Reviews

Iranian artists AIDA and Nesa Azadikhah have announced a not-for-profit compilation ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ to draw attention to the plight of women in their home country, with female Iranian artists recording 12 original tracks for its release. Throughout Iranian history, women have been at the forefront of music and performing arts. However for the past... Read more »

Adam Beyer kicks off 2023 with a huge future classic, ‘Legend’. Since his Ibiza studio was completed, Adam Beyer has been on an inspired production run. Highlights over the past year include a tight three-tracker ‘Dirty Lagoon’ which dropped in March, followed by a standout remix of Sam Paganini’s ‘Rave’ with Layton Giordani during the... Read more »

Two of the world’s preeminent names in global dance music, MK & Dom Dolla, are set to release the most anticipated track of the 2023 – ‘Rhyme Dust’. It was, in the end, a tidal wave of fan appetite and demand that reshaped record label plans and brought the track to the forefront of 2023.... Read more »

Following a club-ready, garage flip from Skream of viral anthem Moving All Around (Jumpin’) ft. Kim English at the start of this year, rising talent Schak continues to receive huge tastemaker backing with a second remix from DJ-producer titan John Summit. One of the hottest names in global dance music right now, John Summit adds... Read more »

Influential contemporary house tastemaker Prunk is to serve-up his new album Le Funk on his own PIV Records in 2023. The nine track record showcases his mastery of sublime and seductive sounds from across the house spectrum. Dutchman Prunk has slowly but surely become a real underground mainstay. He has built a fine collective of... Read more »

A blistering single ‘Make You Freak’ marks a welcome return to Drumcode for Eli Brown. The Bristolian artist debuted on Drumcode in September with ‘Deep Down’, a summer highlight for Adam Beyer’s label. His return ‘Make You Freak’ is five minutes of pure mechanoid techno, imbued with layers of acid, Brown’s pin-sharp drums and a... Read more »

A PhD Scholarship in the name of electronic musician, DJ and techno pioneer Richie Hawtin, aka Plastikman, has now been unveiled at the University of Huddersfield. Applications for the scholarship, titled The Richie Hawtin PhD Scholarship in Electronic Music, Cultures and Production, are now being taken up until 10th February to start in September 2023.... Read more »

Afterlife’s 2023 campaign commences with a collaborative single from Argy and two-man outfit Goom Gum. The trio get together for the first time on this cut, pouring their respective energies into a powerful composition. ‘Pantheon’ utilizes a rousing vocal symphony, with a rolling bassline, an urgent melody and a goosebump-inducing breakdown to devastating effect.

One of Drumcode’s solid MVP’s Wehbba comes strong with a sci-fi themed trio of tracks to kick off 2023. The Brazilian enjoyed another stellar year in 2022, with highlights include the excellent ‘Dynamo’ EP on Drumcode in April, a contribution to A-Sides ‘The Next Step’ and collaborating with Adam Beyer to remix the classic Planetary... Read more »

Reinier Zonneveld and HI-LO continue their superb collaborative work with another pair of bangers on Filth on Acid. ‘Samsara’, out via Filth On Acid, comes just in time to ring in the new year with it’s fat-bottomed bassline bound to heat up dancefloors worldwide. After another goldmine of a studio session, Reinier and HI-LO will... Read more »