Digging for vinyl was fun, but digital digging has taken things to a new level. In the 90s, we would struggle to spend more than a few hours in a record store. Those hours now pass in the blink of an eye when you’re in a DSP rabbit hole! It was one of those never-ending stories that led us to Bridvog. In a past life, he recorded as Ambear, and we found his life-affirming synth anthem “Make Me Move” at the end of an ARTBAT playlist. From there, we discovered the Kraftwerk-inspired indie-dance of “R Life” on DiYnamic. Conveniently, he popped up in our inbox with an idea; needless to say, we were all over it. Recently, Kevin has been revisiting ideas from his Mylo and Linus Loves era, which chimed perfectly with Bridvog. Fast-forward a few weeks, and the pair deliver “Salty”, taking Alessia Labate’s ultra-hooky vocal on a turbocharged indie-tech ride through 106 bass and Nord stabs (IYKYK).

Kevin McKay, Bridvog - Salty (Extended Mix)

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Marco Lys & Ben Miller - Hear This (Short Mix)

Having produced Mylo’s platinum-album “Destroy Rock’n’Roll”, Kevin McKay is no stranger to Indie Dance. So, when labels like Maccabi House and Diynamic started populating that genre with a new turbo-charged version of the sound, he was all over it. Next came an offer from Columbian producer Hever Jara with a vocal and synth hook that was just dying to be given the post-punk bass treatments. Add in some live drums and a killer kick and we have “Disco Bobby”, a prime-time slice of heavyweight tackle.

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Kevin McKay, Hever Jara - Disco Bobby (Extended Mix)

Martyno Dowsha - House Raves

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Solardo are one of the UK’s strongest club acts. The self-styled “musical chameleons” have created massive hits (“Move Your Body”, “XTC”) and smashed it on the big stages (Glastonbury, Tomorrowland, EDC). Having conquered House and Tech House over the past 5 years, they hit 2025 with a twist. “Outta Space” samples the same Max Romeo classic (“Chase The Devil”, cleared before Romeo’s passing) that the Prodigy did. However, while the concept has been done before, Solardo bring the vocal up to date with a bang, delivering the kind of synth-propelled, bass-bouncing club track that fits in with Max Styler and Solomun’s Indie Dance sound. Released in time for Ibiza openings, this is a huge island anthem in waiting, we can hear this one working venues vast and small over the summer. A scorcher.

Solardo - Outta Space (Extended Mix)

Amine Edge is a DJ with a keen nose for a killer tune. As a producer, he's delivered classics; as a label owner (with CUFF), he's been supplying DJs with cooking content since 2014. One of his latest discoveries is TAD, a Parisian producer. This year's CUFF release, "Places", is a superb slice of tech house with a bouncy bassline and clever hooks. Despite his relative anonymity within the DJ community, it went straight onto the playlists of Jen Payne and Kevin McKay. Kevin then contacted him for a GU release, and "Be Mine" resulted. Road-tested at Kevin's recent Fire show, this mix of razor-sharp rhythms and bubbling bass smashed the floor at London's premier 6 am party zone. It's a banger.

TAD - Be Mine (Extended Mix)

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Take It Or Leave It (Dj Soulstar Short Play)

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Simon Sim's Feat. Luny - Take It Or Leave It (Dj Soulstar Short Play)

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Gazda Paja x DJ A.S.ONE - Soma Evra (RichMee Extended Mashup)

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Glasgow Underground was set up in 1997 by Kevin McKay. He began the label releasing his own music and collaborations with friends and other Glasgow-based artists (Omid 16b, Studio Blue, DJ Q, Harri). Through his DJing and work for various music magazines (Muzik, Jockey Slut, Mixmag Update) he met some of his favourite producers of the time (Romanthony, Mateo & Matos, Idjut Boys...) and convinced some of them to join him releasing on GU. In the early 2000s, Kevin met Mylo and set up the Breastfed record label. The global success of "Destroy Rock & Roll" meant Glasgow Underground was put on hold. After leaving the Breastfed label in 2011, Kevin re-started Glasgow Underground and since then the label has gone on to re-invigorate Romanthony's catalogue with remixes from the likes of Dixon, MCDE, Gerd, Andres, Oliver Dollar, Ejeca, Audiojack, Claptone, Christian Nielsen, Supernova, Jimmy Edgar and Waifs & Strays. The label has also introduced producers like Daniel Trim, Brett Gould, Mia Dora and Illyus & Barrientos as well has releasing established & rising stars such as Metodi Hristov, Stefano Ritteri and Sabb.