R$N Premieres: February 2017

The three tracks for this EP are lovingly crafted using his collection of vintage drum machines, samplers and expansive modular setup, and are presented in both stereo and Dolby Atmos. Opener 'havin it' is quick-stepping, low slung house cut lit up with glistening chords and gorgeous soul samples that shine through next to low-key but euphoric 90s trance progressions. It makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside while remaining locked to the groove. 'lush' is just that, with summery harp strums shimmering across dusty and speedy deep house drums that sweep you up and fill your heart with hope and joy. It's a richly layered sound with a curiousness that truly enchants. Lastly, 'WNE' straightens your back with upright and snappy drums, woody percussion and frayed edged chords that have a cosy nostalgic glow. Coated in a lo-fi haze, plunging bass and aching vocal fragments pull you in different directions as you hurry to keep up with the frisky groove. 


WNE EP

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Matt Karmil - Havin' It

You might know Ben Evers as one half of Adana Twins – but now he’s stepping out solo again, and stepping up. Fueled by the raw energy of electronic music and a deep connection to the dancefloor, Ben blends house, R&B and hip hop influences into a sound that’s both emotional and powerful. Years on the global circuit as a DJ, plus serious studio chops, have shaped him into a truly versatile artist with his own voice and vision.
This release marks a new chapter – a personal statement wrapped in rhythm, built for big rooms and intimate spaces alike. It’s Ben in full control, letting the vibe unfold with every beat.

Joining the ride is Anna Schreit – a Berlin-based DJ and producer known for her fluid style and deep musical roots.
Raised on her father’s art rock and shaped by both the raw pulse of Berlin’s underground and her formative time in Munich, Anna has carved out a name for herself with genre-bending sets and a fearless approach to house and beyond. A resident at Sisyphos, she brings her own flavour to the release with a killer remix that hits just right – slick, unrelenting, and dripping with intent.
A heavyweight collab from two artists who know exactly where they’re going – and aren’t afraid to take the scenic route.


Check Out. 

Ben Evers
https://www.instagram.com/ben.evers.ofc/ 

Anna Schreit. 
https://www.instagram.com/anna_schreit/ 

Written & Produced by Benjamin Evers
Published by BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT - Edition TAU Rights
Pon De Vibe: Mixed & Mastered by Matthew Styles-Harris 
One Touch: Mixed & Mastered by Matthew Styles-Harris
Pon De Vibe: Anna Schreit Remix Mastered by Lopazz

Distributed by Kompakt.
Artwork by studio mizuiro.
Also available on Bandcamp and all the other digital platforms.

Label: Live At Robert Johnson, 2025
Catalog No: Playrjc 127

Order

Ben Evers - Pon de Vibe (Anna Schreit Remix)

Akrill - Mama House
BUY LINK: https://taktrec.bandcamp.com/album/mama-house
Label: TAKT Recordings (https://soundcloud.com/taktrec)
https://www.instagram.com/takt.rec/
> Akrill (https://soundcloud.com/iamakrill)
https://www.instagram.com/iamakrillaa

We return with the second house album from Akrill, delivering raw and unpretentious dancefloor material straight from Saint Petersburg.

The artist presents a carefully constructed selection rooted in the classic traditions of house, occasionally touching on the rhythms of UK garage, yet never losing the essential 4/4 drive. This is honest music with no gimmicks, made for those who still believe in the power of groove.

Tracks like “5 Region” and “I Need” evoke the dusty mood of early morning hours, warm bass, dry drums, and a room where you forget what time it is.

No chasing charts, no algorithmic nonsense, just sound that knows where it came from and where it belongs.

BUY LINK

PREMIERE : Akrill - Litso Vniz

The views from the aeroplane were hard to believe, the scale of the deep blue as it disappeared into the great beyond was staggering. The endless abyss of the limitless sky.

Clouds were sparse yet every time he caught a glimpse of one he’d try to create a mental image or a sense of perspective as to what they were, floating against the backdrop of the opal sky.

He imagined a great dragon, a frightening beast roaring through the sky with a mighty myriad of colours cascading from its magnificent wings.

It was all magic up here.

Sarayu is set to release an EP on More Rice – a wiggly, techy beauty of an EP which combines lots of fast paced, glitchy elements to craft a deep, pensive groove.

