Category: NEW TRACKS

Kevin Richard Martin, aka The Bug, and KMRU have teamed up for a new album, ‘Disconnect’. Set for release via Brighton-based imprint Phantom Limb on 14th June, the debut collaborative full-length from UK producer Martin and Kenyan ambient musician KMRU – real name Joseph Kamaru – is described in a press …

I. JORDAN has shared a new single ‘Round N Round’. Listen to it below.  The latest track by the London-based DJ and producer (real name Jordan Tek) is taken from their forthcoming debut album, ‘I AM JORDAN’. Announced in February, the 12-track project is released on 10th May via Ninja Tune …

Charisse C’s debut EP, ‘EVERGREEN’, is out now. Listen to it below.  The Southern African UK-based artist has enlisted a number of collaborators for the four-track EP, released via her label Abantu. Shazmicsoul, Smallkeys, Shingai and Captain Lulaz feature across the record, with DJ Kwamzy collaborating on three of the …

Missy Elliott’s first-ever headline tour — will cover North America this summer. The hip-hop icon will be joined by with Timbaland, Busta Rhymes and Ciara for the 24-city tour, titled Out of This World — The Missy Elliott Experience. The show will debut on 4th July in Vancouver and travel …

musclecars have announced the release of their debut album. Out on 17th May via BBE Music, ‘Sugar Honey Iced Tea!’ sees the NYC duo explore their “wide-reaching sound palette and offer a lens into the Afro-American experience”.  Listen to ‘Running Out Of Time’ and ‘Ha Ya! (Eternal Life)’ below. The …

Skrillex, Varg²™ and Bladee have teamed up for a new single. ‘Is there a place in heaven for boys like me?’ appears on the latest album from Varg²™, the sixth instalment in the Swedish producer’s ‘Nordic Flora’ Series. The 14-track ‘Nordic Flora Series, Part 6: Outlaw Music’ also features contributions from …

UNIIQU3 has released a new EP, ‘Ramen Noodles’. Spanning four tracks, it sees her link up with NYC DJ duo Black Caviar, and expands on the Jersey club sound of past work. It also features UNIIQU3’s vocals, as is the case with much of her past material. Speaking on the …

Girls Don’t Sync have released a collection of edits. Featuring four tracks, the ‘4×4’ EP pulls from different “influences, inspirations and cultures” according to the collective themselves, and takes in cuts that have been a fixture of their DJ sets for some time. The tracks span UK garage, hard house, …

ANNA has been enlisted to mix the 46th instalment of the Global Underground compilation series. Out in June, the two-disc mix features 38 tracks in total, and is themed around the city of Lisbon, which is where the Brazilian DJ and producer put the mix together. The mix features tracks …

Funky Adjacent will release its debut V/A compilation later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to Tinika’s track, ‘DO IT’, below. Featuring nine burgeoning producers across three continents, ‘Funky Adjacent VA1’ joins the dots between UK funky and numerous global percussive genres, with pitstops in bouncy bass and techno. UK representatives SPD, …

Influential hip-hop and dub drummer Keith LeBlanc has died. The news of his passing was confirmed by Adrian Sherwood’s On-U Sound label, with which LeBlanc enjoyed a long and fruitful partnership, working on various projects released by the imprint stretching back to the 1980s. “All of us at On-U Sound …

Tomorrowland is set to mark its 20th anniversary later this year with a special orchestral event. Scheduled for Friday, 18th October, the special Our Story show will take place at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome during this year’s Amsterdam Dance Event. It will see a number of Tomorrowland regulars join up with …

DJ Babatr has announced a new EP, ‘The Journey’, via Marie Montexier’s Berlin-based imprint Paryìa.  The five-track package will be released on vinyl and digitally on 18th April, and includes a collaborative cut with Madrid-based Dj Deep RH. A remix of the title track by Brooklyn-based Ayesha will also be …

