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Khmer/Viet DJ and producer Maggie Tra weaves the strands of her heritage with narcotic looping percussion on the first cut from her upcoming second LP

Maggie Tra will release her latest single next week ahead of her second album, ‘Very Vui’, due later this summer. Listen to ‘Saigon Ơi’ below...

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Premiere: Phasmid ‘Double Negative’

Leeds producer Phasmid flexes the unmistakable, bass-led sound of his Taipan Trax imprint with a new four-track V/A

Since launching in 2021, Leeds label Taipan Trax has become a magnet for intrepid up-and-comers from across the breaks continuum — championing dark, impactful productions...

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Premiere: Current Bias ‘Limbic Freedom’

The Pōneke-based artist returns to Tāmaki Makaurau's Related Articles imprint with seven helpings of granular, club-ready gear

Current Bias will release a new EP, ‘Frontal’, via the Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa (Auckland, New Zealand) based label, Related Articles, on 3rd July. Listen to...

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Premiere: DJ Pacifier ‘Turboworld’

Montreal’s DJ Pacifier channels hardcore breaks, hyperpop, and their love for plush animals on their new EP, ‘Planet Pacifier’

Montreal's DJ Pacifier will self-release a new EP, ‘Planet Pacifier’, next month. Listen to ‘Turboworld’ below. After high-octane releases on labels including Club Cringe, GutterRing...

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Premiere: Farsight ‘Unlimited’

Club Moniker returns with three club-ready cuts from the Bay Area

Recently launched San Francisco label, Club Moniker, will release its second EP this month, spotlighting club-ready cuts from three Bay Area artists: suade, Farsight and...

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Premiere: Nachtbraker ‘Don’t Worry’

Amsterdam’s Nachtbraker returns to his own imprint with a galvanic assortment of wiry grooves and body-moving house

Dutch producer Nachtbraker is set to return to his eponymous imprint this month with a new EP, ‘Dondoni’, featuring Venice-based DJ, Paolo Mosca on remix...

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Coco & Breezy share new single ‘Off My Mind (ft. Sam White)’: Listen

Twins Coco & Breezy honour their late father with new poignant party anthem, ‘Off My Mind’, featuring vocalist Sam White

New York-based twin DJ and production duo Coco & Breezy have released a new single single, ‘Off My Mind’ featuring UK vocalist Sam White. Listen...

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Premiere: Talik ‘What Do You Feel’

Talik flexes her command of space, sub-bass, and broken rhythms on her debut for leftfield London imprint, Control Freak Recordings

Talik debuts on Control Freak Recordings with her first EP of the year, ‘Wood & Water’. Hear the opening track, ‘What Do You Feel’, below...

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Premiere: Peachlyfe ‘Feathered Hand’

Beloved Berlin queer club night Mala Junta celebrates its fifth anniversary with a capsule of hedonistic rave releases on Amniote Editions

Berlin-based underground queer rave Mala Junta will celebrate its fifth anniversary this month with a series of releases on the Amniote Editions label. Encompassing one...

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Premiere: Samrai ‘Yellow Crocus’

Samrai shares a buoyant piano-led ode to springtime from his debut album, ‘Work & Roti’

Samrai will release his debut album, ‘Work & Roti’, this month via his recently launched Sangha Industries label. Listen to ‘Yellow Crocus’ below. The Manchester-based...

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Premiere: Nahash ‘Davide XV feat. Elise Massoni (Tim Reaper Remix)’

Nahash balances heavyweight experimentalism with club-tuned dexterity on his new EP for SVBKVLT

Nahash returns to SVBKVLT this month with the ‘A Snake In Your House’ EP. Listen to Tim Reaper’s remix of ‘Davide XV feat. Elise Massoni’...

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Premiere: Gacha Bakradze ‘Chain’

Tbilisi’s HVL and Gacha Bakradze link up for a six-track split 12” of blissed-out breaks and techno on Organic Analogue Records

UK-based independent label Organic Analogue Records launches a new 12” series this month with a split EP from Tbilisi, Georgia’s HVL and Gacha Bakradze. Listen...

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Premiere: Martini ‘Show Me’

Kindergarten Records continues its futuristic dancefloor forays with ‘Fluo III’, featuring Ma Sha, Palitra and Martini

New York’s Kindergarten Records has announced a new V/A EP, ‘Fluo III’, out later this month. Listen to Martini’s ‘Show Me’ below. The three-tracker finds...

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Premiere: Sonido Berzerk ‘Don’t Call Me’

Ten Toes Turbo co-founder Sonido Berzerk puts Veracruz-via-Chicago juke spin on Madison Avenue’s ‘Don’t Call Me Baby’

Sonido Berzerk returns with the fifth instalment of his ‘Ricky's Jukes Stash’ EP series this month. Listen to the Madison Avenue-sampling ‘Don’t Call Me’ below...

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Premiere: Ekiti Sound ‘Ku Ise’

Lagos and London-based Ekiti Sound blends Afrobeat, house and jazz-infused hip-hop on his fusionist second album, ‘Drum Money’

Ekiti Sound will release a new album, ‘Drum Money’, via Belgium’s Crammed Discs this month. Listen to ‘Ku Ise’ below. The London and Lagos-based producer...

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Premiere: Yokel ‘Born Sloppy’

Bristol’s Yokel dishes up six cuts of playful post-industrial skronk for the dancefloor on NOODS Radio’s Dummy Hand label

Bristol’s Yokel will release a new EP, ‘Grockle Vision’, this month via NOODS Radio’s Dummy Hand label. Listen to ‘Born Sloppy’ below. The Plaque label...

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Premiere: François X ‘My NDA’

Paris’ François X explores fast, atmospheric techno, cloud rap, and what it means to be a cowboy on his new EP, ‘CEO’ for XX Lab

François X returns to his own XX Lab this month with the ‘CEO’ EP. Listen to ‘My NDA’ below. An acronym for ‘Cowboy Executive Officer’...

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Premiere: Assyouti ‘Applied Pressure'

Cairo multidisciplinary collective, MOSHTRQ, spotlights the gritty, high-tempo club sounds of its hometown on its debut compilation

Cairo multidisciplinary collective, MOSHTRQ, will release their debut compilation this month. Listen to Assyouti’s ‘Applied Pressure' now. Bringing together nine collective members, friends and collaborators...

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Premiere: Lauren Flax, Jason Burns, Peter Sheppard ‘Dada Entry’

NYC underground hero Lauren Flax serves up a helping of Detroit-infused acid house with help from the Portland underground

Lauren Flax, Jason Burns, and Peter Sheppard have teamed up for a new single, ‘Dada Entry’, via Moveltraxx. Listen to the track below. Having spent...

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Premiere: Budakid ‘Milestones (Shubostar Remix)’

Shubostar continues her upwards ascent with a cosmic disco refit of Budakid’s ‘Milestones’

Berlin-based DJ and producer Budakid has invited a cast of rising names to reimagine his April single, ‘Milestones’, for a new release via Exploited. Listen...