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Amsterdam natives Maarten Smeets and Lars Dales, aka Dam Swindle, unveil their third long-player with the release of a new track, the first to be shared from the upcoming album, ‘Open’ - out on 30 May 2025 via Heist Recordings.

The new album sees the acclaimed duo dive far beyond the deep sonic waters they’re most known for, exploring lower tempos, synthwave, hip-house, and ambient across fourteen tracks. With a gestation period that traces back several years, ‘Open’ is their most intimate and personal body of work thus far, birthed during a time of self-reflection away from touring and personal transformation as individuals.

“We felt the need to tell a very personal story through our music as a translation of our personal development in the past years. We also wanted to make music without a specific goal in mind; We simply wanted to create. By taking away the grid of dance music and any expectations of what a Dam Swindle song should sound like, the creativity started to flow naturally with songs in many different styles and tempos. The result is an album that feels refreshing and uplifting and still very much true to the heart and soul of our sound.” - Dam Swindle, January 2025.

While the trademark Dam Swindle four-to-the-floor beats are still ever-present on tracks like ‘The Present Is Always Perfect’, ‘I Need You’, and ‘Is This Love?’, it’s the gentle waves of synths on opener ‘Home’, the contemplative piano chords of ‘Bloom’ featuring Joep Beving, and the lo-fi ambience of ‘It’s Okay, I Can Wait’ that showcase a melancholic, ethereal sensibility previously uncharted by the duo. Collaborations with vocalists such as NYC’s Haile Supreme on ‘Not Enough’ and Neo-soul singer Faye Meana on ‘Girl’ expertly find room in between the dancefloor and home listening sessions, and a clear standout on the LP is the title cut where message-heavy rapped vocals from UK artist Samson ebb and flow amongst iridescent grooves.

Under the helm of Maarten and Lars’ adept A&R, their Heist imprint has become a beloved home for house heads of both schools old and new, platforming some of dance music’s biggest names from Cinthie to DJ Sneak as well as the musical dawnings of artists such as Kassian and Makèz. The Dam Swindle alias has achieved house music royalty-like status across a storied 15-year career that includes two critically lauded full-lengths, collaborations with the likes of Tom Misch and Kerri Chandler, and a globetrotting touring schedule. This album stands as their most profoundly personal work of art to date, and they can’t wait to share it with you.


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Dam Swindle - Girl feat. Faye Meana

Movement Therapy

Ça Va Aller

The result of an evening messing around with an old E-mu SP-12, sampling old demos and creating loops, Jupiter II is a nod to the classic French House tracks we grew up with and bonded over when we first started hanging out and making music together.

It's all disco beats, warm synth chords and cut-up guitars, laid over a pounding 909 and Martin's incredible one-take bass line, slammed though a bunch of filters and compressors.

It was a bunch of fun to make, and we hope you enjoy!

'Jupiter II' is out as a single on the Intl Dateline label on 18th April.

International Dateline - Jupiter II

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Blundertale

After Folamour’s full-length work ‘Umami’ made a big splash with critics in late 2017, Classic Music Company presents one of the standout tracks ‘Devoted To U’, giving it the love it deserves with a full single release alongside a remix from rule-defying German duo Session Victim. In its original state a progressive 10 minute-long house record with piano breakdowns that beautifully demonstrates Folamour’s narrative style, Session Victim’s mix introduces a more consistent 4/4 beat to the track while remaining reverent to the delicate strings. Both the original and the remix have a sense of perpetual motion that’s soothing and moving in equal measure.

Folamour ‘Devoted To U’  (Extended Mix)

Dj Koze Radio Edit available here: https://pampa.lnk.to/Gerry_Read_DJ_Koze_Remix_Edit

Extended version of the track available on PAMPA033 - get it HERE: https://pamparecords.com/products/pampa033-it-ll-all-be-over

On the flipside, Pampa’s figurehead takes an expert turn at the controls of “It’ll All Be Over (DJ Koze remix).” The original’s jagged edges are buffed out, and shined up into a gleaming disco house anthem. With its artfully timed strumming breakdowns and cowbell accents, it is an appetising teaser of the forthcoming summer.

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