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James Juke has become one of New York’s most trusted ears on the dancefloor – a DJ, curator, and scholar whose sets bridge the soulful lineage of house with the restless energy of the city he now calls home. Raised in San Francisco and sharpened in Brooklyn’s underground, he brings a rare blend of deep... Read more »

Few voices in contemporary electronic music are as instantly recognisable as Lazarusman’s. The South African spoken-word artist, poet, vocalist and songwriter has spent more than a decade expanding the narrative possibilities of dance music, bringing lyrical depth, social commentary and emotional honesty to club culture. Through acclaimed collaborations with artists including Stimming, FKA Mash, Johannes... Read more »

If the dancefloor has a dark night of the soul, it sounds something like ‘Controlling Me’. SIAN’s latest on Octopus Recordings arrives like a reckoning – a slab of acid-soaked groove that feels like watching a storm roll in from the wrong side of midnight. This is dancefloor music in its raw form – precise,... Read more »

Buenos Aires has long been a wellspring for progressive house’s most emotive talent, and Agustin Ficarra is a name that has been steadily rising through its ranks. Since rediscovering production in 2020, the Argentine artist has earned support from heavyweights such as Hernan Cattaneo, Nick Warren, Guy J, and Guy Mantzur, alongside releases on respected... Read more »

Some tracks arrive fully formed. ‘We Dance’ was not one of them, and that patient build is exactly what makes it land so well. Munich-based producer Sonson sent a batch of ideas and sketches over to his longtime friend and vocalist Rosa Taccarelli. One of them slowly but surely grew into ‘We Dance’, the lead... Read more »

From hosting artists like Reznik, Super Flu, Lehar, and Andhim on Anomaly Radio to launching a label of their own, Nick and Harry have spent the last decade building a community around the music they love. Now, with the arrival of Anomaly Music and its debut release from Redfreya, the duo are taking their vision... Read more »

Armada Music has acquired Oxia’s ‘Domino’ – one of the most iconic records in house music history, now celebrating its 20th anniversary. The track has amassed over 150 million Spotify streams and 49 million YouTube views since its original release. On June 12th, an official remix arrived from Space 92 – Beatport’s all-time best-selling Techno... Read more »

German DJ and producer Emanuel Satie makes a welcome return to Damian Lazarus’ Crosstown Rebels with ‘A Love Fantasy’, a three-track EP that captures an artist equally at home in peak-time rooms and in more introspective territory. It is his first full EP in three years, and it arrives as a broader artistic statement, balancing... Read more »

There is a particular magic that lives in the late hours, when the dancefloor stops thinking and simply moves. Akwua captures exactly that feeling on ‘Purple Bump’, the cut we are delighted to premiere today. Rolling along at a steady 126 BPM, ‘Purple Bump’ sits right where melodic house meets indie dance. A hypnotic low... Read more »

Few artists have shaped the modern techno landscape quite like Victor Ruiz. The Brazilian producer, now based in Europe, has spent years among the most commercially successful names in the genre, all while building his Volta imprint into one of the most respected labels around. Now he reaches the close of his boldest chapter yet... Read more »