Melodic House

Premiere: Talal slips into the small hours with ‘One Thirty’ on Black Rose
London-based producer Talal makes his debut on Black Rose with the ‘One Thirty’ EP, a three-track excursion into melodic deep house, and When We Dip is delighted to premiere its title track ahead of the July 24th release. ‘One Thirty’ sets the tone with a smooth, hypnotic flow. A warm bassline anchors the groove while... Read more »

Premiere: Wild Dark, Inámo and Ariaano share the weight of ‘Forgive’ on trueColors
When We Dip is proud to premiere ‘Forgive’, the emotive centrepiece of a striking new collaboration arriving on trueColors. Bringing together Wild Dark, Inámo and Ariaano alongside the unmistakable voice of Starving Yet Full, the track anchors the ‘Forgive’ EP, a release built for those transcendent peak-time moments when melody and momentum meet. From its... Read more »

Marcus Santoro & Hoodia team up on WTR with deep, contemporary club cut ‘YOU’
Australian producer Marcus Santoro returns to WTR for his first release of 2026, teaming up with rising Italian trio Hoodia on their new single ‘YOU.’ Balancing euphoric progressive house melodies with deeper grooves and a contemporary club edge, ‘YOU’ captures the emotion, scale and energy that have become central to Santoro’s sound. Built around an... Read more »

Premiere: Budakid unveils his debut album with ‘Where It Goes’ on Flores
There are records that arrive quietly and there are records that feel like the culmination of an entire life in music. ‘Dreams Stretched Beyond’ is firmly the latter. Nearly twenty years in the making, this debut album from Budakid lands on his own label Flores, and it is a work of rare depth and intention.... Read more »

Premiere: Timelapse and Adran sound so good on AXEPT
Timelapse and Adran are back on AXEPT, and they are not slowing down. The Italian pairing return to Yulia Niko’s imprint with ‘So Good’, a track that captures exactly why their rise through the scene has been so quick. From the opening bars it is clear this one was built for the big rooms, with... Read more »

Premiere: ELIF gets glitchy on ‘Fast Line’ for Marginalia
Marginalia rounds out its ‘Save Me’ Remix Album with a contribution from the person who started it all. Two years after taking a leap of faith on a teenage producer from Guadalajara, label founder ELIF steps in as a remixer on the very project she set in motion, reworking Liminal MX’s ‘Fast Line’ for the... Read more »

Premiere: Brina Knauss drifts into ‘Dreams’ on EMPATH
Few artists have risen through the melodic house and techno world with the kind of momentum Brina Knauss carries into the summer of 2026. The Slovenian born, Milan based DJ and producer has spent the past decade shaping a sound built on transcendent vocals, sweeping melodies and hypnotic grooves, and today we are thrilled to... Read more »

meera heads to Cercle Records with slow-burning new cut ‘November’
‘November’ is a deeply atmospheric Melodic Breakbeat track by meera, released for Cercle Festival 2026. Inspired by Cercle’s iconic 2020 performance at Preikestolen, filmed in the artist’s hometown, the track unfolds like a slow-burning emotional journey, echoing the powerful stillness and raw energy of that moment. Blending haunting vocal textures, immersive pads and emotional chord... Read more »

Premiere: Victor Ruiz paints in ‘Technicolor’ on Volta
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 »

Coff returns to deeper waters with Stello and Liah Barrett
After a year spent relocating to New York and stepping quietly away from the release cycle, Coff returns with ‘Waters’, a track that feels less like a comeback and more like a deep breath finally let out. Written alongside Stello and Liah Barrett, it is a record the three of them believed in from the... Read more »