Peggy Gou has announced details of her debut album, ‘I Hear You’. Listen to the first single, ‘1+1=11’, below. Set for release on 7th June via XL Recordings, the 10 track LP is described as a culmination of the South Korean DJ and producer’s career to date. “’I Hear You’ is …

General Levy claims to have never received royalties for his jungle classic ‘Incredible’, produced by M-Beat. The iconic UK MC said in a recent interview with DJ Mag, “I’ve never received a royalties statement from London Records or from Renk Records”, referring to the official 1994 release of the enduring …

A “groundbreaking” new crowd safety guide for venues has been published by a team of industry experts. A collaboration between the UK Crowd Management Association, Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), LIVE, and the UK Door Security Association, the best practice guide intends “to enhance crowd management practices in performance spaces …

Ed Banger affiliate So Me is directing an upcoming French film following a fading DJ. The untitled thriller, currently in production, will star award-winning actor Vincent Cassel as Scorpex, an aging DJ whose fame has peaked as he gets recruited by a French intelligence agent (Laura Felpin) to target rising …

The Neptunes’ Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo are in a legal dispute over the rights to trademark their joint production project’s name. Attorneys for Chad Hugo filed legal action last week, Billboard reports, accusing Pharrell Williams of “attempting to unilaterally register trademarks for the Neptunes name”, despite previous agreements to …

Tomorrowland has clarified that a festival in Thailand has not been officially confirmed, despite reports to the contrary. In a new statement shared with EDM.com, the Belgian mega-festival has denied previous reports, which cited Thai government spokesperson Chai Wacharonke, that an event had been confirmed to take place in 2026. …

CC:DISCO! is releasing her full ‘Magic (Is In The Tempo)’ EP later this week via her Miami Daddy label. Have an exclusive first listen to the new BASHKKA remix below. The package – arriving tomorrow (29th March) – includes the superlative original collaboration with Canadian DJ, producer, and vocalist Jennifer …

The world’s first electronic tabla — the Table Touch — has gone on sale, created in Mumbai by a research team at Keda Music, led by British producer Kuljit Bhamra MBE. First announced in 2021, the Tabla Touch is now available to order and features built-in sounds from traditional Indian …

Sister Midnight has announced a fundraising party to cover the costs of new radio studio equipment.  Running from 11PM to 4AM on Friday 29th March 2024 at The Carpet Shop, Peckham, the non-profit South East London-based collective locked a line-up headlined by Birmingham’s DJ Kojay, host of the monthly OOONTS …

Allen & Heath’s Xone:92 celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Remaining an industry standard, the mixer has stood the test of time. Here, DJ Mag’s tech editor, Mick Wilson, takes a look at the history, the heritage, and the enduring importance of this well-loved, if polarising, piece of DJ technology

Serbia’s EXIT Festival has confirmed more artists for the dance stages at its 2024 edition. Returning to Novi Sad’s Petrovaradin Fortress from the 10th to 14th July, EXIT will welcome the likes of Maceo Plex, Carlita, I Hate Models, Patrick Mason, and Black Coffee to the coveted Dance Arena. Over on the festival’s …

Queer underground nightlife and club culture around the world it set to be explored in a new print publication. No One Magazine launches next month, with each instalment focusing on a specific place and its scene.  The first edition centres on Amsterdam, with 12 stories looking at collectives, artists, activities, …

London dubstep star SICARIA has unveiled a new remix package of her ‘Blood, Sweat & Self’ EP.  Landing on her freshly-minted imprint, Club Confi:DANCE, the four-tracker opens with a new interpretation of ‘Still Swinging’ by British-Lebanese multi-genre talent Saliah.  Meanwhile, DJ Mag Best of North America 2023 Awards Breakthrough DJ …

London’s Barbican will host an “orchestral celebration of bass music” to celebrate 15 years of the UKF platform.  OrchestRAVE will take place on Saturday 20th July 2024, and feature the Guildhall Session Orchestra alongside drum & bass selector Raiser. Tickets are priced at £34.50, and available to buy now. On …

