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Some connections in dance music are made in a single night, others are built over a lifetime. For Simon Vuarambon, the bond with John Digweed and Bedrock Records goes all the way back to his teenage years in Argentina, when Digweed picked up his early track ‘Inverted Pole’ and started playing it out. Years later,... Read more »

Rooted in the boundless musical traditions of Brazil and shaped by a life spent exploring sounds across continents, Caetano Malta has spent over three decades carving out a distinctive creative identity. Blending MPB, Tropicalia, Afro-Brazilian rhythms, and psychedelic influences, his music reflects a world without borders, where cultural exchange and instinctive experimentation go hand in... Read more »

Tim Parelias, Leo Bakiri, and IN RED team up on NON MERCI MUSIC with ‘Don’t Be Afraid, Honey’ – a raw and emotionally charged club cut built from chopped synth fragments, tension-filled chords, and a striking rocky vocal. Distorted textures and dark melodic layers gradually open into atmospheric moments of light, creating a powerful contrast... Read more »

Robin M, ELIF, and Lazarusman bring their distinct perspectives together on ‘Speak To Me,’ a collaboration connecting three artists from across the global club scene. Across two versions, deep, percussive production meets Lazarusman’s unmistakable poetic delivery, with his words becoming an integral part of the track’s tension and character. South African artist Lazarusman brings his... Read more »

Collé is back, and he has brought something special with him. The Dutch producer returns with ‘Hold Me Closer’, an infectious new single landing on MINDGAME Records on October 16th, and one that marks another step up in an already impressive career. ‘Hold Me Closer’ is an elastic, bouncy house cut with a gentle melancholic... Read more »

To celebrate her upcoming EP on Sasha’s label Last Night On Earth, Qrion steps up for the 195th edition of our When We Dip Main Mix series. Drifting in from ambient textures and broken beats before settling into rolling, emotive melodic house, the mix features music from Burial and Four Tet, Ilan Bluestone and Spencer... Read more »

For its 50th Mix Series release and 10th year in operation, Mexican label Short Attention Records goes back to the source with a rare recording from one of Detroit’s most iconic artists, Omar S. The recording isn’t a new mix. It’s a tape from Omar’s teenage years, a document of the sounds that were already... Read more »

Maxi Meraki is back on home turf. The melodic house favourite teams up with Brazilian duo No One Knows and vocalist and producer SARRIA for ‘Faithful’, out on October 16th via his own RADIATE imprint. It is his fourth RADIATE release of the year, following ‘Tik Tak’, the ‘What I Please EP’ and ‘I’m Not... Read more »

A new music-led storytelling platform puts the people behind the records in the spotlight, launching with a deeply personal portrait of Scottish DJ and producer Robot84. In underground music, the records often do the talking. But what about the people behind them? The lives, relationships, missed opportunities and moments that shape an artist long before... Read more »

Some producers spend years searching for their sound, but Matthew Sona seems to have found his remarkably early. Born in 2004 and mentored by Peter Makto, one of the key figures of Hungary’s deeper dance music scene, the young Hungarian producer has quickly built a catalogue that places him among the most promising new names... Read more »