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Yazz Ahmed will release a new remix EP next month. British-Bahraini trumpeter and composer, Yazz Ahmed, released her six-track album ‘Polyhymnia’ last October, filled with bright compositions that celebrate “female courage, determination and creativity”. After sharing an exclusive EP alongside her partner, fellow musician Noel Langley, in May, as well …

Bloody Mary is set to celebrate the 10th anniversary of her label, Dame-Music, with two compilations in the next two months.  Berlin-based, French vinyl DJ and producer, Bloody Mary, launched her wax-led label long before the more recent vinyl revival, and for the compilations, has handpicked seven of her favourite artists to …

Anna Morgan will release her new track ‘Armada Stylo’ next week, as part of the upcoming ‘ARMADASOUNDS’ compilation from Mexico City collective Bldsmx. Co-founder of New York/Los Angeles-based party and label Worst Behavior — which was named one of DJ Mag’s labels to watch in 2020 — Morgan also runs …

Rhythm Section’s Bradley Zero has shared a comprehensive video masterclass on how to start a label.  The presentation was made as part of Rhythm Section’s recently launched Patreon. Those who pay to be a part of the “Online Buddies” tier will be able to take part in masterclasses, tutorials and …

aircode will release a new EP, ‘Effortless’, this week on Alien Jams. The London-based Swedish producer’s new five-track release was written over the course of a year of intense sleep deprivation, and “reflects a period of disorientation, social claustrophobia, and the unbridled feeling of a loss of focus”. Disjointed electronic …

Angel-Ho will release her new EP, ‘Alla Prima’, this week on Hyperdub.  It follows the South African artist’s 2019 debut LP on the label, ‘Death Becomes Her’, and a self-released follow up from March this year, ‘Woman Call’.   ‘Alla Prima’ – meaning ‘first attempt’ in Italian – is named after …

A new compilation on Swiss label Planisphere Editorial will see 13 artists reinterpret the work of experimental composer Michal Turtle.  Set for release on 23rd October, the compilation features remixes from artists including Laurel Halo (as LH), object blue, Jimmy Edgar, Mehmet Aslan, Lucrecia Dalt and Félicia Atkinson.  Turtle was …

Or:la is starting a new Céad sub-label this month, Damhsa. Damsha – meaning “dance” in Irish – will launch on 2nd October with a four-track V/A EP, featuring tracks from Stratton, Body Beat Ritual, Jay Gadian and Carlton Doom. It’s a heavy-duty collection, with each track offering a hefty dose …

Sam Binga and Hyroglifics return to Critical Music this month with a collaborative EP, ‘Wicked & Bad’. Set for release this Friday 25th September, the four-track EP finds the duo (both core members of the Critical Music family), fusing high-octane d&b with wonky half-time and glitchy electro. The EP’s sizzling …

Unsound resident DJ Olivia will release her new EP, ‘Dancing Snake’, next month on Dutch label Pinkman.  A co-founder of Kraków’s Radar party, Olivia channels the unmistakable sound of her DJ sets in this new four-tracker, drawing from techno, EBM and industrial for a heavy-duty collection for the dancefloor.  ‘Smoking …

Otik will release his new EP, ‘Amor/Seasonal FX’, on Keysound Recordings on 25th September. It marks the London-based, Bristol-born artist’s second release on the label this year, having also dropped exquisite EPs on Midland’s InterGraded and Mr. Mitch’s Gobstopper in recent months. On ‘Amor/Seasonal FX’, Otik sets aside the buoyant, …

London label Edited Arts has launched a new project, Endorphins, with the purpose of releasing a series of charity compilations.  The first compilation in the series will be released on Monday 21st September, and features 12 cuts from contributors including Lighght, Cassius Select, Shelley Parker, Jasper Jarvis and more. The …

London producer and DJ Flaurese will release his debut EP, ‘Sake Of Lust’, this week on Boston Bun’s Circa ’99 label. The two-tracker will be released this Friday 18th September, and is a satisfying dose of melodic house, full of gentle arpeggio swells and hazy atmospheres. Below, you can hear …

