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The Greek aficionado VieL has firmly established himself amongst the finest of melodic movers. Through opulent offerings on Do Not Sit, Tale & Tone, and Hoomidas, he peruses a distinct blend of lush groove, soaring emotive, and electronic entities. After gracing us with an incredible collaborative project alongside Madraas, the Vires EP, and later a... Read more »

Ukrainian artist Miss Monique recently performed an incredible hour long live set just at the beautiful Kusadasi Castle on the Turkish Pigeon Island. Miss Monique’s unique talent of smoothly melting techno rhythms with classic trance and progressive tunes year after year gets highly appraised by an ever-growing number of electronic music aficionados and is further... Read more »

Montreal pair HOKI make their mark on the Summer season with a thrilling new EP ‘Caught Up With A Friend’. Their captivating sound has seen them win plaudits to date from the likes of Dancing Astronaut, Electronic Groove and industry heavyweight Billboard. Following on from the two proceeding singles, ‘Image In Life’ is a brooding,... Read more »

Montreal’s Mitch Oliver is growing into a pillar of XYZ’s output. He’s caressed two of the imprint’s most emblematic tracks to date. Same Light, his Quebec-bred collaboration with Maaruo and Beyries, seized attention with a remix from the one-and-only Hernan Cattaneo. Recent appearances on Seven Villas and Kindisch continued a fruitful period for the Canadian,... Read more »

Argentina’s Lucefora & the UK’s Steve Kelley have each made significant individual strides over the years with releases on the likes of All Day I Dream and Souksonic under their respective belts. However, their joint material is capturing the ears of late, launching their partnership with the sumptuous Silk on our Tales of Romance series... Read more »

“The Eye That Sees Us All” is the long-awaited debut LP from Shaun Reeves. It arrives July 23rd on the Visionquest label, one day before the Michigan-born artist turns 40, and coincides with his 20th year as a DJ. This new record finds the now LA-based, Michigan-born artist circle back to the underground world where... Read more »

After a release on Hernan Cattaneo’s label Sudbeat and Cid Inc’s Replug, Hicky & Kalo are back on their own label with another wonderful EP that solidifies their foothold as one of the most promising duos in the progressive house scene. Title track ‘Borealis’ opens with raw intensity and is riddled with emotion from the... Read more »

For his fourth release on Penance, Cian Moynagh goes in with ‘Take It All’, a melancholic cut that leaves nothing on the table  with its stellar lead synth enabled by the grounding kick and clap. Appearing scarcely through the piece are the light piano touches and straight to the point vocals. You can now listen... Read more »

Nick Scofield is starting to craft a sound of his own. Centered around a backbone of sturdy grooves, he explores realms of melodies both retro and futuristic. With a pair of appearances on our Tales of Romance series, sandwiched between a serene single on Eleatics, Scofield has built a hearty foundation in the early stages... Read more »

Frenchman Douran is our latest guest in the Dip Studio Series! Many will be familiar with his work on the likes of Allo Floride Records and Chapter 24. This week, the rising talent takes time to run us through his track ‘Midnight Breath’ and shares his thoughts in a little Q&A time. It’s all below!... Read more »