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Born at the end of the 80s in Bastia, Corsica, François Dagregorio alias "Valerj" comes from a generation in which long formats occupy a special place in the discographies of electronic music artists. It was with this in mind that the production of "Le début du beau", Valerj's debut album, began: an almost fantastical desire to show something more intimate, to tell a story, perhaps his own story.
A child of dance music, dj since the age of 16, in the space of just three ep's Valerj's productions have already toured the world, appearing in the sets of major players on the dark disco / indie dance scene such as Jennifer Cardini, Curses, Perel and Modular Project. Always keen to collaborate and exchange ideas, since 2022 he has
also crossed paths with renowned artists such as Damon Jee, Roe Deers, Amarcord and Joe Lewandowski on remixes.
Despite his obvious affinity with the dark disco scene, which is still very active today, the artist has chosen a completely different path for this "debut album", reconnecting with influences that are much more house, ambient and electro.
Metro Area, Dj Koze, Boards of Canada, Nina Kraviz, Anthony Rother, Miss Kittin & The Hacker, Jimmy Edgar - the list of heroes could go on and on, but that's not the point. Avoiding the trap of the "dancefloor compilation", offering music that can be
heard everywhere but heard nowhere before, that is the "ambitious ambition" of this eight-track collection: music that "speaks", that speaks of love, that speaks of the night, music that dances, that dances as well as lives.
In today's fast-paced world, "Le début du beau" is an attempt to give us time, by offering us a signposted route, a 47-minute guided loop that asks questions - universal questions about our ability to get back on our feet, our ability to remain hopeful, questions about our ability to give love, to give love and to receive it.
"Le début du beau" is an object, an object to be listened to in its entirety, an object to be revisited several times to better understand it, to better apprehend it, a nostalgic object that pays tribute to those records that sometimes change our lives
through their singularity, their ability to resonate with a moment, an era in our lives.

PREMIERE : Valerj - Le Début Du Beau (Feat. Thomas Marfisi)

Deep Day is a massive vocal house track from 1996. This remix is based on the Wildcat version. As always, i fixed the tempo, added more production elements and re-arranged it completely for your maximum club pleasure


Written by Jay Denes and Katrina Vaughn
Producer – Jay Denes
Vocals – Katrina Vaughn
Remix and additional production by Nacho Piek
Mastered by Nacho Piek

Música Para El Pueblo
MPEP035

Katrina Vaughn - Deep Day (PIEK Remix) - MPEP035

Special Kind Of Love

One of the defining producers of the 21st century steps up for a rare, era-spanning mix.

We've been in a reflective mood lately: mulling emergent icons, modern classic and the cyclical nature of trends. All things bend around eventually, but if you lived through the mid-'00s the first time, it felt tricky to envision some specifics of those interim years making a second splash. More fool us. Amongst many other things, dubstep is well and truly back.

This resurged appetite for low-end has been a central storyline in 2025. Clear tells were there in the form of Introspekt's Moving The Center and Tracey's "Sex Life," two major highlights of the past 12 months. Alternately, cup your ear to the tremors rumbling across the world and you'd find Mala packing up crowds with gusto. Which makes closing out the year with a mix from the man himself serendipitous.

The South Norwood-born sub sensei has held an anchor role in the movement since its earliest days. A little like what Upsetter was to Black Ark, the principles Mala, Coki and Loefah's DMZ laid down have been expanded on by Deep Medi, a label that has cultivated a loyal fandom who watch over the catalogue like a hawk. (Six years of frothy debate and knowing in-jokes between MEDi 99 and MEDi 100 paints a picture of both steep expectations and an affinity for gently ribbing their leader.)

But Mala's banner 2025 hasn't relied on the heads alone. The adrenaline of his fissuring basslines and barrel-chested vocals have drawn people into his orbit, and there are rarer qualities at play, too—like pacifism, winked at by the demilitarized name and reinforced on their all-time greatest tune; or contemplation, inked on flyers beseeching the crowd to meditate on bass weight.

In that spirit arrives a mix we've asked after for years. Subtitled The Listening Session, it's rare on two counts. Despite his enduring popularity, Mala is a conspicuous absence on most DJ series. (It's not that he doesn't enjoy recording, just gets spooked by the reaction.)

A nearly-three hour studio set—spaciously paced and laced with a combination of 2025 highlights, freshly-cut dubplates and some of the biggest anthems in the genre's history—is unheard of. No tracklist for now, on Mala's request. Soon come.

RA.1016 is the kind of document that jogs the memory back to when dubstep was a discrete enterprise, something you could only fleetingly access by, say, dialling into Youngsta on Sub FM, ripping 320s of "Circling" off long-forgotten blogs or hugging the back wall of Mass. Which, in service of thinking the evolution of 21st century electronic music, is pretty perfect really.  – Gabriel Szatan

Find the interview at ra.co/podcast/1035

@maladmz
@deep-medi-musik

RA.1016 Mala

All good things come in threes…  and for Volume 3 of our Beeyou & Dungeon Meat Christmas event, Santa has brought some presents that will serve all moods of the dancefloor…

Introducing “The Christmas Meat Up”, a 6 track vinyl only EP, with each track provided by an artist performing at this year’s event.