PREMIERE: Sarayu - Don Vito Bingus [More Rice]

V/A - 3 Years Of Samovar
BUY LINK: https://samovarmoscow.bandcamp.com/album/3-years-of-samovar
Label: Samovar (https://soundcloud.com/samovarmoscow
https://www.instagram.com/samovarmoscow/
> Max Mirraw (https://soundcloud.com/maxmirraw)
https://www.instagram.com/maxmirraw/

Moscow-based producer Max Mirraw, previously released on labels PEM and Welofi, contributes to the 3 Years of Samovar compilation with his striking breaks track Red Lights. Built around a delicate sampled vocal and an exquisite atmosphere, the track feels both fragile and deeply danceable.

PREMIERE : Max Mirraw - Red Lights

Paris-based composer and producer Baptiste Lagrave unveils the next part of his BREAKUP EP — a project that merges the emotional intensity of romantic rupture with hypnotic, driving club energy.

More urgent and raw, Crisis unfolds as a pulsating narrative, evoking chaos, chase, and emotional overload with FX-heavy textures and powerful rhythmic programming.


PREMIERE : Baptiste Lagrave - Crisis

Systematic Recordings is back with more techno brilliance from main man Marc Romboy in collaboration with Rafael Cerato & Astrid James.

Romboy is a long-standing figure in electronic music who blends deep, melodic techno with analogue warmth and emotional depth. Rafael Cerato also brings a powerful fusion of techno, house, and cinematic soundscapes and Astrid James is one of France's most exciting talents with a darker, rolling sound.

Down For Business is packed with attitude thanks to the vocal - a spoken word monologue on artistry. It rides on chunky and rubbery drums with old school percussion and zippy synths that light it up with future energy

BUY on BEATPORT

PREMIERE : Marc Romboy, Rafael Cerato, Astrid James - Down for Business

Track 4 from the new album "Exodusk", available now on all streaming platforms: linktr.ee/sunsetphase

https://sunsetphase.bandcamp.com/album/exodusk

https://soundcloud.com/sunsetphase

PREMIERE: Sunset Phase - Exopilogue

Amsterdam-based Afghan-Dutch artist Daidu has been DJing, producing, and crafting tasteful edits for more than a decade. He is always experimenting with genre boundaries and has a meticulous approach to sound design that fuses the synthetic and the organic in innovative ways. After contributing to AliA & DTM Funk’s Black Gravity Rhythms compilation on San-Kofa Rhythm Records, he continues to make waves in the studio with this latest oﬀering. Opener 'Arpenin' is a chapter-spanning, in-your-face 909 roller driven by a bouncy bassline and mutating arpeggios, building to several atmospheric synth liftoﬀs. It's infused with future soul while harking back to early Detroit tech and oozes elegant power and sophistication. The shape-shifting 'Circular Discontinuity' blends Daidu’s jazzy keys and percussive jams with a rubbery, oﬀ-grid techno rhythm. Gradually evolving into a rich electronic sound and propelled by synths that reach an intense summit, it's lush techno with a rare musicality and freeform sense of soul.

BUY on BANDCAMP

PREMIERE : Daidu - Arpenin

https://soundcloud.com/rugstusslenis: This mix is a personal journey, a reflection of my current emotional and alchemical state, especially through the weight of some challenging times. It starts deep, with tribal vibes that feel like a quiet ritual, grounding you in the moment. The rhythms build slowly, weaving through hypnotic layers into psychedelic pulses and trance grooves that pull you forward, like a heartbeat picking up pace. I crafted this to feel raw and human, letting the music trace the edges of my headspace—introspective, sometimes heavy, but always moving toward something alive. It’s not just a set; it’s me working through the chaos, finding flow, and inviting you to move with me.

Rūgštus Slėnis is a dive into the wild, layered world of sound—think tribal rhythms stitched together with an acid edge, pulsing like a living thing. My mixes shift between light and shadow, dreamy drifts and trippy highs, always eclectic, always moving. From his early days, he has been chasing a sound that’s carved deep into his psyche, blending the raw energy of nature with the flow of my inner alchemy. A story told through sound — raw, real, and an open invitation to feel the rhythm.



