Interviews

New-school House champion Santé is back on Moon Harbour for the first time since 2016 with ‘Calypso Dream’ another of his fantastically edgy and essential productions. Over the last decade, Avotre label boss Philipp Maier aka Santé has defined a new house sound that is rock solid and built on big bass and rolling drums.... Read more »

While many of us finished Netflix and got really good at making pancakes during lockdown, Joris Biesmans levelled up in the production stakes. Setting himself the challenge of completing three tracks per week for a month, he paired these compositions with archival ‘80s film and TV footage, which steamrolled into a debut album ‘Trains, Planes... Read more »

The latest edition of our Little Talk series welcomes rising talent Air Jackson. We caught up with the Dublin-based DJ & producer ahead of the release of his upcoming album ‘Chemistry’ on July 5. He lift the lid on the motivation behind the launch of his own imprint Ten One Records, and the inspirations behind... Read more »

Satoshi Fumi returns to TOR after making his debut on our latest Tales of Romance release. The Bedrock and Sudbeat regular is rooted in Detroit and Chicago influences, yet pulls from various modern melodic methods in a pristine blend of house and techno. The Japanese maestro has crafted a boastful reputation throughout an illustrious career,... Read more »

With killer releases on standout imprints like Disco Halal and Soulfooled already in 2021, Miami-based Kate Ozz is making a play for an unparalleled breakout year. Not only has the Moscow artist been impressing with new releases, she’s also fast garnering a stellar reputation behind the ones and twos in her adopted city, in the... Read more »

Irish producer Michael Murtagh will be known to many by his progressive alias Murtagh. The talented producer has ventured into new waters in recent months with the launch of his ambient/leftfield musical project Woven. The initiative was kickstarted in March with a lush remix of Tony Anderson’s ‘Tenderness’.  The journey continues with the release of... Read more »

Germany’s Koelle, the classically trained musician out of Ingolstadt, has made waves in recent years, with thoroughbred projects on the likes of Anjunadeep, Lane 8’s This Never Happened, and Needwant. He’s establishing a distinct blend of timeless instrumentalism paired with soaring electronic tones, and his emotive productions leave an immediate impression. Koelle steps up to... Read more »

The talented Gadi Mitrani is an artist we have had our eye on for many years now, his well-thought-out productions and deep, yet energetic melodies have always resonated with us. The beginning of May saw Gadi deliver a meaningful message with his ‘Out Of Time’ single, addressing the pressing issue of global warming, and creating... Read more »

It takes a live musician/producer like Ash, with over 500 million streams of his own compositions; the ability to play piano, guitar, sax, drums/pads, electronic keyboards/wind instrument; a life shared between Egypt and French Canada, and a knack for creating electronic music with multi-cultural influences to be granted permission to film a solo music video... Read more »

It’s not every day that the worlds of techno and neo-classical music collide, so when we first heard that Brit techno pioneer Luke Slater decided to rework a track by pianist and composer Johannes Motschmann it obviously perked up our ears. Motschmann, who lives and works in Berlin, has several successful albums under his belt... Read more »