Kyiv, Ukraine club, ∄,will launch its multidisciplinary label and platform, Standard Deviation, this month.  The label will debut with a split EP from local artist Poly Chain and Turkish DJ/producer Nene H, and promises to be “an open hub that helps to elevate emerging artists, hosts studio spaces and organizes …

Pa Salieu has released a new single and video, ‘My Family (feat. Backroad Gee)’.  The Coventry, UK-based, Gambia-raised MC won over tastemakers from Benji B to Annie Mac when he exploded onto the scene in 2019 with tracks like ‘Dem A Lie’ and ‘Frontline’. This latest packs more low slung …

Sicaria Sound will release the second EP on their Cutcross Records label this month.  Having launched with a bang back in March with a V/A EP,  ‘With The Fracture’, the label’s second release is a cross-continental split release from San Francisco’s Saule and Bristol’s Hi5ghost.  The EP offers up four …

Beastie Boys have shared their 1995 EP, ‘Aglio E Olio’, to streaming services.  The 25-year-old recording was released in between the iconic albums ‘Ill Communication’ and ‘Hello Nasty’, with this short form offering made up of work the outfit knew wouldn’t fit onto the latter album.  Amery ‘AWOL’ Smith, of …

90% of streams go to the top 1% of artists, according to research conducted by analytics company Alpha Data.  As reported by Rolling Stone, 1.6million artists released music to streaming services in the past year, but nine in ten tracks played were made by just 16,000 top tier artists. Almost …

Dark Entries has announced a new Patrick Cowley archival collection which will arrive next month.  ‘Some Funkettes’ comprises seven previously unreleased cover songs recorded by funk-disco don Cowley between 1975 and 1977. This includes versions of Donna Summer’s ‘I Feel Love’, ‘Papa Was A Rolling Stone’ by The Temptations, and …

SVBKVLT has announced the debut album from Hyph11e, ‘Aperture’.  The feted Chinese experimental club label will deliver the Beijing-born, Shanghai-based producer’s inaugural LP on 16th October. According to pre-release notes, the record is inspired by the idea of holes.  “On one hand, they are the driven force for evolution, on the …

Vinyl outsold CDs in the US for first time in over 30 years during the first half of 2020.  In total, the Recording Industry Association of America reports $232million sales of vinyl music between January and June of this year, compared with just $144million CD sales.  Nevertheless, US sales of …

Get Physical records has launched a new imprint, METAPHYSICAL, with a collaborative single from ARTBAT and Sailor & I.  The Ukrainian DJ duo and Swedish vocalist and producer have teamed up on a new track, ‘Best Of Me’, which will be officially released tomorrow. You can have an exclusive first …

Lavonz will release a new EP next month. Following up the latest Club Culture compilation, which included tracks from the likes of T. Jacques and Main Phase, London-based imprint Dansu Discs welcome back UK garage veteran Lavonz with his new EP ‘Uncut Gems’. The six-track release, landing on Dansu on …

ZULI and Rama, electronic artists and DJs from Cairo, Egypt, have launched a new platform, irsh, aimed at promoting the local scene. Having originally launched in January as a live video series, irsh was halted due to coronavirus. Now, the label/platform will release its debut compilation, ‘did you mean: irish’, …

Nizhe DeSoul will feature on a forthcoming compilation from Get Physical. Berlin-based Get Physical Records, founded by M.A.N.D.Y., DJ T and Booka Shade, has showcased music from across the globe and the electronic spectrum since 2002, and now present the third installment in its Africa Gets Physical series. Following the …

Lisbon’s Blacksea Não Maya have returned to Príncipe after five years with a new EP,  ‘Máquina de Vénus’. The trio, comprising brothers DJ Kolt and DJ Noronha and their friend DJ Perigoso, deliver eight thrilling tracks of percussive, genre-defying dance music, pushing batida sounds to new, experimental heights. It makes …

