Reviews

Simply City’s live recording from the opening Beach Party at Balance Croatia captures exactly what progressive house is meant to feel like at golden hour – patient, emotive, and quietly powerful. Recorded on The Pier at The Garden Resort in Tisno, the set unfolds with the kind of control you’d expect from a longtime Stereo... Read more »

In December, rising star Deer Jade unveiled her highly anticipated new EP, ‘Voyage Infini’ – the first release on her freshly launched label, I AM YOU. The two-track project, featuring the shimmering singles ‘Jump Up’ and ‘Voyage Infini,’ captured the Swiss artist’s signature fusion of indie dance and melodic house, blending cosmic energy with emotive... Read more »

After years of shaping dancefloors worldwide and carefully curating the sonic and visual identity of Up The Stuss, Dutch favourite Chris Stussy presents his most expansive and personal statement to date with his debut album, ‘Lost, Found & Forgotten…’ Landing on April 3, the album unfolds across three interconnected chapters – Lost, Found, and Forgotten... Read more »

Tinlicker return to Cercle Records with ‘Melancholia,’ a sweeping melodic house cut that balances emotional weight with cinematic scale. Tender yet propulsive, the single captures a quiet fragility — reflecting on love, presence, and the fleeting nature of it all — while unfolding across expansive synth layers and a steady, forward-driving pulse. The result feels... Read more »

Glowal’s hypnotic groove meets Dish Dash’s cinematic sensibility on ‘All I Wanna Do.’ Subtle yet propulsive, the track favours tension, movement and atmosphere – the kind of energy that creeps in and carries the room. With its second release, Saudi-based label IN ACT continues to shape a forward-thinking vision for electronic music from the region,... Read more »

Lord Fascinator and Mazmorra Brillante join forces on ‘La Pary Sigue,’ a driving tech house cut built around a steady, rolling rhythm and a confident vocal lead. Balancing momentum with restraint, the track keeps its groove locked and purposeful, designed for late-night dancefloors where subtle shifts make all the difference. ‘La Pary Sigue’ is available... Read more »

Born in Montreal and shaped by the tactile traditions of Musique Concrète and Romanian minimalism, Luminescu (aka Louis Kutarba) has long operated at the edges of electronic music’s more psychedelic and exploratory currents. Drawing influence from figures like Ricardo Villalobos, Herck, and Pierre Henry, his productions feel less concerned with genre and more with sensation... Read more »

Written in Berlin alongside Boys Noize, ‘HOT WIFE’S’ unapologetic pop sensibility is something that Tiga wrestled with nightly: “You reach a point where making unassailably cool dance records can lead to diminishing returns. In a way, it’s the safest thing you can do. You can’t live in fear that a man in a fedora is... Read more »

Siege launches UNDRSIEGE Recordings with ‘OKAY,’ the first release on his new imprint and the beginning of a fresh chapter. Built around a classic house bassline and a mesmerising vocal, ‘OKAY’ delivers a groove that’s both patient and effective. An infectious melody moves through the arrangement, keeping the track locked into the dancefloor while leaving... Read more »

Brazilian born, Vienna raised Joyce Muniz joins forces with Mexico City producer ANDRE VII for ‘Freeze,’ a powerful hi-NRG collaboration out January 23rd via acclaimed German imprint Kompakt Exklusiv. The release marks the first of a two-part EP, bringing together Joyce’s decade of credibility building with ANDRE VII’s international momentum from performances at Sónar, Glastonbury, and... Read more »