Defqon.1 has unveiled the full line-up for its 2024 edition. Returning to Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands from 27th-30th June, the world’s biggest harder styles festival will welcome over 350 artists across the long weekend. Headline acts this time come in the form of genre heavyweights Angerfist, Ran-D, Showtek, Brennan Heart, Sound Rush, and Sefa, who will …

LYZZA has announced a new EP, ‘SUBSTATE’ and shared its first single. Slated for release on May 24th via her own imprint, CLUB LYZZA, the new EP follows up on LYZZA’s ‘MOSQUITO’ mixtape which debuted on Ninja Tune’s sister label, Big Dada, back in 2022. Lyrically, the the Brazilian-born, Amsterdam-based artist’s …

UK imprint Organic Analogue Records is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a new compilation, ‘10 Years of Dancing’. Check it out below.  The new 31-track release features a wide range of artists – including Gacha Bakradze, Doc Sleep, Aleks, Dungeon Acid, Daylight Rain, DMX Krew, HVL and more – spanning …

A new book exploring the interaction of electronic music and the earth through the use of field recordings will be published later this year.  Ears To The Ground: Adventures in Field Recording and Electronic Music will examine the relationship between electronic music artists and landscapes in the UK, Ireland and …

Playtime Engineering — the musical instrument company that designs products to introduce electronic music production to children — has returned with a new crowd-funded product on Kickstarter called Blipblox MyTracks. The new colourful kit resembles an MPC with 16 pads, 48 built-in instrument sounds, FX like reverb and delay, two …

Spotify has announced it is adding video learning content to its streaming platform, including music instrument learning courses, music performance lessons, and music production tutorials. The Swedish streaming giant has partnered with some leading education platforms including the BBC’s Maestro platform and PlayVirtuoso, a UK-based video learning website that includes …

Roland and Universal Music Group (UMG) have announced a new partnership and published a joint manifesto titled Principles for Music Creation with AI. The collaboration outlines some core values around how the companies approach AI in music creation. They also added that they plan to “advocate their adoption across the music …

Ultra Music Festival was forced to shut down early on Friday (22nd March) due to severe weather in Miami.  The festival – which is taking place in Miami’s Bayfront Park from Friday 22nd March to Sunday 24th – went ahead with its first day yesterday amid warnings of thunderstorms, heavy …

A fundraising campaign has been launched via GoFundMe to help support medical care for Balearic pioneer and Ibiza mainstay DJ Alfredo. The 71-year-old, real name Alfredo Fiorito, suffered a stroke in 2021 and has been cared for in a retirement home since, where he receives continued medical attention. The fundraiser …

Erika De Casier has shared a music video for her recent single, ‘Ex-Girlfriend’, featuring Shygirl. Watch it below.  Directed by Isa Castro-Cota and Tiff Pritchett, the clip references a 1996 Kate Moss and Nick Knight fashion short, ‘The More Visible They Make Me, The More Invisible I Become’, which was …

Cypress Hill are set to perform with the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) this summer at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Taking place on 10th July, the performance will bring a joke made on The Simpsons way back in 1996 to life, in which the legendary hip-hop outfit inadvertently invited the LSO …

Robert Hood has new music on the way via his M-Plant label. The four-track ‘Alpha Key’ EP is set for release on 12th April, and marks Hood’s first solo release since 2022’s ‘Hectic / Amazon Dust’ record. It follows on from Hood collaborating with Femi Kuti on the jazz project …

Ahadadream has joined forces with Priya Ragu and Skrillex for a new single, ‘TAKA’. Listen to it below. Out now via More Time, the song was nearly two years in the making with Ahadadream and Skrillex having initially sketched out ideas for it over Zoom amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A …

Darren Ellis, the influential jungle artist known as Daz, Undercover Agent and Splash, has died.  The news was announced earlier today, Thursday 21st March 2024, with a GoFundMe set up by friends to help with funeral costs. The producer and DJ “departed in his sleep yesterday after battling health issues …

