house/techno
Track: Raf Rundell returns with party anthem ‘Monsterpiece’ ahead of second album
Former 2 Bear and lauded DJ Raf Rundell is back with a new track ‘Monsterpiece’ out right now on Heavenly Recordings. It comes a couple of years after his debut Stop Lying, Raf Rundell, and features former Ian Dury guitarist Chas Jankel and vocal contributions from Joel Culpepperand Show Boy. Of the track, Raf says “Time for …
Exclusive: Backseat Mafia takeover mix 002: Shifting Gears
Tokyo producer Hoshina Anniversary has always been a player on the scene, developing his self-branded ‘Watechno’ style, blending together traditional Japanese instrumentation with Chicago and Detroit house/techno, which has seen him release music on a range of labels including ESP Institute, Young Marco’s Safe Trip and Amsterdam-based MUSAR Recordings. His latest EP, released on MUSAR …
Track: Groove Armada are back with new album news and a track, ‘Lover 4 Now’
Dance Music Royalty Groove Armada have ended a ten year spell out of the limelight by announcing a new album, the eleven track ‘Edge of the Horizon’, out on October 2nd via BMG. In contrast to the guitars that prevailed in their last long player, the Grammy nominated ‘Black Light’, this time the band have …
See: Dave + Sam reveal new video for ‘Til The World Blow Up’
Taken from the album No Shade, (Classic Music Company) which we were hugely taken with upon its release back in March, Dave + Sam have returned with a new video for the track ‘Til The World Blow Up’ featuring Mike Dunn. With a mission to create music and visual art that challenges the status quo, …
Exclusive: Backseat Mafia Takeover Mix 001: King Britt
Recently we fell for Back2Black, the latest EP from Philly producer King Britt (read our review here), and so we were beyond delighted when he agreed to open our new series of exclusive mixes – the Backseat Mafia Takeover Mix, with his Summer Vibes mix. Most people in the know, know of King Britt (His …
Track: Curtis Jay – Calling Me
Sussex born producer and DJ Curtis Jay is releasing his new single ‘Calling Me’ officially on July 17th through the record label he runs with his Dad (former owner of R&B label Urbanstar) House label Xzooberant Records. Originally written and subsequently shelved by Curtis sometime last year, Calling Me is this warm, immediately lovable House Tune, with …
See: Davie releases new video for Testify
Discovered when Defected Records head honcho Simon Dunford visited the cinema, and heard his singing on a Wild Turkey Bourbon advert with Matthew McConaughey, Davie recently released his new single, the gospel soul of Testify. As Dunford says “Few things in life are better than discovering new music. Bottom line is that this is what …
Premiere: Tamara Hall – Bubble Bubble
Electronic producer Tamara Hall has been turning heads and ears since she was 15, signing to German label Plasmapool just a year after beginning to produce music herself. The Limerick producer she’s received airplay all over her native Ireland and beyond, and produced produced a number of irish artists including Gavin Da Vinci, who is …
See: Roosevelt releases new video for Sign
Marius Lauber, aka Roosevelt, has released their first new single since his 2018 sophomore album, Young Romance. It’s accompanied by a video produced by Ohad Ben-Moshe, and both play into this vintage synth-pop / early house sound. Smoky synth chords open up, with street sounds decorating the mix, but these give way to this popping …
Track: Nicolas Bougaïeff – Nexus
Listening to his new single Nexus, it’s easy to see why Berlin-based producer and artist Nicolas Bougaïeff describes the tracks on his album as being like “little open scores”. More specifically he describes Nexus – taken from the album out via Mute Records on 24th July as being “a crossroads from the old world to …