Genres

There is a particular kind of patience that separates a good club record from a great one, and Gabey has clearly been studying it. ‘Indulge In’ arrives as the third official release on Wide Shut Records, and it marks the first time the Montréal artist has stepped out alone on the imprint he co-founded. It... Read more »

There’s something about the best Houseum records: they feel like they’ve been dug out of some forgotten 90s record bag, but somehow sound completely at home in the present. Holo’s ‘Thunder’ EP is exactly that kind of record – warm, hazy and deeply rooted in the dancefloor, but with enough oddball touches and genre cross-pollination... Read more »

Venezuelan producer Slaqk has spent the past few years quietly assembling one of the warmest palettes in organic house. Born Miguel Lessey, he arrived at dance music through lofi beatmaking and instrumental sketching, and that history still shapes the way he builds a record. Grooves are given room to breathe, textures are treated as melodies... Read more »

Some records chase a trend. Others simply chase a feeling, and ‘Burning’ belongs firmly in the second camp. FunkT!de returns to SUNCTURE with a groove that smoulders rather than explodes, built on a rolling bassline, crisp live percussion and the warm, funk-leaning musicality that has quietly become his calling card. Horns and guitar licks weave... Read more »

Blaufield Music has spent this year teasing one of its most intriguing signings in some time. Eddie Bizzarre turned up with no face, no backstory and very little explanation, and the mystery has only thickened since. What has been clear from the start is the music, and on August 28th the project returns to Booka... Read more »

On August 14th, STAY GOLDEN released ‘Silent Covenant,’ his eagerly awaited debut album and first release on Lee Burridge’s All Day I Dream imprint. Across seven tracks – three of which charted in the Beatport Top 10 within a week of release (Synth Lines #1, Silent Covenant #2 and Stay With Me #10) – the... Read more »

Uruguayan DJ and producer Federico Epis makes his debut on Last Night On Earth this August with the two track ‘Floyd’ EP, a release that quietly bridges the two halves of a long and unusual career. Epis belongs to South America’s first generation of progressive house artists. Early tracks like ‘Brasilia’ were showcased on Sasha’s... Read more »

Made In TLV returns to his own Powder Music with ‘Milkshake,’ a playful, tightly constructed club-cut with an infectious groove that feels immediate, hypnotic, and full of personality. The arrangement is built with the dancefloor firmly in mind, moving through controlled rises, extended breakdowns, and energetic returns. Confident, percussive, and slightly mischievous, the track balances... Read more »

PETER PAHN gets his hands on SIAN’s ‘Controlling Me’ and steers it into pacey, feverish territory, tightening the tension and pushing the tempo until the rework takes on a morphed life of its own. Where the original holds its ground with authority, PAHN’s rework is relentless in its urgency, layering a frantic energy over the... Read more »

Some records arrive shouting. ‘Do You Think Of Me’ does the opposite, and that is exactly what makes it land. Berlin based producer and label founder Einmusik returns to Purified Records with a collaboration alongside London vocalist Shayan, leaning into the emotional depth and melodic precision that have shaped his output for more than two... Read more »