Music · 31 January 2024
Ross Kiser steps up for Sublease Music with two new tracks that reflect the maturing of his sound over the last few years. The US-based artist had set out to make a darker, minimal EP highlighting synth work and textures to create groove and atmosphere.
Lifestyle · 30 January 2024
Open to women, trans and non-binary artists, Change the Beat and Drumcode recently announced a competition to remix one of their biggest techno cuts of 2023; Mha Iri ‘Bell’. Change the Beat is a campaign from Sydney Blu which was created with the help of Native Instruments and is partnered with Beatport.
Music · 29 January 2024
Deeper Purpose & GUZ make their DFTD debut with a collaborative release, ‘That Sound’, featuring Canadian rapper and songwriter Dope Earth Alien. Deeper Purpose’s experience on the London underground scene has translated to US success with releases on John Summit's Expert’s Only and Fisher's Catch and Release imprints.
Music · 28 January 2024
Following a string of releases on Armada Music, French musician and DJ/producer Nico de Andrea has released his debut album, ‘Love Therapy’ on the label. The album is inspired by personal experiences of impossible love, conflict, and separation while touching on themes of nostalgia, longing, passion, and hope that permeate the 12 tracks.
Music · 27 January 2024
Tiësto has united with award-winning British collective Rudimental and South London singer-songwriter Absolutely for the new collaborative single, ‘Waterslides’, which is out now.
Clubbing · 26 January 2024
Glasgow promoters Colours blow out the candles on their 29th birthday party, with Ferry Corsten presents Gouryella at SWG3 on Saturday, 3 February. Gouryella, the trance alias performed by the Dutchman, will ‘make his first appearance on Scottish soil for the occasion’.
Music · 25 January 2024
Following the apparent success of his Beatport chart-topping ‘Mixtape 1: #Heaters’ - with Spotify, UKF and the Dub Rebellion all supporting the 2023 release - ENiGMA Dubz is back in 2024 with the next instalment in the series, ‘Mixtape 2: #Vibes’.
Music · 24 January 2024
Robert & Lyric Hood’s house and techno project, Floorplan return to Luke Solomon’s Classic imprint with ‘Like Dat’. As an early member of Detroit’s Underground Resistance, Robert understands what it is to be the vanguard of a genre - now celebrating his faith through gospel-inspired dance music with his daughter Lyric.
Music · 23 January 2024
Shaun Ryder teams up Lee Scratch Perry on their new ‘Green Banana’ single. Taken from the forthcoming album ‘King Perry’, which is released on Tricky’s False Idols label (and who co-produced four of the album tracks), the single comes backed with a remix by the Bristolian duo Dubkasm. The album represents the final studio album written, produced, and recorded with Grammy-nominated producer Daniel Boyle in the months before Lee’s passing and concludes an almost endless discography to his name.
Music · 22 January 2024
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Defected Records presents a series of collaborative releases Together. For the second in the series, Defected enlists Masters At Work to remix one of the label’s breaking talents YOURS, as Louie Vega and Kenny Dope revisit ‘DÓNDE ESTÁ’ by the collective.