This is the story of General Levy and M-Beat’s unstoppable hit, ‘Incredible’, on the year of its 30th anniversary. Originally released in 1994, Levy’s vocals — which he laid down in just one take — have transcended generations to become some of the most recognisable lyrics within dance music. Here, …

Mixcloud has added a new feature for Mixcloud Pro subscribers that allows radio shows, labels, magazines, and any other profiles who regularly post mixes to collaborate on uploads by adding hosts. Similar to Instagram’s collab feature, once the tag is accepted, the mix will appear on both profiles, reducing the …

Dr. Dre has been given a Hollywood Walk of Fame star.  The legendary hip-hop producer and rapper officially received the 2,775th star on the boulevard yesterday, 19th March. The recognition sees him follow in the footsteps of other esteemed artists like Ice Cube, 2Pac and Snoop Dogg who have previously …

Opus, a film of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s final performances, will arrive in cinemas in UK and Ireland at the end of the month.   The late revered composer’s final concert film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival last September, is directed by his son Neo Sora and produced by his wife …

Berlin-based club night and queer platform Hoe__mies are releasing a new V/A compilation dedicated to supporting the relief efforts in Gaza. Hear YAZZUS’ contribution, ‘Juiri’s Ultra Combo’, below. Comprising 17 tracks, ‘Hoe__mies 4 Palestine’ spotlights artists based between Barcelona, Melbourne, Lisbon, Berlin, Paris, London and beyond, bonded by a love for …

We might be biased but the best fun you can have at Miami Music Week this year is with us. We’re back at one of our favourite spots in the city, the Sagamore, which is right on the oceanfront, renowned for its stunning period architecture and luxury pool. For this …

Nemzzz has released his debut mixtape. Out now, the 15-track deluxe edition of the LP, titled ‘DO NOT DISTURB’, features guest contributions from Lil Yachty on ‘It’s Us,’ JayG on ‘Venice’ and German rapper Luciano on ‘ETA’. Headie One also steps up for ‘I Know You Care’ with K-trap appearing …

Aslice — the platform founded by DVS1 to promote more equitable payments for producers — has partnered with a collection of clubs, promoters and festivals from around the world on a new initiative called Support The Sound. The collective aims to raise awareness of the disparity between rising DJ fees …

Boys Noize and Rico Nasty have teamed up for a new single. You can listen to ‘Arintintin’ below.  The track was teased earlier this month, and is set to appear on the forthcoming joint EP, ‘HARDCORE DR3AMZ’. The full package is slated to land Friday 29th March.  In February, US …

Wata Igarashi’s ‘Agartha’ on Kompakt was one of DJ Mag’s favourite albums of 2023. As Claire Francis put it in her write-up, the Japanese DJ and producer surpassed the already high expectations on his long-awaited debut, “crafting a truly unique musical statement that incorporates krautrock and jazz, and winds up …

Seminal UK dub group Creation Rebel are to be the focus of a new reissue campaign by Adrian Sherwood’s On-U Sound label. On 29th March, six of the group’s classic albums, originally released between 1978 and 2023, will receive fresh vinyl pressings courtesy of the imprint. The reissues will cover …

Oscar #Worldpeace has shared details of his new album, ‘Mum, Pray For Your Son’. Due out on 19th April, the new record is described as a first-person document of the Tottenham-born artist’s past few years as a son, husband and father. It draws on elements of ’90s hip-hop and ’00s …

DJ and producer Bklava has released a new song, ‘Free’. Centred around breaks and a lead piano riff, the new cut appears on forthcoming mixtape ‘c u l8r’, which was originally announced last month. Spanning 14 tracks, it will be released via Bklava’s own Spin Suga imprint on 7th June. …

A few days after the interview, it’s time for Vega’s photo shoot. Though he’s barely left the studio since then, he’s buzzing when he arrives at the Brooklyn studio with Anané, who’s serving as his stylist for the day. “Oh man,” he says, “so much has been happening. I’ll send …

