The cave was pitch black, inside there was little sound but for the occasional drip of water which would send a ripple through the pond below. Looking down from up above, they wondered what lay in the murky depths of the quarry. What surprises might be but round the corner? What creatures? What comforts? What tricks? What treats?

That’s when there was a deep rumble from the ground below. It bellowed up through the cave like some loud drum before enveloping their eardrums with a might thud.

Then they flew forth, bats and bats and bats and bats.

Will Hofbauer steps forth for an EP on Will Saul’s longstanding record label Aus. This is a record built of playful bouncey house grooves, oddball sounds and fun. It’s destined to work a treat in the clubs with a silly sense of purpose and a tongue n’ cheek approach to the dance.

PREMIERE: Will Hofbauer - Ah! Bats! [Aus]

Pre-order: https://sq.lnk.to/BAD002

Can you feel the Synergy? @blackartistdatabase (B.A.D.) is back with 'Synergy Vol. 2' – this time across an expanded repertoire of 12 tracks.

The release maintains the core vision of the B.A.D. label as one of, quite simply, celebrating the kaleidoscopic range of contemporary Black electronic producers. The likes of AGY3NA, Carista, and @ehuamusic grace a tracklist that dips and bends between heady dancefloor stompers and sunrise cool-downs, and crosses continents with offerings from Nairobi to Naarm. 

B.A.D. is throwing a party at fabric on Saturday, May 18. Tickets here: https://ra.co/events/1883481

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Premiere: Ehua 'Kallisté'

2023 has been a great year for Bradley Hutchings aka Guava. Alongside many successful dance singles and remixes, his self-released debut album ‘Out Of Nowhere’ is a gorgeous blend of indie electronica that steps away from his typical club focussed productions. 2024, however, sees Guava move back towards the dancefloor with his latest EP Afterglow, which drops on Faux Poly on March 8th. Since rooting himself in Berlin, Guava has drawn inspiration from across the different facets of the city, something that is strongly reflected in this release.

‘140 Drums’ is an essential DJ club tool, a chopped stuttering break and hoover bass roll through a restrained but surprisingly heavy hitting finale to the EP.


Words from Guava:
"Putting together this EP has been a joy for me. All of the tracks are little bookmarks for the past year. I live in Berlin, and it has had an immersive effect on my music. From the grey and cold winters, trudging down a windy street in Warschauer Straße, to the hot summer in Neukolln, where the air is thick and warm, and dance music echoes off the city buildings.

Artist: @guavanoise
Label: @fauxpoly
Buy: https://guavanoise.bandcamp.com/album/afterglow

Afterglow [FP008]

PREMIERE: Guava - 140 Drums [Faux Poly]

London’s @miellllllll serves up a slice of tough, shapeshifting techno for @blackartistdatabase’s new compilation

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-mi-el-atlantic

Premiere: mi-el ‘Atlantic’

Pre-order: https://ditto.fm/duality-blumitsu

‘THE FORMULA’ is the debut release from @blumitsu, the combined forces of UK club heavyweights @bluetooof and @jossymitsu, exploring their shared love of electro and techno.

Opener ‘DUALITY’ encompasses the approach perfectly with its sinister arpeggiated bassline and dystopian voice sampling laying out the conceptual framework of the project: “The state of having two opposing parts combining as one.”

Premiere: BLUMITSU 'DUALITY'

Liebus had his first release on the Holding Hands Submerged label a couple of years ago now with four killer eyes down cuts and now he’s stepping up on the main label with some serious peak time action.

Every track hits you straight in the chest and should send any hardened dancefloor warrior into fits of gun fingers and stank faces. Believe me, I’ve seen the evidence myself on many occasions when I’ve been testing these out in clubs over the last few years.

Stand back and take notice because Liebus has arrived and he’s taking no prisoners.

Buy: https://holdinghandsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/noise-protocol-ep

Artist: @liebusmusic
Label: @holdinghandsrecords

PREMIERE: Liebus - Noise Protocol [Holding Hands]

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Otto Taimela (interestingly, when written in French as "t’aime là," it means "Otto loves you there") is a part of the new wave of quietly innovative contemporary Finnish artists. His releases, spanning from local Finnish labels like Ultraääni Records to international platforms such as Reflections by Anjunadeep, showcase a broad spectrum from contemporary neo-classical to dubby experimental minimal techno and lofi house.

“Sunflower Seeds”, his debut release on Cold Blow, captures the essence of spring's rebirth, the return of warmth, and the energizing effect of sunlight designed to thaw the winter chill from the listener's soul. The premiere track “Sunshine: Reloading”' features a blend of ambient-breakbeat music with a nuanced experimental mix of colors and textures, delivering a melody that's both spacious and vaguely hazy. Moreover, Otto's own delicate piano playing adds a deeply personal touch to the track.

The EP is also the start of a trilogy from Otto Taimela, with the next releases planned for SWIMS, the experimental sister imprint of Cold Blow.

Sunflower Seeds

PREMIERE: Otto taimela - Sunshine: Reloading

Brussels’ @cab_asa delivers four pared-back, percussive transmissions for London’s @controlfreakrecordings, alongside a remix from NYC’s @aye5ha

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-cabasa-bird-tool-ayeshas-drums-you-can-touch-dub

Premiere: Cabasa ‘Bird Tool (Ayesha’s Drums You Can Touch Dub)’

Wisdom Teeth co-founder @k-lone93 lands on @ausmusic with the colourful first instalment of his ‘Catching Wild’ EP series

Hear the first single ‘Give It Up’ ahead of the release of ‘Catching Wild EP Pt.1’ on 17th May.

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-k-lone-give-it

Catching Wild PT. 1

Give It Up

Premiere: K-Lone ‘Give It Up’

Matching his signature melodic futurism with enduring club music structures, Pev brings the Pulse series to a natural conclusion with the Pulse Phase EP. On this third release he underlines the broader approach to tempos and styles he’s taken across this latest period of his output, soon to be coalesced into a new live set. 

If there’s been a nostalgic streak detectable amongst the crisp modernism of the Pulse series, it comes through clearer than ever in the looped-up house jack and starry-eyed techno synth hooks of ‘Pulse IX’. ‘Pulse TEN’ pares back for a lean soundsystem workout driven by a strafing arp and fractured drums while ‘Pulse XI’ revisits 90s bleep techno with a deep, dubby intention. ‘Pulse XII’ completes the picture capturing the skeletal pressure of 2-step at its most slender and deadly.

There’s never a sense of over-familiarity — the exacting angles of the drums and alien hue of the synths maintain Pev’s distinctive sound first and foremost. But this series has also been an opportunity to hear some of his musical DNA more explicitly than before, cast in universal rave motifs propelled by the unrelenting pursuit of new forms for the dance.

Pulse Phase E.P.

Pulse IX

Peverelist - Pulse IX

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Premiere: Cabasa ‘Bird Tool (Ayesha’s Drums You Can Touch Dub)’

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