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deadmau5 and Kaskade Unveil Stunning Debut Single As Kx5, “Escape”: Listen

Iconic dance music producers Kaskade and deadmau5 recently joined forces as a duo, dubbed Kx5. They've now officially released the first single under their collaborative moniker, a stunning collaboration with Hayla called "Escape." The haunting house track arrives via a joint release between Kaskade and deadmau5's flagship record labels, Arkade and mau5trap, respectively. Kx5 will make their hotly …

Premiere: Design Default ‘Kagura’

Bristol’s Pressure Dome label launches its new 10” series this month with a release from Paris’ Design Default.  After a year that saw it bag a Breakthrough Label nomination at DJ Mag’s Best of British Awards, as well as release its third charity compilation and launch a new international comp …

Premiere: Aeondelit ‘Anima Minima’

Aeondelit will release a new EP via Tel Aviv label Sadan on 17th March.  Debuting on the label with four cuts of cinematic club music, the Manizales Colombia producer drew inspiration from dreams and the works of philosopher Jean-François Lyotard for the EP.  Speaking about the origin of the EP’s …

Premiere: angelicaa & First Circle ‘Simpsons Sky’

London artists angelicaa and First Circle have collaborated on a new EP for Edited Arts. ‘angelicaa FC’ will be released on 18th March, and you can hear the track ‘Simpsons Sky’ below.  Across five tracks, First Circle’s atmospheric productions blend elements of drill, atmospheric breaks, and emo, while angelicaa’s drawled …

Premiere: Mars89 ‘North Shibuya Local Service’

Mars89 will release a new EP, ‘Night Call’, via Sneaker Social Club this month.  The Tokyo-based producer follows releases for the likes of Bokeh Versions, Undercover, POLAAR and Acrylic with four cuts of deep, dark soundsystem pressure. Exploring the shadowy corners of the hardcore continuum to produce a thunderous, skeletal …

Premiere: Lyric Hood 'Hard 2 B N Love’

Lyric Hood will release her new EP, ‘Woman-Hood Chapter 1’, via M-Plant this week. The Detroit producer, and one-half of Floorplan alongside her father Robert Hood, will release the four-track EP via the landmark minimal techno imprint on Friday 9th March. The EP follows Floorplan’s ‘Get My Mansion Ready / …

Premiere: Chinau & Le Hutin ‘Muzik’

Parisian label De La Groove has released a new compilation celebrating house music from the city. ‘Beneath The City’ comprises nine tracks from house music producers across Paris, spanning deep, disco-inflected grooves to thumping Italo and silky UKG. Below, you can hear a collaborative track between label co-founder Chinau and …

Spring Into Spring With David Guetta and Afrojack’s “Trampoline” Featuring Missy Elliott

"If Guetta makes it, then it's a hit," promises DOECHII on "Trampoline," the newest collaboration from iconic beatsmiths David Guetta and Afrojack.  If the success of their last single, "Hero," is any indication—it's currently nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Recording at the 2022 Grammy Awards—then DOECHII is right on target.  Featuring …

Karim Naas Drops Anthemic Single, “What They Say”

Karim Naas is back with his latest dancefloor filler, an energizing pop-house track called "What They Say." The Parisian producer has once again landed on Island Def Jam with an intoxicating banger. From the get-go, "What They Say" is a potent dance tune, chock full of anthemic production and galvanizing …

Listen to ODESZA’s Stunning New Single, “Better Now”

After releasing their first new music since 2018 last month, it seems ODESZA are making up for lost time. The duo released a new single out of the blue this morning called "Better Now," which features Portuguese singer-songwriter MARO. With its ambient soundscapes and textured production, the atmospheric track is signature ODESZA. It follows February's …

Premiere: Tom VR ‘Partner (Peach Remix)’

Tom VR has invited four artists to remix tracks from his 2021 album ‘Please Keep Shimmering’.  Midland, Peach, Lone and Kareem Ali have each taken a track from the producer’s bubbling, soft-hued electronic LP, released on Seb Wildblood’s all my thoughts label.  The remix EP will be released this month, …

Premiere: Janice Iche x NKC ‘Afterlife’

Janice Iche and NKC have teamed up for a new release on Even The Strong. The ‘How You Flow’ EP will be released on 11th March, and you can hear the track ‘Afterlife’ below.  NKC, the Bristol-based percussive club music producer behind Even The Strong, and Janice Iche, one of …

Premiere: Symrun ‘Foreign Figures’

Symrun will release a new album, ‘What Do You Do?’, via London’s TT label this Friday. You can hear the closing track, ‘Foreign Figures’ below.  The Leeds-based artist’s second album follows his 2020 debut mixtape on TT, delivering an alchemical blend of auto-tuned pop, luminous trap and disjointed club beats. …