Demi Riquísimo will release a new EP, ‘Windows 95 Anthem’, today via Higher Ground. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘The Force’ below. The Detroit-born, London-based DJ and producer continues to make waves with his headsy fusion of Italo disco, house and vintage acid, delivering two new nocturnal heaters for …

Ms. Mada has been announced as the final artist performing at DJ Mag’s 2024 Miami Pool Party. The Filipino-born, Miami-raised artist joins an already stacked line-up, featuring Dutch duo ANOTR, alongside Italian techno veteran Joseph Capriati, Parisian house star Chloé Caillet, South African-Guinean DJ AQUTIE, and Masters at Work’s own Louie Vega.  The DJ Mag Miami Pool Party …

A GoFundMe has been launched for Tish Bailey, the uncredited vocalist on DJ Deeon’s 1996 Dance Mania classic, ‘Freak Like Me’. Bailey reportedly never received a fee or royalties for her vocal contribution, according to the GoFundMe organiser Sarah Farina. “Tish Bailey, a 54-year-old mother, grandmother, care-giver and community contributor is running …

NikNak is releasing her next album, ‘Ireti’, in May. Listen to the single ‘You Were Supposed To Be Good’, featuring Grifton Forbes Amos and Cassie Kinoshi, below. The London-born, Leeds-based turntablist, DJ and producer takes influence from Afrofuturism and dystopian sci-fi through the genres of jazz, jungle, trip-hop and experimental. …

Tale Of Us’ Anyma will release his second solo album, ‘Genesys Part II’, later this month.  Matteo Milleri announced the follow up to his solo project’s debut LP, 2023’s ‘Genesys‘, on Instagram yesterday, 11th March. In the comments, he shared the two-part tracklist, with 21 tracks total. The first half …

London-based rappers KAM-BU and Jeshi have linked up on a new single, ‘In The Wind’. Built around a disorientating, dark instrumental by producer FREDWAVE, the track features vocals first from Jeshi, before KAM-BU steps up. It marks KAM-BU’s follow-up to 2023 UK rave-referencing project ‘BUILT 2 LAST’.  You can watch …

London’s Independent Label Market has shared details of its next edition, taking place in May. The market will be located at Coal Drops Yard in King’s Cross, and will run from 11am-6.30pm on Saturday, 11th May. Among the labels setting up shop throughout the day will be AD 93, Ninja …

A new 32-track compilation of Korean electronic music, , has been released for International Women’s Day. Curated by Seoul-based imprint and party collective, The Internatiiional, the compilation “serves as an indicator for the art of time”, and features tracks from label affiliate Yetsuby and fellow Salamanda member uman therma, alongside Heejin Jang, Kimgundi, Eumfy, Yuzo and …

A new bill aiming to increase streaming royalties to artists has been introduced to the United States Congress. Put forward by House Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Jamaal Bowman, the Living Wage for Musicians Act would involve the creation of a new payment system, dubbed the Artist Compensation Royalty Fund, that …

London radio station, record label and creative agency FOUNDATION.FM has released a new compilation to mark this year’s International Women’s Day. Taking in 12 tracks, ‘Bodies’ is described in a press release as “a celebration of all bodies, with a dedicated focus on showcasing women, queer and non-binary talent”. FOUNDATION.FM’s …

Splice has launched a new mobile app focused on making music quickly by channelling its millions-strong catalogue of sounds and loops. Splice Mobile — now available on both Android and iOS — takes the tech company’s Create a Stack concept, made popular on the desktop site, to mobile. This means …

Returning to the city after a five-year hiatus, Simple Things delivers a 10th anniversary programme that celebrates Bristol’s vibrant music scene whilst welcoming a kaleidoscope of international sounds into the fold. DJ Mag’s Olivia Stock reports back

The Roots’ Questlove is publishing another book. Hip-Hop Is History will explore the development of the genre from its origins through to the present day. It was written by the drummer, DJ and producer, real name Ahmir Thompson, together with author Ben Greenman. The two writers previously teamed up on …

