Our latest VA compilation arrives in time for the renowned Miami Music Week featuring a wave of new faces and returning talent from around the globe. 

The world-renowned Miami Music Week returns in its entirety in 2022. What better way to celebrate it than a compilation to mark the occasion? Making up our MMW VA, we welcome a host of international acts to the stage as they share an array of forward-thinking underground cuts!

Teknically Speaking blow the door wide open with ‘Titled’, bringing swinging grooves, jazzy melodies and soulful vocal arrangements to create a certified vibe-builder. ‘Look Out’ follows with Chris Brooks and Martin Bordacahar turning out a terrace-geared percussive jam with bottom-heavy beats, subtle harmonies and hooky vox constructions. Simon Salazar’s ‘Fergilicious’ ramps up the pace with driving rhythms and pulsating bass notes and a nostalgic vocal topline, churning out a guaranteed dancefloor heater - also accompanied by a stripped-back ‘Dub Mix’.

MartinoResi, Baraçal and Marcelo keep up the tempo with more percussive-driven mastery on ‘Tombo’, delivering a groove-laden mix of sturdy drums, captivating melodic factors and sultry vocal runs. Ivan Zorzolo and Julio Bravo’s ‘Crashed’ takes a deep dive, stripping back the energy and emphasising an underground feel via a heavyset kick and sub combo, scattered percs and glitchy sampling. Matt Arnold’s ‘Hero Or Nero’ showcases his increasingly-popular audio signature of tribal-tinged rolling beats and blossoming musicality, bringing weighty terrace rhythms and vivid injections of harmony from end to end.

JXR’s ‘Euphoria’ builds around layers of gritty leads, pads, and bass notes alongside punchy drum work and fizzing hat sequences for an undeniably danceable and charismatic cut. ‘Liket’ sees Matías Schaller dip back into the heavier end of the spectrum with colossal rhythmic sub-bass and big-room appeal from the outset, making it a prime time playlist pick. JP Torres closes the compilation with ‘Oh Right!’, keeping the energy at a resounding high level with a vocally-driven dancefloor weapon full of riveting cadence and unwavering intrigue from the very start.  

Various Artists - Miami Music Week '22 is out on 17th March 2022 on Unnamed & Unknown.

Teknically Speaking - Titled (Original Mix) Preview

Destination 303

The first EP with summer sounds finally comes on board our family . A warm welcome to Jose Lozano . 
Two tracks with very minimal sounds but perfect for real big party ! The track "UNA NOTA" with the Spanish vocal will drag you into the right mood to be in full party mode. Bongo and minimal bass complete the track, while ''RAINBOW'' with acid bass and more animated groove makes the whole thing more complete.

Jose Lozano - Una Nota (Original Mix)

Another impressive offering from a talented South American artist, our latest release comes in hot from Kardox. Comprising two upbeat and bottom-heavy peak time tracks, Kardox’s Boom Beat EP makes a promising statement on his label debut. 

Opening the release, ‘Boom Beat’ jumps straight into heavyset drum work and racy hat grooves. Layered percs add movement and tone whilst a catchy bassline rides along underneath. A catchy vocal hook dives in and out of the track as it goes through its many peaks and troughs, keeping you dancing from end to end. 

‘Sweet Drums’ completes the release, keeping its foot firmly on the gas. Rapid beat constructions and offbeat fills bounce off sizzling hats whilst a rolling bassline rumbles below. Keeping things moving at breakneck speed, subtle melodic elements fly in and out of the mix throughout whilst the track continues its onslaught of pounding rhythm and hands-up energy. 


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Kardox - Boom Beat [Preview]

Trippin

Trippin (Hector Diez Remix)

New Talents 8

COCO

Spanish talent Deiver returns to Unnamed & Unknown with another quality EP, enlisting Mad&Meis on remix duties for ‘Are You Ready’.

Deiver is the alter ego of Dani Vars, a resident of Kokun Ocean Club and This is Torremolinos. He returns to the label with another top-quality offering, spanning two original tracks and a remix from label friends Mad&Meis. 

‘Are You Ready’ kicks off the release with a flurry of stripped-back drums and percussive drive. Fat sub-bass steers the track forwards through a sea of quirky fills and vox chops as it rides an ebb and flow of atmospheric twists and turns between weighty dancefloor-foused segments. 

Mad&Meis deliver their remix of the title cut, keeping it funky and full of life from the outset. Punchy drum grooves and endless layers of fizzing percussion ride aloft a rhythmic bassline and soulful vocal licks as it glides in and out of several climatic builds and hefty drops from start to finish. 

The release closes on ‘Timex’, bringing a swinging arrangement of instrumental flair from the off. Bouncing beats and shuffling hat sequences fly over the top of another huge bassline, intercepted by more glitchy fills, rolls and creatively processed vox samples. A heavy peak time track with endless personality and hands in the air moments throughout.

Deiver’s ‘Are You Ready’ (incl. Mad&Meis Remix) is out on 20th October 2022 on Unnamed & Unknown.

Deiver - Are You Ready (Original Mix)  Preview

Catsinka - Closer Lab (Original Mix)

Roots in the Kick

MINIMAL DEEP TECH - CREATIVE COMMONS - FREE TO USE

Mystic Harbor - Minimal Deep Tech Instrumental DJ

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Catsinka - Closer Lab (Original Mix)

SK LAB