Baby T will release a new EP later this month. After dropping her techno-focused, B. Traits alias earlier this year, Canadian-born, DJ, producer, and broadcaster Brianna Price returned under a new moniker: Baby T. It’s a reclamation of her original alias, Baby Traits, which she abbreviated to B. Traits for a …

Dublin’s R.Kitt will release his new EP tomorrow, 4th September.  It marks the second release on his recently launched Orainn imprint. Originally intended as a platform through which he could release material played during his live sets at clubs and festivals, ‘Orainn 02’ instead ended up as a collection of …

Marcus L will release his new EP, ‘Kimchi Slap’, on SPFDJ’s Intrepid Skin label on 18th September.  The South Korean DJ, and resident at Seoul club Faust, delivers three cuts of high-speed, full-throttle techno, alongside a remix from Parisian producer Hadone. The title track features vocals from Seoul rapper Kill.gone. …

Rework will release an anniversary package this week. Rework, comprised of Michael Kuebler, Daniel Varga, Elmar Mellert and vocalist Ann-Kristin Danzinge, broke onto the scene back in 2000 after sending an EP to Roman Flügel, going on to release their debut record on Frankfurt’s Playhouse. Now, the production outfit are celebrating 20 …

Sam Holland will release a three-track EP later this week. UK producer Sam Holland, who was previously one half of London-based duo Senzala, released records via No.19 Music, Knee Deep in Sound and Richy Ahmed’s Four Thirty Two as Senzala, and now returns to Ahmed’s label under his solo moniker. Slated for release on Friday …

Rebūke will release his new EP, ‘Obscurity’, via Adam Beyer’s Drumcode on 4th September. It marks the Irish producer’s second solo outing on the label, following last year’s ‘Rattle’, the title track from which ranked in our Top 50 tracks of 2019.  Since breaking onto the scene at the end …

Dublin party Woozy has launched its label with seven cuts of dub-inspired bass weight and percussive heat, set for release on 4th September.  Drawing on the influence of labels like Deep Medi, Timedance and 3024, EMA and Sputnik One’s imprint creates an Irish outpost for contemporary club sounds that dance …

Byron The Aquarius will make his solo debut on Steven Julien’s Apron Records next month.  The Birmingham, Alabama-based house innovator will release the 10-track ‘Apron EP’ on 11th September. It’s a typically varied and futuristic affair, weaving elements of deep house, hip-hop and jazz-funk into a freewheeling and refreshingly live …

Anastasia Kristensen will feature on a forthcoming remix compilation. Local Action and Lena Raine will release ‘Reknowing’, a multi-disciplinary remix series of Raine’s debut album, ‘Oneknowing’, next month. Raine, a BAFTA-nominated composer, composed the soundtrack to 2018’s video game Celeste, and more recently for Minecraft’s Nether update. Featuring seven re-imaginations, artists …

Belfast’s Son Zept will release a new mini-album, ‘B’, via Resist-AV on 28th August.  Marking his second release of the year, the producer and live artist continues his pursuits in dismantling electronic styles, and rearranging the fragments into something fierce, vibrant and his own.  As with January’s ‘A’, similarities to …

Bobby Analog will feature on a forthcoming fundraising compilation. Incoming via Berlin’s Suol imprint, the compilation ‘SAVE IPSE’ is the brainchild of Koffäin and Hallo Montag, who have come together to support the rebuilding of [ipsə] following an arson attack in April this year. Among the artists to feature on the compilation, who …

HØST is up next on NAINA and Sherelle’s Hooversound.  The emerging UK producer’s EP marks the much-hyped label’s third outing, following incendiary EPs from Hyroglifics & Sinistarr and Deft, and will drop on 21st August. With two original cuts from HØST, and a remix from Cosmic Bridge boss Om Unit, …

Robert and Lyric Hood will release a new split EP on M-Plant on 14th August.  With one track from Floorplan (Robert and daughter Lyric together) and one solo cut from Robert, the EP finds the pair utilising typically rousing techno and house forms to propel the voices of Black civil …

