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Since its first edition in 2016, SXM has built a reputation around something difficult to recreate anywhere else: an entire island becoming part of the festival. There is no single festival site. Over five days, guests move between beaches, villas, clubs, hilltops and unexpected locations across both the French and Dutch sides of St. Martin... Read more »

There’s something particularly appealing about a producer using a record to map out the different corners of their musical identity. That’s exactly what Alessio Collina set out to do on ‘Shades of Me’ E.P., his latest release for Trend Records Limited, and, by his own description, one of his most personal works to date. Across... Read more »

From his early days DJing in Frankfurt to his experiences in New York, Berlin, and beyond, Roland Leesker has spent decades exploring the connections between House, Acid, Electro, and Detroit-influenced music. His career has been shaped by record shops, international collaborations and a lasting commitment to musical discovery. In his latest release on Definitive Recordings,... Read more »

Metamorfosi Records welcomes its founder back to the imprint as Joseph Capriati unveils ‘Control,’ his second release on the label and first collaboration with fellow Italian artist GENNARO. The track brings two generations of Italy’s house scene together, with GENNARO joining Capriati for a collaboration that feels right at home within the Metamorfosi sound. Now... Read more »

Synthesis Recordings welcomes Cruz Vittor to the label for their 10th release with a two-tracker that explores the deeper and more contemporary side of Progressive House. Opening with ‘Ashborn,’ Cruz Vittor sets the tone with a modern, atmospheric production built around hypnotic movement, intricate textures and a driving progressive energy. The track gradually unfolds, balancing... Read more »

At last, individually and globally respected Colyn & Sainte Vie release their much-loved, eagerly awaited track and ‘special moment’ soundtrack to many, ‘Desert Sunrise.’ There’s no denying, together, they are, and make, magic. A year ago the two longtime friends, who’d shared a B3B with Innellea at Burning Man 2024, debuted their co-written spell-binding cut... Read more »

MAXIMILIAN returns to EVIDEON Studio Records with ‘Mikrokosmos EP. 8,’ a two-track journey through deep, hypnotic house, analogue textures and the darker edges of the underground. Opening the A-side, ‘Le Couppey’ settles into a warm, stripped-back groove, blending minimal house rhythms with dub influences, subtle acid flourishes and an evocative spoken-word element. Patient and immersive,... Read more »

Chris Di Perri lands on There Is A Light with ‘Cooking Again,’ bringing a stripped-back approach to the label. The Cologne-born, Italian-rooted producer has built a reputation around groove-focused productions and appearances on labels including Desolat, Mindshake, and Moon Harbour, and that sense of restraint comes through clearly here. A tight rhythmic foundation carries the... Read more »

Luca Marchese makes his debut on Octopus Recordings with ‘Universal Gateway,’ a two-track EP that balances driving techno foundations with flashes of trance-infused melody. A lifelong connection to music, beginning with classical and jazz influences before discovering electronic music in his teens, has shaped Marchese’s instinct for melody and harmony, which comes through across the... Read more »

Some compilations feel like a label flex. Others feel like someone’s just opened the right crate at the right party. ‘Crate 001,’ the debut release from Jeddah-based Peachez in Crates, lands firmly in the latter camp. Dropping September 16th, the 11-track VA brings together a seriously international cast of underground house heads, moving between dusty... Read more »