After years of grafting and refining their sound across three continents, X & Ivy are finally dropping their debut EP ‘What Is This Sound’, out 13 June on independent label Life and Death. The first track of the same name lands 30 May.

Made up of two tracks, ‘Bust It’ and ‘What Is This Sound’, the EP channels early Chicago house, Detroit techno, and 90s UK rave, layered with breakbeats, acid lines and garage textures. It’s heavy on groove, light on polish, and made with the club in mind.

The tracks came together across continents, written and produced by Xavier Di Petta and Nicholas II Iavarone, then passed back and forth until they felt right. “We try to stop before the soul gets over-polished,” they explain. Some of the EP was wrapped right before NYE 2024 and within days it was already doing the rounds: Jennifer Loveless dropped it at Miscellania, Roza Terenzi played it at Let Them Eat Cake, and DJ Tennis called it an “instant sign.”

X & Ivy met in California back in 2016 and have been making music together ever since – with a sound shaped by years of DJing, traveling, and digging through different scenes. Their collaboration with Todd Edwards (Keep Me) landed support on BBC Radio 1 (Sarah Story, Danny Howard, Arielle Free) and Capital Dance, while past releases on Nervous and Big Trouble leaned into classic club energy with a modern edge.

This is their first proper EP, and it lands like a clear statement of where they’re headed – drawing on the rawness of rave, the depth of house and techno, and a shared obsession with the kinds of records that stick.

Full EP out 13 June via Life and Death.

Bust It

MANU BARCELO B2B DIZ-SHOCKA Mixed live at MISSA Festival de Verano 2025

MM06 - MANU BARCELO B2B DIZ-SHOCKA

Saturday afternoon at the lovely Wintergarten <3
Thanks to everyone who stayed with me from the very beginning and helped turn it into such an energized and full dancefloor!

Hope you enjoy diving into the different textures and depths of sound I´ve been resonating with lately!

Your support is much appreciated :)

Love <3

Ana

Ana Karla | Sisyphos Wintergarten 23.08.25 |

DARIUS SYROSSIAN- SOLID GROOVES DC10 IBIZA -AUG 2025 ( RECORDED LIVE )

Haunted House is a track created under the influence of classic, broken, and pop-infused house. Its process was conceived as a fun cut, yet with strictly danceable transitions. The track not only draws on classic house elements but also incorporates sounds that define VELZ, such as distorted fragments of classical pieces and a kick drum that pays tribute to Johnny Dangerous.
For the remix, Joaquin Catriel was invited to join, sharing the same drive and energy as the creator while adding his signature dark and percussive touch.

Interdisciplinary artist, producer, and DJ from Buenos Aires, Argentina. His journey began in 2018 with Colorada Live, a performative live project blending techno, electro, synths, and experimental sounds. Since then, he has carved his path as both DJ and producer, fusing acid sounds, vogue beats rooted in Ballroom culture, and Chicago house. Today, with several productions and collaborations under his belt, he stands as a key figure in the local queer scene.

TRACKLIST:

A1. VELZ - Haunted House (Original Mix)
B1. VELZ - Haunted House (Joaquin Catriel Remix)

Haunted House

VELZ - Haunted House (Joaquin Catriel Remix)

https://soundcloud.com/user-313127949 
 
Gilda es una diva nacional y popular, que con su mística milagrosa hizo bailar al continente. Juana creó con este remix, una electrónica de la que se escucha en los sucuchos porteños, de la que se baila en un antro sucio pero inundado de cariño. Donde las vocales de "corazón valiente" expresan el coraje de sentir, aunque inevitablemente el sentimiento termine. El momento en el que estamos bailando, antes de volver a la realidad.