SMYTH will release a new EP later this week. Newcastle-based DJ and producer SMYTH has previously released music on Jamie Jones’ Hot Creations and contributed to a We Are The Brave compilation. Now, returning to the latter for his solo debut, SMYTH presents a new EP, ‘Divine Intervention’. Joining the …

Facing Jinx will release his debut LP later this week. London-based DJ/producer Facing Jinx follows up an EPs on Fokuz Records, and his own Peer Pressure Records co-founded alongside fellow artist Philth, with a 12-track LP on the latter landing this Friday (31st July). Drawing on elements and inspiration from …

Djoser will release a new EP in August. Egyptian-born, Washington DC-based producer, Djoser, returns to Martyn’s 3024 for his first four-track EP, full of “bass heavy electronic hybrids for the body and the soul”. The artist, who featured alongside label boss Martyn and Jacques Greene on a 3024 VA comp …

California’s Bastiengoat is set to debut on Worst Behavior next month as part of the label’s third self-titled compilation.  Headed up by US DJs Anna Morgan and Bell Curve, Worst Behavior specialises in cross-pollinated club music, and was named as one of DJ Mag’s labels to watch in January this …

Amsterdam-based Darling and Tracey have teamed up as Darcey Electronics for the debut release on new label Plant Life.  The imprint, a new venture from DJ and promoter Ally Tropical, will be a home for “textural, experimental electronics”, and throughout its first, four-track outing, ‘Hallo’, rhythms rustle like a breeze …

Main Phase will feature on a forthcoming Dansu Discs compilation. After two instalments featuring the likes of ADMNTi, Jack Michael, and Soundbwoy Killah, London label Dansu Discs return with the third EP in the Club Culture series, and contributions from Frankel & Harper, Lavonz, T. Jacques, and Main Phase. Copenhagen-born …

Nightwave will release a new EP this week. Glaswgow-based DJ, producer and label boss Nightwave’s productions are an amalgamation of Chicago and Detroit house and techno, expanded with synths, breaks and hard drums, and more often and than not, laced with bold acid sentiments. Her latest release for Posthuman’s Balkan …

Das Spezial will release a new EP later this week. The elusive hardware specialist, who first emerged onto the scene in 2019, fuses heavy techno, industrial and EBM, counting the likes of Maceo Plex, Laurent Garnier and Ewan Pearson as his supporters. Landing as the sixth EP on the producer’s …

New label Watermelon will launch with a three-track EP this week. Serving as a sister label to Barcelona-based, vinyl-only imprint Slice, Watermelon’s first release is a package of three slick club cuts courtesy of Neik, FUSE affiliate Pierre Codarin, and Watermelon founders, Triad.  Opening on the A-side with a nine-minute …

Kohra will release his long-awaited debut album later this month. The New Delhi-based electronic artist, who also founded and runs imprint Qilla Records, follows up a string of releases and remixes for the likes of Endangered and Traum with his new LP, ‘akhõ’. Inspired by a seventeenth century Gujarati poet of the …

LF SYSTEM will make their debut on Roux Records next month. The Scottish DJ/production duo, made up of friends Conor Larkman & Sean Finnigan, came together as LF SYSTEM in 2019 after performing as seperate DJs at Edinburgh’s FLY club.  Now in their first year as FLY residents and a string …

Adryiano will release a new EP later this month. Following the release of his ‘SENSUAL MUSIC 2 DANCE TO’ EP in May this year, German DJ and producer Adryiano returns with four premium house cuts in the form of ‘100% AUTHENTIC VIP LOUNGE TRAXX’.  Opening with big room disco energy, Adryiano …

An Avrin will release a four-track EP next month. After making his debut via Ian DPM’s Scuffed Recordings on the label’s third compilation last year, London-based producer An Avrin will return to Scuffed with four-track EP, ‘Clodhopper’. With early support from the likes of Emerald, O’Flynn and Peach, the ‘Clodhopper’ EP …

