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.


Open

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Bad Boy Bubby

Icelandic producer Intr0beatz is back on Aterral with an EP that blends all the perfect elements he does best. A beautiful combination of lush chords, blissful pads, and beefy beats. We can't get enough of these goodies, and we couldn't be happier to have our brother on board once again.

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Premiere: Intr0beatz - Stillness In Motion

Vol 5 coming in with Intr0beatz Iceland's native, one the dopest beatmakers and producers in the game. This set is a vibe, taking you through a mixture of deep, smooth and groove... all beautifully blended to make you play it again and again.

Tracklist :

1. Black Loops - CDMX
2. Jimpster - Sleeper ( Franc Spangler Mix )
3. Sean McCabe - Holding On feat. Jennifer Wallace
4. Ross Couch - Somebody Like You
5. Intr0beatz - Low Temperature
6. Frank Roger - Justified
7. Hardage - Hysterical Years ( Enea DJ & DJ Lukas Wolf Remix )
8. Miss Yankey - One Less
9. Jeff El Jefe - Sensual
10. Dreamer G, Kerri Chandler - I Got That Feelin’ ( Demuir Playboi Edit )
11. K.E.E.N.E - Don’t Mess ( Black Loops Remix )
12. Dachshund - Ting Gruuv Deh
13. Milton Jackson - Sunset In A frame
14. Groove Boys Project - Djoon Trax (937 Classic Mix) Feat Rawaï

Vol5_Intr0beatz

The second track from "Signals From Outer Space" by Nico Lahs. 
Released on Local Talk 

Nico Lahs - Cruisin' (Local Talk 2025)

LTDBLBL018 EP
Label - Limited White Label
Released - 2nd May 2025
BUY FROM - https://ltdwlbl.bandcamp.com/album/ltdblbl018

fter Eloi’s memorable debut on LTDBLBL009 and the follow-up journey of LTDBLBL013, Eloi returns to Limited White Label with his third and most mature release yet.

If LTDBLBL009 was your imagined late-summer teen romance, LTDBLBL018 is the bittersweet memory of it—years later, playing in the background of a slow, golden-hour evening. Eloi channels the soul of the early 2010s through his signature blend of warm vintage synths, dusty drum machines, and emotionally charged melodies. It's laid-back, sophisticated, and deeply sentimental—an album like a finely aged bottle of wine, best enjoyed in one sitting, with no rush and all heart.

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https://soundcloud.com/e_loi


PREMIERE: Eloi - The Sound of The River  (Ltd, W/Lbl)

Hey everyone, been a minute… Don’t worry though, we’re back and kicking into action with four slabs of the finest DEEP HOUSE money can buy straight from Iceland’s finest export Intr0beatz.

The Döner EP is his 3rd release with the SlothBoogie crew and starts off with ‘Inhale and Exhale’, packed with pendulant chords, garage-esq vocal chops and crunchy beats. 

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The Döner EP

Inhale And Exhale

Intr0beatz - Inhale And Exhale

Hey everyone, been a minute… Don’t worry though, we’re back and kicking into action with four slabs of the finest DEEP HOUSE money can buy straight from Iceland’s finest export Intr0beatz.

‘Take Me Higher’ is a perfect distillation of his trademark sound… Breezy filtered piano licks, tough MPC beats and pitched vocal chops that reflect his love of old school hip hop.

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Take Me Higher

Intr0beatz - Take Me Higher

Streeton - Higher (Midnight Dub)

Make It Out

Make It Out (Mana's Dub)

quintessentials 27: toby tobias - one night on mare street 
(deep space orchestra, weekend express and ugly drums remixes)
release date 12": february 2012
release date digital: march 2012

quintessentials 27: toby tobias - one night on mare street (weekend express remix)

quintessentials stands for essential deep and raw house music. quintessentials tracks are raw, but they have soul. it’s what we all loved about those old house records: raw yet soulful music. quintessentials will help to keep underground house music on the map.

out now: 
QE96: ralph session feat. juliet mendoza - mad deep (incl. jerome sydenham remix)

contact: qemusic@gmail.com