Juana Ruda es una DJ y productora de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Mastering: Zoras en Cabildeep Estudio.

https://locarec.bandcamp.com/track/quererte

Juana Ruda - Quererte

“Lo que quieras” es una canción sobre el deseo de permanecer junto al otro, entre promesas, pasiones y desencuentros. Este remix muestra como ese impulso se vuelve eco, se sumerge en la penumbra y renace en la pista. Entre graves hipnóticos y voces contenidas surge un territorio donde los cuerpos se buscan y se pierden en una noche interminable.
DJ hermano con este remix busca desarmar el merengue en su forma tradicional y abrirle un nuevo camino, más oscuro y actual, donde el ritmo se volviera rito y la cadencia, un conjuro. En el estudio con OJPB la alquimia apareció: fragmentos, nuevas texturas y golpes frescos que hicieron dialogar pasado y presente.
Fransheska cantante puertorriqueña, reconocida en los 90s, por la fusión entre su estilo tropical y la electrónica, con su merengue-hip hop.

https://soundcloud.com/djhermanodj
Dj Hermano es originario de Brazil con base en Montreal.
Mixing: OJPB
Mastering: Zoras en Cabildeep Estudio.

https://locarec.bandcamp.com/track/lo-que-quieras

DJ Hermano - Lo que quieras

Velz se inspira en las drag queens haciendo lipsync con las canciones de Valeria en los bares locales. 
En este remix, samplea “Muñeca Rota” para buscar un sonido que nos deje tontas, ejecutando los recursos del techno queer latino.
Valeria Lynch y su voz disparadora, esta diva fue descubierta en la Botica del Ángel, lugar de culto de expresiones queer y disidentes en Buenos Aires.

https://soundcloud.com/velzonthemix
Velz es un artista interdisciplinario, productor y DJ de Buenos Aires,
Mastering: Zoras en Cabildeep Estudio.

https://locarec.bandcamp.com/track/tonta

VELZ - Tonta

En este extended edit https://soundcloud.com/pankoba hace un homenaje a la memoria de los años 90 y su adolescencia. Una joyita del pop bizarro argentino, una perla escondida de Nicole Neumann en su breve paso musical. Panko mantiene la esencia y estructura original con algunos toques extra de club para hacerlo más DJ friendly.

https://locarec.bandcamp.com/track/quieres-bailar-extended-mix

Panko - Quieres Bailar?

https://soundcloud.com/manubarcelo
A Manu Barceló siempre le cautivó esta canción, no solo por la energía constante de su ritmo, sino por la fuerza y la presencia de Thalía como una figura poderosa del pop latino de los 90. Hoy, al reversionarla, conecta con su energía femenina: la que pisa fuerte y sin miedo, con orgullo de sus raíces y de los ritmos calientes latinos, llevándolos al terreno del club, entre beats crudos, bass profundo con una vibra underground mantiendo viva la intensidad del original.
Manu Barceló es DJ y productora de Buenos Aires, sinónimo de pista viva: una artista que respira ritmo, que vibra con el groove, y que transforma cada DJ set en una experiencia de liberación y conexión colectiva. 
Master: Kevin Sohn
https://locarec.bandcamp.com/track/latina-por


Manu Barcelo - Latina Por?

Set recorded at Hör Berlin, sept 30th 2025.

Tracklist:

Manu Barcelo - Goodbye Boy (UNRELEASED)
Trevor Rockcliffe | InFlux (Part II)
Rooléh - State Of Mind (Original Mix)
Demi Riquísimo, Luke Alessi - Yes Bby (Original Mix)
ProOne79 - Your House Is Mine (Original Mix)
VELZ - PRRR (Tom Tom Clubber Remix)UNRELEASED)
GEMMA - Excuse Me
Jasper James - MHMMM
Sarah Story, Hilit Kolet - Miss Behave (Extended Mix)
Manu Barcelo - Club Hit (Original Mix)
Ludmila Di Pasquale, Bermani - Drop The House (Original Mix)
Ketiov - Structure (Original Mix)
Hilit Kolet, The Illustrious Blacks - Transatlantic Kiki (Floorplan Remix)
Alfonsvs, Alfonsvs presents Rave Child - Dub 3720 (Zombies in Miami Latino Dream Remix)
Chaka Kenn  - Why Waste Your Time

Manu Barcelo at @hoerberlin Sept 30th 2025

For Bookings: manubarcelodj@gmail.com

With strong influences from house and techno music, she creates the energy to get you dancing. A fusion of house, garage ,breaks, acid, disco, and techno sounds boost music delivering a well-rounded selection of retro and modern rhythm: a perfect harmony of house music’s past, present and future.

Released on:
U're Guay / Reboot Records / mita records / Teqwave / Veneno / Kyma Komplex / Pansa Records / Logia Records / Beathey

Manu Barcelo at @hoerberlin Sept 30th 2025

Manu Barcelo

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