LODATO and Janice Robinson Breathe New Life Into 90’s House Classic, “Dreamer”

After his induction into EDM.com's Class of 2022, LODATO is keeping his foot on the gas with "Dreamer," teaming up with Janice Robinson to reimagine the 90's classic. LODATO's version of "Dreamer" beautifully pays homage to the original, which was recorded and released by Italian house music group Livin' Joy in 1994. Robinson has lent her signature …

Ace Aura Drops Massive Melodic Riddim Single, “UMBRA”

Coming off his biggest year yet, EDM.com Class of 2021 inductee Ace Aura has tapped Voicians for a high-powered collaboration called "UMBRA." Out now via Monstercat, "UMBRA" is Ace Aura's signature melodic riddim style at its finest, effortlessly fusing Voicians' heartfelt vocals with eerie sound design. Both drops are as unrelenting …

Swedish House Mafia Enlist Fabled Guitarist Sting for New Single, “Redlight”: Listen

Late last month, Sebastian Ingrosso teased a massive collaboration between Swedish House Mafia and fabled guitarist Sting called "Redlight". Today, the high-profile collab finally hit streaming platforms. The scintillating "Redlight" features a phenomenal vocal performance from Sting, who rerecorded his lyrics from The Police's hit 1978 song "Roxanne." The emotive …

Tsu Nami Unveils Enchanting Debut EP, “Ethereal”

Tsu Nami’s career has been bubbling for some time now, and it’s finally time for her to step into the limelight. Having just wrapped up a successful tour in support of San Holo while gearing up for upcoming performances at Beyond Wonderland and Red Rocks later this year, the 22-year-old producer …

Premiere: Pluralist ‘B Squared’

Pluralist will release a new EP, ‘B Squared’, via Manchester’s Left, Right & Centre next week. You can hear the title track below.  The Bristol-based producer debuts on the label, run by the crew behind the party of the same name, with three cuts of buzzing, futuristic techno dancehall fusionism. …

Premiere: Manami ‘Sunbeams’

Bristol-based DJ and producer Remotif has curated a new charity compilation in aid of the International Rescue Committee, a humanitarian aid organisation working to help provide food, cash and aid to resettling Afghan refugees. Titled ‘Stranger Together’, the 11-track compilation will be released via Remotif’s Familiar Strangers label and features …

Premiere: Minimal Violence 'Focus on that Form’

Tresor will release the final instalment in its trilogy of Minimal Violence EPs next week.  Spanning five tracks, ‘Phase Three’ in the ‘DESTROY —> [physical] REALITY [psychic] <— TRUST’ series is the first release from Minimal Violence since the project shrunk from a duo to the solo project of Ash …

Premiere: GG Mothra ‘MOOM’

GG Mothra will release a new two-track EP, ‘Hell Na/MOOM’ via Auckland’s Related Articles label on 3rd March. Listen to the B-side, ‘MOOM’, below.  The Auckland-born, Western Canada-based producer returns to the label with two cuts of luminous, snapping footwork, where the agile rhythms of the Chicago sound are injected …

Rudy Touzet Drops Breezy Remix of Breakup Anthem, “Treason”

Breathing life into his brooding single "Treason," Rudy Touzet has unveiled a brand new remix by The Alliance. The revamped production adds another intoxicating layer to the storytelling in "Treason," which is the track's crown jewel. Contemplative and aching, the lyricism explores the difficulties of moving on from a deceptive relationship …

Cassius Select, Wanton Witch, GЯEG, more contribute to new compilation on Nehza Records: Listen

Nehza Records has released a new compilation, ‘Transnaturel’. Check it out below.  The brainchild of Rinse France resident RONI, the imprint – which launched in 2021 with ‘Slowing’ by Neida –  has tapped the likes of Cassius Select, Wanton Witch and GЯEG  to contribute to the release. Spanning breaks, bass, dub, techno, rave, acid, …

Premiere: Le Motel ‘Rápido (feat. Clara!)’

Brussels-based producer and film composer Le Motel will release a new EP, ‘Sueños’, via his own Maloca Records this week.  Le Motel collaborates with a global cast of collaborators including London MC Logan, Belgian producer Cabasa, Spanish vocalist Clara! and Ghanain MC Bryte. Alongside two solo cuts, the producer draws …

Oxlo Showcases Growth In Electrifying Single, “Get Better”

Don't let his age fool you. Starting his music production career at the age of 12, 19-year-old Oxlo quickly began to make waves in the dance music space. He saw success early on with his striking covers of popular songs, which propelled him into the underground scenes in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. It …

Premiere: MDM Factory ‘Love Boat’

DJs Pareja and Matias Aguayo will release a new collaborative EP, ‘La Vida Loca’, as MDM Factory this month. Listen to the ‘Love Boat’ below.  Set for release this Friday (25th February) on Aguayo’s Cómeme label, the release boasts the same off-kilter charm we’ve come to expect from these artists, …

