Reviews

Any minimal fan worth their salt will be familiar with hedZup. The label has been dishing up stripped-back house tones since 2016, welcoming the likes of Michael James, Per Hammar and iO (Mulen) in recent times.  Now the latest release on the imprint comes from hedZup founder: WLAD, who’s just served up a whopping ten-track... Read more »

Jim Rider makes his debut on TRYBESof after a stellar 2020 including releases on Kindisch, Tale & Tone, and When We Dip XYZ, plus the launch of his label “Signs”. The EP has just hit #1 on the Organic House charts, and shows no sign of slowing down. Supported by the likes of Lee Burridge,... Read more »

The Irishman’s previous offerings on the label ‘Rattle’ and ‘Obscurity’ have been standouts; interesting and innovative in equal measures, the artist’s grind to push himself sonically and offer up something fresh with each release profoundly evident. ‘Rattle’ was a commercial and critical success, included in DJ Mag’s tracks of 2019 round-up, while ‘Obscurity’, garnered acclaim... Read more »

Dam Swindle have spent the better part of the last decade running their formidable label Heist Recordings and have now decided it’s time to broaden their scope. Their DJ sets have been an eclectic affair where house, disco, funk and techno are intertwined, but the music on Heist has always been fimrly directed to the... Read more »

While the world was on hold, John Digweed seized the opportunity to harvest the second iteration of his widely successful 2020 4-disc album compilation, QUATTRO. After receiving an overwhelmingly positive reaction to its predecessor last April, Digweed decided it was time to call upon some of his favourite producers and start working on the 2nd... Read more »

Surfacing out of Buenos Aires, one of the world’s Progressive hives, Partenaire has crafted music for some of the genre’s most forward-thinking labels like Juicebox Music, Transpecta, ICONYC, Serendeep, and onedotsixtwo, which has become a sacred ground for the producer, as he returns to the UK imprint for the fourth time since its inception. Following... Read more »

Byron Stingily and Marshall Jefferson today announce Ten City’s fifth studio album, ‘Judgement’ with a re-work of their 1987 classic, ‘Devotion’. With four historic albums under their belt Ten City return with their fifth complete body of work, ‘Judgement’ which is set for release this summer via Ultra Music. Ten City, comprising of Byron Stingily... Read more »

With the world’s live music scene at a seemingly-continuous standstill, one of electronic music’s most iconic figures, Nicole Moudaber, has been hard at work behind closed doors in her pursuit to keep the industry’s spirits alive and thriving. Enlisting the help of legendary door picker and dear friend Alan T, Nicole delivers her brand new... Read more »

With a forced hiatus in international touring casting a shadow over the past twelve months, Monolink has been channelling his boundless creativity by dedicating an unprecedented amount of time into doing what he enjoys most – writing music. Riding a remarkable wave of success off the back of his two huge 2020 singles (Sinner and... Read more »

Floyd Lavine launches new label Afrikan Tales, aimed at exploring African creativity and storytelling “without limitations”. With one foot in Cape Town and another in Berlin, Floyd Lavine has played an invaluable role in establishing an Afro House scene in Germany’s capital. Founded in 2015, his RISE collective has thrown events across Europe and Africa,... Read more »