House

Ten years in the making, the debut long player from Funk Style Quality aka FSQ was released in 2020, the album featuring an all-star cast of funk legends: George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic, Nona Hendryx, Fonda Rae, Denise King, and Dolette McDonald. The album was the brainchild of two of the most influential forces in Soul Clap’s musical journey, Chuck ‘Da Fonk’ Fishman and Sa’d... Read more »

After her stunning release on their deeper House-focused Karakul label, Phonica Records welcome back Swiss producer Lea Lisa on their main imprint. The ‘Love To The End EP’ takes influence and inspiration from a particular early 90s UK Techno rarity by Mark Goddard titled ‘The End’ (The Truth EP), a beautiful and emotive take on... Read more »

A unique pairing of The Cube Guys remixing Avicii’s track ‘Malo’ is due August 26th on Australia’s leading electronic label Vicious Recordings. Here, The Cube Guys lay their shuffling latin influenced drums under their remix, building it with great percussion, a rolling bassline and filtering melodic hooks from the original. Then comes the still awesome... Read more »

Ben Rau is a German/Ghanian DJ/Producer who is respected by many of his dance music peers. A level of quality & consistency rarely seen, he’s a proper DJ’s DJ also and always brings the party to the Dancefloor when in the booth. With an upcoming “8 Track” LP coming up on Hot Since 82’s Knee... Read more »

Mr.ID is a Moroccan based DJ/Producer who also helps run the well-known Elbaraka record label and party brand. We caught up with him recently to find out more about the Moroccan scene and its roots, and to hear about his recent release ‘Black Diamond’ and how it came to be…   WWD: Hey MR.ID! Introduce... Read more »

What do you do when you’ve just released an amazing album and your last EP on Heist was one of the label’s best-selling records in recent years? This is the ‘question’ Crackazat had to answer when writing his new EP for Heist. His solution was to deliver something even more amazing! When Crackazat released his... Read more »

South California sensation The Archer creates ‘Magic’ on his debut for the label with Rafa Barrios providing a powerful rerub. LA-Based Arash Homampour, better known as The Archer, has exploded onto the scene in the last 12 months with his own label – There Is A Light – and an arsenal of killer beats for... Read more »

August will see Monkey Safari put out their long-awaited Body Language Vol. 24. The 18-track affair is a deep dive into their own musical output as well as a testament to their alluring DJ style. German pair Monkey Safari have become Get Physical mainstays over the years. In 2022, they have released a wealth of... Read more »

UK dance music tastemaker Skream has unveiled ‘The Attention Deficit EP’, out 15th July on CircoLoco Records. His first EP since last year’s ‘Chesters Groove’, ‘The Attention Deficit EP’ is a three-track release that showcases Skream’s versatility as a producer. First up is title track and recent single ‘The Attention Deficit Track’, a punchy club... Read more »

Marcel Dettmann, Dauwd, Cassy, Plaid, and John Beltran himself are amongst those from the extended Figure family who have remixed the original ‘Touch The Earth’ album by Placid Angles, one year after its original release. With John Beltran being a distinct voice within the electronic music scene for over thirty years now, Figure is thrilled... Read more »