Premiere: Soreab ‘Done Everything Feat. Logan’

London’s Soreab will release a new EP, ‘Perspectives’, via Accidental Meetings this month.  The Baroque Sunburst co-founder makes his solo debut on the Brighton label after appearing on its excellent ‘Friends and Family Vol.2’ compilation in December. Dishing up four cuts of murky, mutant dancehall and trap, with deep plumes …

Snakehips and Tchami Team Up for Club-Ready Collaboration, “Tonight”: Listen

Snakehips and Tchami are the collaboration we didn’t know we needed until today. The two electronic music tastemakers have teamed up to unveil "Tonight," a dancefloor-ready original that comes to streaming platforms via Snakehips' Never Worry Records. An enormous house track, “Tonight” is driven by thumping kicks, anthemic piano chords and R&B-inspired vocals, wasting …

Premiere: Max Ulis ‘Detroit Tale (ft. Khari McClelland)’

New York label Palms Out Sounds will release the first in a series of charity compilations entitled ‘End Broken Windows’ next week.  The 11-track Vol.1 compilation leans heavily on breaks and tough, punchy grooves, and features tracks from a global cast of producers, including Martyn Bootyspoon, SUMORAI & AVIVX, The …

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“Feel Like That” – Matrino, Maciel & SIAS San Francisco-based producer Matrino has just teamed up with Maciel and SIAS to share “Feel Like That,” an intimate house anthem filled with sultry vocal lines and tasteful production. “Complicated” – Nyman & Nate Mitchell Swedish producer and songwriter Nyman has enlisted …

Premiere: Introspekt ‘I Know U Want Me’

Los Angeles-based producer and DJ Introspekt will release her new EP, ‘I Know U Want Me’, via Leeds’ Gimme A Break Records this Friday, 18th February. Hear the title track below.  Heavily inspired by underground UK dance music, the four tracks on ‘I Know U Want Me’ pull lovingly from …

Premiere: Sally ‘Zawgy Al Azeez ‘(Dar Disku & Eternal Love Edit)’

London and Bahrain-based collective and label Dar Disku will release their fifth collection of reissued rarities and dancefloor edits of records from the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa) this month.  The release finds the pair reissuing two ‘90s “Cairo calypso” cuts produced by Amr Salah Mahmoud, alongside two …

Premiere: Nahash ‘Recrudescence’

Nahash will release a new EP, ‘Tides’, via French label POLAAR this month.  Following his blistering, politically-charged 2020 album, ‘Flowers Of The Revolution’, for Shanghai’s SVBKVLT, the producer delivers four more cuts of brutal jungle breaks, swooping melodic passages and growling bass here; this is richly-designed drumfunk with an anti-imperialist …

Smiles Only Drop Ferocious “New Era” EP

Contrary to their name, the new EP from Smiles Only is far from a ray of sunshine. The budding Canadian electronic music duo have dropped New Era, a blistering five-track EP out now via Emengy Records. While the EP runs roughshod with dubstep influences, it contains tinctures of melodic bass music …

Premiere: LWS 'Corrupt'

LWS will release a two track EP later this month. Glasgow-based DJ/producer Lewis Williamson, who has released tracks via Liam Doc’s Eyeangle Records and Scottish collective MELD’s compilation EPs, will release ‘Corrupt/Brewing’ on the 25th February. Incoming via his own imprint, Matrice Recordings, the EP has already garnered serious support …

FISHER Returns With Funky House Single “Palm Beach Banga”

With his breezy Hawaiian t-shirts, infectiously loud laugh, and aptitude for expletives, Australian house music producer FISHER is most definitely the life of the party. Made for white sand beaches and big city rooftops, his newest single “Palm Beach Banga” brings that same high-spirited and boisterous attitude for which we …

Blanke and RUNN Connect on Shimmering New Single “Lights Out”

Following last month's collaboration with Donna Tella, "Stuck On You," Blanke has now tapped RUNN for their new soaring single "Lights Out" via his newfound home, Ophelia Records.  Blanke has recently embraced the soaring, heartfelt style that Ophelia embodies and "Lights Out" continues that trend. RUNN's aching vocals shimmer as …

Have You Heard “Silent Night” Yet?

Canada native Riotron continues to impress music lovers all around the world. His latest hit is “Silent Night”. Yes, you heard it right! The master of EDM has reimagined the timeless Christmas carol in a gorgeous electronic soundscape with the help of GOLDHOUSE. The song has it all – depth …

Lights Announces New Album, “PEP”

With her forthcoming album, Lights is bringing her artistic vision full circle. Announcing her new album PEP, the Canadian pop star explained that the record is the most complete representation of her personal and professional evolution. Lights digs in with intensity on her new single, "Salt and Vinegar." She sings from within …