LAYER #439 | Rūgštus Slėnis

The multi faceted functionality of the human spirit was a remarkable feat. The machines watched with fascination as they looked out upon the condition of those living amongst the sand. In the midst of the desert lay their spectacularly mirrored space ship, an entity in its own right and a strange spectacle to behold amidst the Middle Eastern backdrop. They pondered relentlessly the nature of such interaction between body and mind, yet they could not comprehend or decipher the orchestration of actions and which was a result of the other. 

Lockyear has received far reaching support around this release. The latest edition to the OTB catalogue sees him deliver three inspired cuts which sit somewhere between techno and progressive house. This one is good.

Wave Knowledge

PREMIERE: Lockyear - Bodymind [OTB]

The green grass blew softly in the wind and the woods loomed eerily in the distance. The sun set down by the wall as the last of the summer daylight crashed ominously from above. In the depth of the night this place would become a temple, a prism of chaos and the beginning of the end. A warehouse could be heard closing up for the night in the distance. The clatter of shutters rattled in the air as the lights flickered in the street outside. This was to be the location they had dreamt of. Here in the garden they were safe. 

roadman kicks off the new year with a release on Tact Recordings. He delivers two moody house cuts with rough edged groove and allure.

The Wall EP

PREMIERE: roadman - The Wall [Tact]

Sleep was but a dream for now. She lay upon the sheets wondering when her eyelids might fall hazily shut. It had been weeks since she had last been able to drift off in peace, her mind continued to race and play melodic tricks upon her every blink. The scenario had become repetitive and boring yet still it continued to plague her ever evening. She had always pondered the nature of life as an insomniac but had never imagined she might find herself in such a position. Whilst the world lay still, she was wide awake . 

Dirt Crew Recordings are set to release a new EP from Icelandic up and comer Felix Leifur. Based in Reykjavik he is an artist who continues to place emphasis upon the value in community and locality, there are a steady stream of musicians emerging from the area.

Buy Here: https://www.dirtcrew.net/collections/single-eps/products/felix-leifur-in-general-ep

PREMIERE: Felix Leifur - Eyelids [Dirt Crew]

The stakes had been raised so damn high that his legs had begun to shake. As he watched the wheel spin he continued to count the rotations of the spin, praying and wishing that the star might land where his marker was at. The room had gone eerily quiet, or at least it seemed that way to him. He held tightly onto the green felt of the table beneath his fingertips trying not to blink. Soon the marker would drop and his night would end in one of two ways. 

Gary Gritness returns with a second edition of "The Sugar Cane Chronicles" for Hyperdub. He brings with him four heavy hitting funk cuts in his own peculiar fashion.

The Sugar Cane Chronicles Vol 2

PREMIERE: Gary Gritness - Countin' Up With Starr [Hypercolour]

The temperature was ferociously hot in the dark basement. Outside the sun was at its highest peak and the concrete was smouldering under the blistering rays. Underground, it was much the same bar the lack of light. This was by choice and not an accident. Nobody liked to dance in the eye of others judgement, hence the shadows were best for such fun. As the room begin to fill it was remarkable to watch the people shed their clothes, layer by layer they became more free. The sweat dripped from above. 

Daniel T steps up with two tracks for the fun loving Cosmic Pint Glass label. He is accompanied by Lauer and Jack Pattern who offer a set of spectacular alternatives to his own arrangements

CPG007

PREMIERE: Daniel T - Celsius (Lauer Remix) [Cosmic Pint Glass]

The Northern Lights hung ominously above the snow glazed kingdom. From the wooden hut he looked out to space, watching the distant wonders of a far away empire of which he played no part. Banished from his home planet he must now abide by the rules of earth. The borealis continued to flash up high above his head, the stars flickered and he began to cry. His cosmic destiny had vanished before his very eyes and the lights went out in the dark. 

Cosmic Rhythm are set to release a new floor filling EP from Spiritual Emphasi. The release follows on from recent appearances on the label from the likes of Rhythm of Paradise. It's all pretty new age, but brilliant as a result.

PREMIERE: Spiritual Emphasi - Borealis [Cosmic Rhythm]

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With our core team immersed in all aspects of dance music, we publish news, articles, and interviews covering the greatest in innovative, underground culture from across the globe. We offer regular, exclusive music and mixtapes from our favourite artists, and publish features shining a light on everything from the freshest new artists to the untold tales from rave history.

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PREMIERE: Spiritual Emphasi - Borealis [Cosmic Rhythm]

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