My playlist - Part 1

After six storming releases on Defected, including 'Play It By Ear', 'Private Show', and 'Push Pull', OFFAIAH returns with another fresh, club focused cut 'Up All Night' on DFTD, asserting the Las Vegas based producer with a bang. Catchy hooks, mammoth builds and swelling pads combine to cook-up another red-hot offering from OFFAIAH, set to dominate dancefloors and sound systems.

OFFAIAH 'Up All Night' - Out 27.08

Attention

Attention (Extended Mix)

Diamond Cut / Bby

Straight out of summer with a powerful, playful and provocative new single for the clubs, Catz 'n Dogz link up with their good friend Megane Mercury with two raw and empowering tracks: 'Toma / Kiki' 

A gifted and highly experimental vocalist, who was shouted by Vogue Spain as a 'Hot Talent For 2021', Megane has been making a name for himself with his electronic, pop and hip-hop fusions over the last few years from his native Madrid. Rapping and singing in Latin, his work often subverts Spanish and pop culture, traditions and songs, reclaiming them from his own perspective as a black and queer artist. Both these tracks are no exception.. 

'Toma' riffs on Conchi Cortes' 1999 pop hit that every Spanish kid growing up in the 90s would know, but gives things a much darker twist. Flipping the rhythmical onomatopoeic sounds with a rich, tribal vocal, he empowers the listener and explains how their lifestyle cannot be questioned or compromised under any terms. 

'Kiki' follows suit in both its rhythmical vocal use and its subversive twist. Taking the Spanish sound for the cockerel's dawn chorus while nodding in the direction of Daddy Yankee's 'Gasolina', 'Kiki' once again fires up references that give a little slice of familiarity in an otherwise exciting and fresh territory that's gritty, direct and guaranteed to whip up dancefloors this season. 

Expect more subversive messages from Catz 'n Dogz in the future as they continue to work with inspiring queer artists, creating a platform where vital messages can be made in ways that make us all unite and dance together.

Toma / Kiki EP

Kiki (feat. Megane Mercury)

Butch Loves You EP

Versace Silk Shirt

Stream/Buy

If You Really Love Somebody

Studio Productions

Whackers

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Buy/Stream

Mirror Machines - Atlantis

CASSIMM - Is It All Over My Face (Extended Mix)

The term 'classic' is perhaps one that is overused when referring to dance tracks gone by. However, when it comes to Spiller and Sophie Ellis Bextor's 'Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)' it is impossible to dispute the record's influence or impact. Originally released in 2000, the chart-topping anthem has had a renaissance of late since its acquisition by Defected Records, with the label delivering remixes that continue the record's legacy. Now following Purple Disco Machine & Lorenz Rhode's rework, Italian club don Riva Starr now delivers his storming three remix package. With a nod to the Philly sound on Riva's Disco Odyssey Mix, luxurious strings courtesy of a live ensemble and a pumping bassline do the talking, while the Disco Odyssey vocal utilises Sophie Ellis Bextor's iconic top line over the dancefloor-ready remix. Finally, Riva's Skylight Hard Dub dials up the tempo for a high energy club cut that is unmistakably Riva in its sound.

Spiller feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor 'Groovejet (Riva Starr Disco Odyssey Mix)' - Out 10.12

Buy / Stream

Big Khalifa [We Belong 005]

Bryant Street

Equitoreal

Earned It The Weeknd

Midnight City

Funeral

Haiti

No Cure For Life

Find My Way (feat. Keith)

Finis

Blame It On The Night

New album 'Hit Parade', released 08 September 2023 on Ninja Tune: https://roisin-murphy.lnk.to/hit-paradeSo

Róisín Machine

Narcissus

IT-YEB-20-00117

Gianni Romano & Emanuele Esposito Feat. Helen Tesfazghi It's Not Right

After featuring on their 2020 album ‘We All Move Together’, Idris Elba teams up with Inner City once more to release Defected debut ‘No More Looking Back’. Making for a formidable pairing, the London born-and-bred DJ and actor has forged a rich studio relationship with the legendary Detroit group, fronted by techno pioneer Kevin Saunderson with his son, Dantiez, as well as the latest addition to the group vocalist Steffanie Christi’an. With a chugging bassline, expressive piano chords and soaring pads, Christi’an’s velvety vocal brims with soul and emotion. Teased on Idris’ Defected Virtual Festival set which has been viewed over 1 million times, this sought-after cut has an unwavering groove that is begging to be heard on the dancefloor.

Download & Stream

Idris Elba & Inner City featuring Steffanie Christi'an 'No More Looking Back'

My playlist - Part 1

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