Nabihah Iqbal has released a remix EP of her ‘Dreamer’ album for Ninja Tune. Out now, the five-track EP features contributions from Frank Wiedermann, SIDD, Haider Uppal, Pakistani musicians Slowspin (featuring Zak Khan) and Indian ambient and experimental musician Sijya, all of whom Iqbal has performed alongside. “I wanted to use …

A new Ghanaian music compilation, ‘Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds In The Diaspora, 1980-93’, is coming to Soundway Records. Out on 10th May, the 18-track album traces the origins of the early ’80s electronic highlife movement that emerged in the wake of an economic downturn and an incoming military regime. …

UFO95 will debut on Tresor Records this week with a new six-track EP, ‘Backward Improvement’. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Wallon’ below. Maintaining the intergalactic techno thrust of previous projects – including January’s ‘ARC02’ two-tracker and his ‘PLANÆT’ EP for Reykjavík’s Planet X – the Parisian producer serves up six …

Jacob Collier, the London-born musician, artist and content creator, has released a new free plugin in collaboration with Native Instruments called Audience Choir. The plugin samples Collier’s own Djesse tour, which went viral on social media through a section where Collier created an audience choir by sectioning the crowd into different …

Serato and Roland have teamed up to release a special edition vinyl LP to celebrate “303 Day“.  The music tech giants have enlisted J. Rocc, Fast Eddie, Shadow Child and DJ Haus to produce new tracks using the iconic Roland TB-303 Bass Line Synthesizer and TR-606 Drumatix drum machines for …

A new mix platform wants to “give music the value it deserves” by paying contributing DJs and featured artists. wav.world is a new subscription-based mix platform founded and curated collectively by creatives in music, according to the press release. It’s intended to reinstill the value of the form as “we …

Tehran-based DJ and producer Nesa Azadikhah has released a new single, ‘Out of sight out of mind’. Marking the latest release from Iranian label Coolkidz, the techno-centred two-tracker is said to explore themes of memory, loss and longing. A press statement about the record shared by Cookidz said: “Each track …

The team behind The Cause and All My Friends are taking over a pub in Peckham. The Greyhound will reopen on Peckham High Street with new management, look, food and drink menu and event programming later this month, with weekends-only parties as a soft launch from 8th March. Once it’s …

Paul van Dyk claims he has received none of the court-ordered financial compensation from the ALDA event company following his near-fatal stage fall at A State Of Trance 2016. In a post shared to social media on 29th February, van Dyk marked eight years since the accident, stating that he …

The Jamal Edwards Self Belief Trust is launching three new initiatives to support young people in London. The West London organisation set up honour of the late SBTV founder and MBE recipient, who died in 2022 at age 31, announced the new programmes at a Notting Hill event on the …

Nottingham label Pond Life Party is raising money for a local rehabilitation centre by auctioning off its DJ Mag Best Of British award.  The Midlands bass outfit took a runner-up spot in the Breakthrough Label category, up against winners fabric Originals, at the December awards ceremony. Now they’re hosting a …

Clasico Records is starting a new compilation series called ‘Supercl​á​sico’. Listen to the first volume below. The 16-track ‘Supercl​á​sico Vol. 1’ is the first compilation for ELEANOR‘s Local Action sister label for “cutting edge global club music” launched last April. Out now, it features label artists WTCHCRFT, Martyn Bootyspoon, Coffintexts …

Chicane has released an orchestral rework of his 1997 debut album, ‘Far From The Maddening Crowds’. Listen to the ‘Symphony Rehearsals’ version of the LP below. English composer and producer Nick Bracegirdle enlisted New Order and Elbow collaborator Joe Duddell to score and conduct the symphonic reimagination of his classic …

PIXELYNX — a music and gaming platform founded by Richie Hawtin and Deadmau5 — has announced a free new interactive music creation tool called KORUS. The browser-based tool allows anyone to instantly create music with a pipeline of various creation tools including LayerMosiac, an XY pad of performance effects, and …

