint EMPATH. Brina has spent... Read more »

There are producers who chase whatever the dancefloor is doing this month, and there are producers who simply keep sharpening the same blade until nobody else can touch it. Cristoph has always belonged firmly to the second group, and ‘Elements’ is another reminder of how much power he can wring out of very few moving... Read more »

Roman takes his time on ‘My Side’. Running just under eight minutes, the track is built for the long game, unfolding in patient layers rather than rushing toward a hook. It sits squarely in progressive house territory, melodic and warm without ever losing the momentum that keeps a floor moving, and that runtime gives it... Read more »

Some records feel like the last warm evening of the season, and ‘Night Time Cove’ is exactly that. UK duo Death on the Balcony return as DOTB with a sun-soaked slice of deep house designed to close out September in style. Written and produced by Mark Caramelli and Paul Hargreaves, the track arrives as DOTB/005... Read more »

Belgian DJ and producer Nikka Lorak steps up for our Prima Lux series with a relentless, high octane techno mix built for the peak of the night. Before turning her full attention to the booth, Nikka Lorak built a career as a film director, and that cinematic instinct still shapes everything she does, from production... Read more »

Tommahawk is a German-born DJ and producer based in Hamburg who has spent the last few years turning a reputation for uncompromising, high-energy sets into a catalogue that matches. Her name sits alongside rooms and institutions like Terminal M, Electric Ballroom and Rave The Planet, and she has carried her sound through Germany, the Netherlands,... Read more »

After winning the 2025 German Jazz Award for ‘Album of the Year’ with ‘Love Avatar’, German drummer and producer Peter Gall could have simply repeated the formula. Instead, he returns to Compost Records with ‘Drum Seeds’, a bold solo album where raw beats, vintage analog synths and a deep jazz soul collide in fascinating ways.... Read more »

SUNCTURE continues its abundant run of groove-led releases with ‘DÉSIR,’ the latest single from label resident Kapir. The new record explores a more playful and sensual side of the producer’s sound, combining organic instrumentation and hypnotic rhythms with unexpected electronic textures and a distinctly French vocal presence. ‘DÉSIR’ doesn’t follow a straight line, instead allowing... Read more »

Mexican DJ and producer SÜSS unveils ‘BASALT,’ a three-track EP that explores the relationship between sound, movement and matter through a distinctly raw and analogue approach to techno. The title track draws inspiration from the forces behind volcanic rock formation, translating fire, pressure and movement into a hypnotic, percussion-driven composition. Built through modular synthesis, analogue hardware, field... Read more »

Lee Ann Roberts and Giorgia Angiuli join forces for ‘The Portal Is You,’ a powerful new techno release arriving via NOWNOW Records. Blending hypnotic rhythms, driving percussion and immersive atmospheres, the collaboration delivers a peak-time weapon that balances raw intensity with emotional depth. Inspired by the energy of the Full Moon – a moment traditionally... Read more »

Some records refuse to let go of you. For Simon Vuarambon, that record has been Kittin’s ‘Life Is My Teacher’, a track he first heard years ago inside a John Digweed set and never managed to shake off. The idea of remixing it sat quietly in the back of his mind for the better part... Read more »

Turkish-Italian producer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist Carlita has announced her sophomore album, ‘Telepathy,’ arriving November 6th via Ninja Tune. The announcement is accompanied by the new single ‘One More Dance’ with Stevie Appleton (one half of duo Collect 200), offering the latest glimpse into a record that widens the scope of Carlita’s club-rooted sound through songwriting,... Read more »

Romania has long been a quiet powerhouse in electronic music, and DumitrEscu is one of the names carrying that reputation into new territory. Splitting his time between Bucharest and London, he has built a catalogue that moves comfortably between underground club cuts and records with far wider reach, guided by an instinct for grooves that... Read more »

Darksidevinyl returns to Yoshitoshi with ‘U R’ and ‘Save Me’ – a release written in isolation in front of the mountains, layering real feeling alongside technical polish.  Founded over thirty years ago by Grammy-winning duo Deep Dish (Sharam and Dubfire), Yoshitoshi has shaped house and techno with genre-defining classics and a reputation built on quality... Read more »

Some records reveal themselves slowly. ‘This Time’ spent well over a year sitting on Avision’s USB, tested weekend after weekend on dancefloors around the world, before the New York artist finally decided it was ready to leave his sets and land on Ground Rule Records. It is one of the most sought-after tracks in his... Read more »

With a sound that seems to exist somewhere between house, techno, electronica and whatever strange space sits just beyond those boundaries, Olsvangèr has spent the last few years carving out a world entirely his own. From releases on Kalahari Oyster Cult, Craigie Knowes, and Hooj Choons to his own Tofistock imprint, his work has consistently... Read more »

Kraak and Smaak have spent two decades building a world where groove leads, atmosphere follows, and boundaries dissolve. Their catalogue stretches from disco and funk to electronic soul and cinematic moods, always anchored by a love of analogue texture and the energy of live performance. With ‘Velvet Seas’ they open a new chapter, expanding their... Read more »

There is a quiet confidence running through this new chapter of DJ Alone Again’s work, a sense of clarity shaped by years of refining his craft across both band driven songwriting and the deep house underground. With his latest EP for Wolf Music, he steps further into a sound that feels both emotionally charged and... Read more »

Brunch Electronik brings its 2026 Caja Mágica programme to a close this September with three distinctive events that capture the breadth of contemporary electronic music. Across 5, 11 and 12 September, the open-air series moves from Joseph Capriati’s meeting point between house and techno to the bass-driven energy of Sammy Virji and MALUGI, before concluding... Read more »

Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world’s largest festival and business gathering for electronic music, has revealed the second wave of its 2026 lineup, bringing the total number of confirmed artists to more than 1,500 for its monumental 30th anniversary edition. The latest additions include Âme, Angel D’lite, Bad Boombox, BASHKKA, Ben Klock, Boris Acket, CARISTA,... Read more »

Another year, another MUTEK wrapped – and somehow, after 27 editions, the festival is still finding new ways to inspire, surprise, and make our jaws drop. That sense of wonder is perhaps what makes MUTEK so special. In a festival landscape where the next drop can sometimes feel like the main event, MUTEK continues to... Read more »

Tomorrow, MUTEK Montréal returns for its 27th edition, bringing six days of electronic music, audiovisual experimentation, and boundary-pushing performances to the city. From August 25–30, nearly 120 artists from 28 countries will take over venues across Montréal, with a programme that moves freely between the dance floor, concert hall, public space, and everything in between.... Read more »

The global dance music experience curator Insomniac and worldwide techno brand Time Warp announce the full artist lineup for the ninth edition of Time Warp New York City, taking place on November 20 + 21, 2026. The event will once again transform Brooklyn’s Duggal Greenhouse + Agger Building with Time Warp’s signature, world-class production to... Read more »

Joseph Capriati will mark 20 years as a globally touring DJ with a landmark anniversary celebration in Naples, the city where it all began, on Saturday 27th September 2026. The event at Ex Base Nato runs from 2 pm to midnight and is the only event worldwide at which Capriati is celebrating this milestone. The... Read more »