A1. Julian Anthony - Feel The Rhythm (Up To Speed Mix)
A2. Just Jam - The Frontline
A3. Horsemen - Orb Out (Main Mix)

B1. Madvilla - Peel Da Beat
B2. ADMNTi - Knee Jerk
B3. B. Love - Third Place

There’s something in the stocking for everyone this year, but be quick, we are only pressing a limited run of 150 records for this one, a small amount are available for pre-order via our bandcamp now & the rest will be sold at the event. This will be your only chance to get your hands on the record.

https://beeyourecords.bandcamp.com/album/beeyou-dungeon-meat-the-christmas-meat-up

The Christmas Meat Up

Marc Cotterell unveils his new EP on House of Groove, featuring 10 tracks including a collaboration with Yambow and 4 remixes from Roméo Louisa, Baka G, and Chesster & ZAV. Known for his signature garage and soulful sound, as well as his label Plastik People, Marc delivers an EP packed with energy and a distinctly unique musical identity.

BUY:
https://houseofgroove1.bandcamp.com/album/connection

PREMIERE: Marc Cotterell - Life in the Fast Lane

Suckerpunch brings together its extended international family for a stacked, stocking-filling compilation of dancefloor ready sonics. All proceeds to Medical Aid For Palestinians (MAP).

BUY:
https://suckerpunchrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/spva001-map-fundraiser

PAPA NUGS & MIXOLYDIAN - SIMPLE THINGS [SPVA001]

exclusive | Retrospect - Don't Go | Supervision

Opening the Supervision04 EP, “Don’t Go” wastes no time in setting the tone. As the A1 and first impression of Supervision’s long-awaited return, the track feels perfectly poised - confident without excess, relaxed yet irresistibly propulsive.

Built on crisp, break-ish rhythms, “Don’t Go” sits comfortably in that sweet spot between House and UK Garage. The tempo never rushes, never drags - just enough swing to keep bodies loose and heads nodding. A warm, catchy yet deep synth line threads through the groove, instantly memorable without overpowering the rhythm, while female R&B vocal snippets drift in and out, adding a sense of late-night intimacy.

What makes the track work so effortlessly is its balance. There’s clarity in the arrangement, space between elements, and a deep understanding of how subtle tension and release can move a dancefloor without brute force. It’s the kind of opener that doesn’t demand attention but earns it - drawing dancers in, locking them into the groove, and gently nudging the energy upward.

As an EP opener, “Don’t Go” does exactly what it should: it invites, it seduces, and it sets expectations high. Break-led, House-minded, and soaked in UKG feeling, this is Retrospect at his most fluid - and a perfect start to Supervision’s next chapter.

Buy the EP: https://subwax.es/product/supervision04

Artist & label information
Retrospect: @retrospectuk // https://www.instagram.com/retrospectmusicuk
Supervision: @supervisionrecordings // https://www.instagram.com/supervision_records

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Buy the EP

exclusive | Retrospect - Don't Go | Supervision

A1. Dj Steaw_ Dat's Right
A2. Dj Steaw_ The Truth Is Out There
B1. Gunnter_ G paradise !
B2. Gunnter_ Jazz


SYNCROPHONE : https://shorturl.at/QK8gD
BEATPORT : https://shorturl.at/D97Bw
Produced & written by Dj Steaw & Gunnter
Mixed & Mastered by Dj Steaw @Rutilance lab / Paris
All rights reserved / Rutilance Recording 2025

Dj Steaw  & Gunnter - The Story Continues EP - RUTI031

Stay_Close

Seeing in the second edition of our chillers series we have  2 hours of thunder from down under courtesy of our good friend Andy 'Achy Breaky' Hart. Label boss of Voyage Recordings and master selector if you don't know Andy you best acquaint yourself. Here we have a beautifully blended house party selection which is bound to be doing the rounds this festive season. Enjoy and let's av it!

@andyhart

DRBCHILLERS02 - Andy Hart

Shir Khan Presents Black Jukebox 13

Good Intention

Mladen Solomun, DIYNAMIC label head and man of the moment is presenting his ‘Kackvogel’ (shit bird) as the teaser for his forthcoming Watergate11 mix compilation, which will be released late June. This bird with the exclusive naming is a slow-mo funk monster in fine Solomun style and right here for the start of the summer season 2012. The first 500 copies are coming with a full size etching of his Watergate compilation artwork on the b-side!

Kackvogel

 Watergate Shop

Solomun - Kackvogel

just a track we did for all those who love good music and the ZAW brand

@ 118....doesn't slow down your day, it just keeps you going

enjoy

Z-A-W.....

Micky More & Kathy Brown - Show Me How To Love (Zulu's At Work 118 Sundae Mix)

Yann Polewka - Banal EP

Le premier EP de Yann Polewka sorti sur Glacis Records est envoûtant. Les trois tracks sont d'une fascinante précision. Bass Thoughts, Aerojones, Arnaud et Dandaak quant à eux s'occupent de revisiter les 3 morceaux en nous laissant découvrir leur styles bien différents. Un EP qui s’enchaîne aisément, qui reste très cohérent et qui nous envoie bien au delà de la banalité.

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01-Yann Polewka - Banal feat. Loumar (Original Mix)
02-Yann Polewka - Topaze (Original Mix)
03-Yann Polewka - Acoma (Original Mix)
04-Yann Polewka - Banal feat. Loumar (Areojones Remix)
05-Yann Polewka - Banal feat. Loumar (Arnaud Remix)
06-Yann Polewka - Topaze (Bass Thoughts Remix)
07-Yann Polewka - Acoma (Dandaak Remix)

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Download EP: http://www.mediafire.com/?3vs9f2y2v0y6tai
Released by: GLACIS
Release/catalogue number: GLCS003
Release date: Oct 31, 2012


Yann Polewka - Topaze (Original Mix)

Let's Go Back

Let's Go Back-1 (Dub Mix)

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Yann Polewka - Topaze (Original Mix)

Yann Polewka

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