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Fight Like Apes Gets The Daithí Touch
Sunday’s soundtrack comes from a leading light in the Irish electronic scene this year; Daithí. The Galway man has been garnering much support from across the board with his distinct dance music concoction, a mélange fusing impressive melodic hooks, upbeat drums patterns and, often, a quality vocal performance. Regulars at WWD will be well aware of our respect for... Read more »

Paulus, Camp & Derdiarian Deliver Scenes From Our Classic Future
Very enjoyable release from Greg Paulus, John Camp & Brian Derdiarian. Quality chill, summer vibes. ‘Fire In The Sky’, is a personal favorite. It amasses a fine collection of dreamy horns and trudges along slowly with a groovy percussive ensemble. ‘Surf Song’, a close second, is a more mellow, instrumental affair. The distant, emotive melody the... Read more »

Peter Wagner – I Can’t Hear You (Dimitri Nakov Remix) [Sound Avenue]
We’re absolutely loving this tune. It’s a monstrous remix from Russian talent Dimitri Nakov. It kicks off, thundering along on a huge set of drums before a minimal brass sound enters as one of the simplest yet most enticing hooks you going to come across. If you enjoyed Ten Walls – Gotham, then this is... Read more »

Between the Airports: Balcazar chats to WWD
You might know Balcazar as one half of Balcazar & Sordo, the prolific Mexican duo who have turned out for the likes of Culprit, Dirt Crew and Noir. They also make music as solo artists, and as it transpires, they’re just as comfortable doing both. And so it is that we checked in on Balcazar’s... Read more »

Festival Guide: Sonus Festival Returns for Round Two at Zrce Beach
The summer buzz is well and truly underway and with that comes the great debate, where are we gonna go for a nice boogie? The options are endless, though, we’ll do our best to highlight what are for us the stand out parties of the summer ahead. Kicking things off we’ve got Sonus, a Zrce... Read more »

Mano Le Tough to Headline Toronto’s Electric Island
Announced last week, Wicklow man Mano Le Tough will headline Toronto’s Electric Island concert and picnic series. A big step for the Irishman and a mark of his meteoric rise to the fore of dance music. He’ll join Sven Väth & Daniel Avery at the top of the bill for a 4-date event ranked by Pulse Radio as... Read more »

Christophe – Gotta Release (Hypercolour)
This rather lovely record dropped on Hypercolour last week. It comes from Bristol-based Welshman Christophe. Classic house vibes, a fat bassline, atmospheric keys and a tidy vocal hook make it a firm WWD favourite. Richey Ahmed, Maya Jane Coles and Catz N Dogz just a few of the big names to give the release the thumbs... Read more »

Brillstein talks Back to Bed [WWD Interview]
Delighted to have one of LA’s brightest, up and coming House talents in the WWD hotseat this week. Some of you may already be familiar with Mike Brillstein, aka Thee Mike B, he’s worked with a tonne of top names, producing, remixing and releasing records with the likes of Stretch Armstrong, Diplo, Sinden, Switch and Jesse... Read more »

Piemont – Unvoiced EP [WWD Interview]
The summer buzz is kicking in big time here at WWD HQ and it’s being fueled by some top notch recent releases. This includes the new record from talented Hamburg duo Piemont, who’ve dropped a fine two track EP on Area Remote. These boys have been crafting tracks since 2007 and have already featured on the likes of... Read more »

Aaaron ‘What Makes You Itch EP’
The Tasty new EP from German talent Aaaron has got a good rinsing here at WWD HQ this week, only right we give it the promo it deserves. It’s the follow up previous DFTD release ‘Feelin This’, which dropped in 2013 and it’s just as good. The low-end//perc combo in the title track is simply delish. Grab... Read more »