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 »

Plombir Music, the Phuket based event and music label, is gearing up for its 64th release with ‘Demension’, a bright and punchy collaboration between Russian DJ and producer Fairtone and rising name TIGER SMTH. Landing on October 16, the single is a confident statement of the label’s taste for modern, groove led club music. From... Read more »

Some records are made for listening and others are made for moving, and Federico Scavo has never had much doubt about which side he sits on. The Tuscan house veteran returns to his own AREA 94 Records this week with ‘La Musica EP’, a five-track collection built on the instinctive, groove-led energy that has defined... Read more »

Some tracks are built for the charts, and some are built to sit in a DJ’s vault until the moment is right. Frankfurt’s Gorgin has a few of the latter, and on October 16th he finally opens the vault with the ‘No Destino’ EP, his return to Dubfire’s SCI+TEC. Classically trained on piano from a... Read more »

Leeds producer Kepler returns to FUSE with ‘Sunday Service’, a four-track EP that moves between deep house, garage swing and low-slung club pressure, and When We Dip is delighted to premiere its opening cut, ‘Inner Motion’. Kepler has built his name on weighty basslines, rolling drums and an instinct for keeping ideas sounding fresh. Releases... Read more »

Low Volume is a project built on friendship, patience and a shared love of electronic music. The story began in Pune in the 1990s, during a time when India’s club scene was still finding its feet, before the pair eventually found themselves living in Germany and making music together in a small bedroom studio. What... Read more »

Few figures have done more for the deeper end of Hungary’s dance music scene than Peter Makto. Raised in a small village in western Hungary and now based in Budapest, he has spent more than two decades behind the decks, with releases on The Soundgarden, Einmusika, Hoomidaas, Sound Of Sirin and Where The Heart Is,... Read more »

Few names carry as much weight in the Argentine progressive scene as Mariano Mellino. Raised in Buenos Aires and shaped by the sound of Hernan Cattaneo, Sasha, John Digweed and Nick Warren, he has spent more than two decades refining a style that sits somewhere between progressive house and melodic techno, with releases on Sudbeat,... Read more »

London-based, Australian-born producer, songwriter and DJ, HAAi, unveils ‘DIGITiSE’, a dancefloor-focused ode to her community that sees HAAi working with several  collaborators, including Skybreak and Cantoalegre, who both appear on ‘Talking Walls.’ HAAi x Skybreak ‘Talking Walls’ (feat. Cantoalegre) is a sonic journey through some of the  sounds and influences that have opened up to... Read more »

Flamingo Pier have spent the past decade weaving sunlight into sound. Born in New Zealand and shaped in London’s warehouses, studios, and dance floors, the trio have grown from a DIY party into a fully-fledged live act, festival founders, and creators of a warm, melodic strain of dance music that feels both expansive and deeply... Read more »

Marc Houle brings his signature tension to Octopus Recordings with the ‘Hey Kiddo’ EP, a tightly wound release that thrives on restraint and dark, understated energy. Built around brooding textures and a slow-burning intensity, the EP keeps things deliberately measured, allowing each element to add to the mounting pressure rather than giving everything away at... Read more »