Josh Butler will release a new EP later this month. The DJ/producer and ORIGINS RCRDS boss, who has released records on the likes of Defected, Hot Creations and Solid Grooves, makes his fourth outing on Amsterdam’s Rejected next Friday (26th June) with two-track EP, ‘Back’. One of the last releases Butler …

Emerging UK producer Kilig will release a new EP this Friday. Following the release of their ‘Blue Coat, Red Dress’ EP earlier this year, Kilig will make their debut on UK party and label Origins with four-track EP ‘Is It Time’. Stepping away from the ambient soundscapes found on their …

Voiski will feature on a forthcoming Héctor Oaks remix EP. Resident at the hallowed Bassiani club in Tbilisi, Héctor Oaks, who also plays under his moniker Cadency, released his debut album ‘As We Were Saying’ back in 2018, exploring the sounds of acid, techno, electro and hard rave throughout 11 powerful …

Long Island Sound return with a four-track EP next month. Born and based in Dublin, duo Rob and Tim AKA Long Island Sound have been producing music together for over five years, releasing records on the likes of Roots For Bloom, alongside artists like Folamour and Roy Vision, and on fellow …

No one wants to feel lost in the crowd during a party, right? Especially if we talk about crazy raves, dance parties, and music festivals. Neon Cake’s brand was established by Michael D. Smith, who totally gets how the streetwear industry overlooks the EDM community, so he decided to deliver …

Nahash will drop his ‘Flowers of the Revolution’ album via SVBKVLT on Friday (12th June). We’ve got the exclusive premiere of ‘Montreal Terror Corps’ from it below. ‘Flowers of the Revolution’ includes a collaboration with SVBKVLT regular Osheyack, plus remixes from Elvin Brandhi featuring Kanja from Duma, Gabber Modus Operandi …

Gábor Lázár will release a new LP on Planet Mu. After a number of releases for labels such as Presto!? and The Death Of Rave, the Hungarian producer brings his prowess for hyperkinetic rhythms and experimental bass to Planet Mu, with an eight-track LP, ‘Source’. A collection of futuristic, experimental IDM, …

Househead Samira will release a new EP later this month. The Paris-based, Tunisian DJ and producer, who’s productions have been played by the likes of Armand Van Helden, Boston Bun and Finn, marks a new solo release for Moveltraxx with ‘Radio Safia’. The four-track EP, which lands on the 19th …

Neon Cake is the latest and coolest streetwear brand on the market, inspired and made for the EDM culture, ravers and festival aficionados. Michael D. Smith, 35 times award winning creative and Forbes Agency council’s member, is the Founder of NEON CAKE with a mission to spread love and unity …

Raw beauty and explosive confidence best describe singer-songwriter Shiadanni’s latest music video, a dive into her own unique world titled “Kitty Mama”. Both the visuals and the music pair harmoniously to deliver what could be considered one of the most polished and matured releases by the Mexican artist, and simultaneously …

A couple of months ago, Toronto based artist Drty Shdw splashed on the scene with his laid back music video titled  “Moonlight,” featuring Xtina Jewell. This month, he dropped yet another EDM gem titled “Never Let Me Down”, featuring Alliston Davis’ beautiful vocals.  The pair express their love for quality …

The release of “Ride Wit Me” sees Natasha Elise share a variety of reflective, well-mastered, and fully-controlled emotions, to craft a soon-to-be classic single with its exquisite atmosphere and beautiful vocals. “Ride Wit Me” encourages us to join Natasha Elise on her introspective journey of tender and melodic contemporary pop, …

This week, edm artist PETTER released a striking debut album titled Black Cherry, offering 15 beautifully produced tracks to electronic music lovers from around the world. The young up-and-coming artist impresses with the maturity and quality of his performance, a rare occurrence for someone his age. The harmonious “Midnatt” or …

While Lord Payback is already a household name, the Hip-Hop artist is proving just how versatile he really is. After successfully dropping a few releases these past months, Lord Payback is now venturing out into a new project. He just dropped “All I Want,” his third single this year. The …