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The ever prolific Mihai Popoviciu pops up on Sublease with three tracks of assured house music. 

The Romanian DJ and producer has built a powerful reputation for quality electronic music that spans techno to tech and deeper sounding house. Here he dives into his more grooving side with three tracks that set a distinct mood. 

What I Need brings a strong vocal together with drifty synths and tight drums to make an atmospheric, rolling cut. 

Come Out edges up the intensity slightly with firing percussion and a slinky bassline. 

Temptation sets the sights firmly on the dancefloor with a driving groove, bubbling bassline and dreamy, deep chord stabs. 

What I Need

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Temptation

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►https://rebootrecordlabel.bandcamp.com/album/necessary-pieces

🎧 Artist: Stea & NI.ROD
📅 Release Date: 2025.08.15
🎵 Label / Series: Reboot Record Label

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• https://www.beatport.com/artist/stea/1319724
• https://soundcloud.com/stea_music

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PREMIERE: Stea & NI.ROD - Discontinue

• 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲 ─ I've Been Searching EP •

Paris based DJ and producer 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲 steps forward with a striking self released EP featuring 2 tracks, “I’ve Been Searching” and “Surgery.” 

Both tracks navigate the shadowy corners of house music with cinematic sensibility. “I’ve Been Searching” opens with a patient, melancholic drift and minor chords stretch across a dreamlike groove, the production being spacious and moody.

“Surgery” shares a similar palette but feels slightly more tense. The structure is tighter, more mechanical, yet still connected to the emotional undercurrent that defines the release. The contrast between the tracks adds dynamic range while maintaining unity.

▷ Play on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/TobcgCgmQ4Y

🛒 Buy: 
https://gabiche.bandcamp.com/album/ive-been-searching

🎧 Artist:
✦ Gabiche
https://soundcloud.com/gabrielchazal
https://www.instagram.com/gabiche_music

EP Title: I've Been Searching
Artist: 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲
Format: Digital

Master: Pheek
Artwork: Cam Albt
Release Date: August 5, 2025. France

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Gabiche ─ Surgery

D Stone debuts on Heist Recordings with a record that shows us why he’s one of the hottest talents in house music right now 

Chloe Caillet is in on it. Cinthie is in on it. SG lewis and Demi Riquísimo are in on it too. So are Folamour, Barry Can’t Swim and, of course, Dam Swindle. In on what exactly?

In on the fact that D Stone might be the most exciting young producer and DJ you will find in the house scene right now. Oh, and he’s also a great guy who says Heist was his dream label to release on. When we found out we were fans of on each other, it was only logical that we signed his ‘Time Selection’ EP; A 5-track record that shows us how cool and catchy underground house music can be if it’s done well. 

D Stone, born Daan Steenhuizen has had a meteoric rise in the scene in the past years and has only just finished his study at the Conservatory, where Lars was one of his mentors. His vinyl debut was on Cecille in 2023 with that absolute anthem ‘Total unison’. He then released on Cinthie’s 803 Crystal Grooves in 2024 and has a busy 2025 with releases on Chloe Caillet’s label Smiile, Semi Delicious, a release planned for Barry Can’t Swim’s fresh label ‘Earth’s only paradise’ and now, Heist. He’s been touring relentlessly in between, already playing legendary places like Ibiza’s Pikes, Amsterdam’s Shelter and with big shows planned at Warehouse project and in Australia, you can just feel all the right things happening for him.

The ’Time Selection’ EP kicks off with ‘Yes I Am’, an upbeat house track with plenty of hints of the old school, playful vocal chops and above all, some lovely piano work. It’s stripped back, but full of energy, with driving 909 percussion, retro flutes and a rolling bass line. It’s as much a pallet cleanser in a set as it is a teasing mid-set highlight.

‘Move Over’ features the vocals of ELY and sees D Stone dive deeper into vintage house territory, with a classic bassline and percussion that stays true to the core of the classic drum machines, hinting as much towards the electro-pop sound of New Order and the futurism of early Mr. Fingers releases. The vocal is daring and cute at the same time, and does a great job tapping into the nostalgia of the pop-house cross-over songs of the early 90s. 

