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David Orin has been a key figure in New York’s surging deep and melodic scene in recent years. His patent blend of rhythmic percussion and intricate melodies have seen him garnering consistent support from the likes of Lee Burridge, Hernan Cattaneo, and Kora, as well as seeing him grace renowned imprints such as Anjunadeep and... Read more »

Destination New Zealand: a veritable Graceland, Nirvana, and Mecca all rolled into one for DJs over the last two years, a gorgeous place of natural beauty and kindred spirits and the source of inspiration for these two wonderful new cuts from UK maestro Josh Butler. Returning to Joris Voorn and Edwin Oosterwal’s Rejected for the... Read more »

The Bristol-born, Sweden-based DJ, producer, and multi-talent Crackazat has put together a scintillatingly soulful and jazz enriched masterpiece, spanning twelve high grade cuts. Real name Ben Jacobs is a well-accomplished musician whose effervescent productions hit that sweet spot between elemental dancefloor fire and cerebral musicality, via a mesh of styles that span jazz, house, garage,... Read more »

Raphael Mader is back at Renaissance with The Blinding EP, complete with an incredible remix from Lopezhouse… There’s no denying the ascent of Raphael Mader over the past 2 years. In spite of the shutdown, his ability to craft a memorable riff and sheer quality of production has seen him rise to become a genuine... Read more »

A Proton Music regular with his array of powerful original music, Subconscious Tales returns to the label with a 3-track masterstroke in ‘Eternal’. An artist with a unique storytelling ability, Ivars Tiliks has always focused on “compositions that take you to a world of energy, darkness and beauty” with “music for the spirit and body”.... Read more »

‘Fire‘ is the name of Andy’s Echo first Katermukke release. The super energetic and smartly tinkered track is perfectly coming together with pan traveling arpeggios, rough picked guitar strings, and a rattling bassline. In contrast, Andy’s voice subtly fades in now and then. The cherry on top of this release is the inclusion of a... Read more »

Drinking to their tenth year in the game, Hive Audio enter 2022 with a celebratory compilation triptych featuring some of the finest names in the house and techno scenes. Taking the reins for the series’ second instalment, a septet of the Swiss club affiliates and long-time friends headline the comp including Booka Shade, Einmusik, Edu... Read more »

The First 2022 collaboration from Family Piknik head honchos Tom Pooks & Joy Kitikonti is a progressive tornado ready to strike hard in the middle of any dancefloors. Hypnotic pads and mystic synths face with a groovy bassline, over a pretty uptempo progressive house beat. John Digweed & Nick Muir are on remix duty. This... Read more »

Simon’s highly anticipated debut on Nora en Pure’s Purified imprint is the ‘Dreamscape’ 3-track EP, out April 1st. This perfect pairing is the happy accident of Doty being struck by Nora’s label and its output, and realising his ‘Dreamscape’ track had a natural home there. Nora took a whole 20 minutes to agree, and secure... Read more »

DGTL Records – the official label arm of Dutch festival giant DGTL – marks its fifth anniversary in style with a brand new album ‘5YRS of DGTL Records’. The 14-track long-player is released on April 16th as a 4x 12” vinyl set and drops digitally across 4 separate EP releases between February 18 and April... Read more »