XCX’s relationship with dance music stretches over many years, having been remixed by artists including Nina Kraviz (the Christine and The Queens collaboration, ‘Gone’) and Lindstrøm (‘You (Ha Ha Ha)’), among many others. Last year, she collaborated with Tiësto on the single, ‘Hot On It’. She also was closely associated with …

This is the story of how Ultra Naté made her chart-smashing hit, ‘Free’, released on Strictly Rhythm in 1997. After being dropped by Warner Music in the 90’s, Ultra Naté decided to ‘go against the grain’ and team up with Mood II Swing to a create song which would change her …

A fundraiser has been launched to support the medical care of pioneering Chicago house artist Jesse Saunders. Saunders suffered “a major stroke” in November 2022. According to the new GoFundMe page, “since then, he has been hospitalized, then in rehab, non-vocal, getting fed through a tube, his walk staggers, and he had been …

Daft Punk are the latest stars to get the Madame Tussaud wax figure treatment in New York. Like their real-life Daft Punk personas, the French duo of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo’s waxy likenesses are fully covered by their signature helmets and no “skin” appears to be shown. The …

DJ Lag has teamed up with Mr Nation Thingz on the new music video for their ‘Hade Boss’ single. Watch the clip below. The South African stars first linked up to release the single this past December with K.C. Driller, and it quickly became a social media hit. Now it …

A new remix package of Isaie’s 2022 mini-album, ‘Psycho’, is landing later this week. Have an exclusive first listen to Kiara Scuro & Tech Support’s remix of the title track below. The dirgy, new-wave-inspired project – originally released on vinyl through Netherlands-based imprint, XXX – gets a dancefloor-focused facelift by four heavy-hitters from across …

Lady Shaka has released her debut single, ‘E Tu’ via Nina Las Vegas’ NLV Records. Described as a “fierce rallying cry of protest” the track is inspired by the DJ and interdisciplinary artist’s Afro Pasifika heritage. Speaking about the track in a statement, Lady Shaka said: “The opening lyrics ‘me …

The hyperactive tracks on Chinese producer Dirty K’s ‘Myogi 妙義’ EP serve a dual purpose. Released via Eastern Margins – a London-based label dedicated to platforming alternative and underground music from East & South-East Asia and its diaspora – its five original cuts pay homage to regional electronic music strains …

LF System have released a new single, ‘All I’ve Got’. Out now, the disco-house track marks the Scottish duo’s debut for Insomniac Records and samples a house classic by New York house legend Lenny Fontana and Chicago house great Byron Stingily. Speaking about the track, LF System said: “It was …

John Glacier has released a new EP, titled ‘Like A Ribbon’. Featuring five tracks, the Hackney-born artist’s latest release is executive produced by Kwes Darko, and also features production from Flume on the cut ‘Nevasure’. Eartheater guest features on another song too, titled ‘Money Shows’. Marking her first project for …

Massive Attack’s Daddy G has teamed up with fellow Bristol-based project Robot Club to remix Lee “Scratch” Perry and Greentea Peng’s collaborative track ‘100lbs’. Listen to it below.  Out now, the remix strips back the original into a brooding, minimalistic dub cut, complete with rumbling bassline and skipping drums. It …

Jayda G has joined Logic1000 and Heléna Star for the latest episode of their podcast, titled Therapy. Stream part one of the two-part episode below.  The Canadian DJ, producer and environmental toxicologist is the first guest on the two DJs’ podcast, which launched in January with the purpose of exploring …

Orbital have released a remastered edition of their 1989 EP ‘Chime / Deeper’. Limited to 1000 copies, the 12-inch vinyl release comes with new artwork by graphic designer Julian House. It’s the first in a string of upcoming vinyl reissues of the UK duo’s early EPs, dubbed ‘Orbital LEDs’ (Limited …

CosmicDeal will release a new EP, ‘I  Know’, via Ten Toes Turbo this month. Listen to label co-founder Sonido Berzerk’s remix of the title track below.  The Metepec, Mexico-based producer follows his 2022 single for the imprint, ‘Midnight Souls’, with two more cuts of melodic juke that weave melancholic vocal …