'Time Selection' is arguably the heaviest cut of the record, much in style of his breakthrough track ‘Total Unison’. This track is built around a strong piano theme, supported by driving 909 drums, strings and cleverly placed disco bleeps to keep the track accessible and uplifting. Add to that a big breakdown, and you’ll understand why we’ve been reaching for this track peak set for the past months.

On the flip, we’ve got ‘One Thing’, a subtle and introverted track built around a bumpy disco bassline with a hook that’s silly on first listen but will end up being the one thing you’ll keep humming for the rest of the day. In short, it’s a banger in disguise. 

The last track of the EP is ‘Everything from the Organ’, a track where D Stone is not afraid to show his love for throwback ravey elements. There’s organ licks, horns and chopped vocals that propel you straight to the front-left of whichever dancefloor D Stone is reigning at that moment.  

Don’t sleep on the Heist debut of one of Amsterdam’s biggest talents, cause this one will go like hot cakes! As always, enjoy the music and play it loud! 

Yours, 
Maarten & Lars   

Time selection EP

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D Stone - One thing

Digital Finesse is proud to present Alex Barbu's Adolescence EP, a five-track vinyl that gives voice to a shy, introspective mind shaped by uncertainty. Oscillating between electro and techno, this record captures the raw essence of youth—where emotions are both unfiltered and deeply complex.

In June 2024, when we first listened to Alex Barbu’s tracks, we were immediately struck by their precision and sincerity. A bold minimalism, straight to the point, yet infused with intricate sound design and immersive atmospheres inspired by mountains and Mediterranean ambiances. Adolescence EP encapsulates that fleeting moment between innocence and self-awareness, between the effortless and loud grace of youth and the quiet nostalgia in the coldness of adulthood. As simple as the strong emotions of adolescence. As intricate as the places they transport you to.

To the three original tracks by Alex Barbu, we added two remixes that open new emotional dimensions. First, a never-stop-evolving rework by the Monolith, who fully JimmyBattified "Living Without Ego." Then comes Blinkduus Dischetto, closing the record with his signature raw sensuality, a tactile and almost cinematic reinterpretation that lingers long after the needle lifts. Each track tells a story. Each sound is a memory. Unique, like every life experience.
This is the kind of emotion Digital Finesse strives to bring to life.

Alex Barbu
www.instagram.com/alexx_barbu/
on.soundcloud.com/km3EhVMyovNUwBsi7

Blinkduus Dischetto
www.instagram.com/lenylouislabbe
@blinkdisc
www.blinkdisc.bandcamp.com

Jimmy Batt
www.instagram.com/jimmy_batt/
www.jimmybatt.bandcamp.com

Digital Finesse
www.digitalfinesse.bandcamp.com
www.instagram.com/digital.finesse/
www.youtube.com/@digitalfinesse

Og_Nick_K
www.instagram.com/og_nick_k_design/

KMA60
www.kma60.com

Kuroneko Phonogram Manufacture
www.kuroneko-manufacture.com

Justin Drake
www.instagram.com/thebakehousestudiouk/

Available on Bandcamp 

Living Without Ego

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James Dexter - Feels

https://letterstonina.bandcamp.com/album/riccardo-ricci-just-feelin-ep

@ricci-riccardo-1
@hurlee

Premiere : Riccardo Ricci - Surfin (LTN29)

Listen to it on Youtube : https://youtu.be/9PMtU_WQBIo

Label: ndffrnc
Artists: DJ Indifference, Kcik 
Format: Digital
Support it : https://djindifference.bandcamp.com

DJ Indifference :
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https://www.instagram.com/djindifference

Kick:
https://www.soundcloud.com/kcikmsic
https://www.facebook.com/kcikmsic
https://www.instagram.com/kcik_msic

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https://fb.me/HouseSix.yt
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housesixyt@gmail.com

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PREMIERE: DJ Indifference - Up About It (Kcik Remix)

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►https://unknownrecordsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/sojo-donk-donk-unkn023

🎧 Artist: Sojo
📅 Release Date: 2025.09.24
🎵 Label / Series: Unknown Records

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PREMIERE: Sojo - Donk Donk [UNKN023]

Jorge Schaart - Substance (Sonidy Remix) 

Label - @symbiotical-records

Release Date - 24/10/2025
Buy - https://symbioticalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/substance
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@sonidy
@schaart 

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Premiere : Jorge Schaart - Substance (Sonidy Remix)

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