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Space 92, shares his thrilling two-tracker ‘Time’

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Marco Di
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Drumcode welcomes another debutant to the fold, as one of techno’s most exciting new artists, Space 92, shares his thrilling two-tracker ‘Time’.

Space 92’s powerful brand of techno has been a revelation since breaking through in 2020. The artist crafts a sound imbued with silky melodies, distorted percussion and touches of acid, while a long-held love of vintage ‘90s sci-fi is a recurring theme throughout his work. In little over three years, the artist had clocked up seven Beatport no.1’s, dropping a succession of heat on Filth on Acid, Form Music and 1605, collaborating with the likes of HI-LO, POPOF and UMEK along the way.

He’s similarly established himself as one of the most exciting new artists on the touring front, thanks to a new collaborative Live/Hybrid set with POPOF, ‘Popof x Space 92 Present: Turbulences’. Together the Frenchmen debuted the project at Ultra Music Festival Tokyo with audiences so impressed, they’ve since been invited back to play flagship shows at Ulra Seoul, Bali and Miami.

Stepping up for his maiden Drumcode release, ‘Time’ is stirring statement of intent. Staying true to its name, the title track was a slow burner, produced over a number of months between touring commitments. Space 92’s talent for crafting tracks that are tailor-made for big dancefloor moments is seen here in full flight, as tight drum programming leads into a stirring pad sequence before a boshing bass-laden breakdown arrives with crushing effect.

Here’s what Space 92 had to say about the release “I was constantly on tour while making ‘Time’; so, I’d work on it for a while, leave it and then come back and my mood or inspiration would have changed. ‘Time’ carries its name so well, because it literally encompasses a chunk of my life and brings back so many memories.”

‘Voyage’ is a laser-focused gem that builds up plenty of steam throughout the first stanza, before a parade of searing bass stabs give a cheeky nod to the early ‘90s.

“I was born in 1992 so I was unfortunately much too young to have known the golden age of raves. This is perhaps why I’m so attracted to this era. Nostalgia makes it look so much better than it probably was – but the sounds of that era are here with us forever” he added.

Listen to the track below.

Matisse & Sadko return to Tomorrowland Music with the long-awaited ‘Promise You’

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Metodi Gogovski
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Progressive house royalty Matisse & Sadko are revealing their new long-awaited anthem ‘Promise You’, released on Tomorrowland Music!

Teaming up with Canadian vocalist Justin J. Moore, the brothers have created yet another euphoric and uplifting masterpiece, a dreaming-progressive house gem with blissful vocals, a stunning melody and a delirious drop. In true Matisse & Sadko fashion, ‘Promise You‘ fully embodies the duo’s signature style of emotive yet ecstatic and hard-hitting progressive house music.

Matisse & Sadko have solidified their position as some of the most exciting and innovative producers in the electronic dance music scene, already returning to Tomorrowland‘s imprint for their fourth release after ‘Relight My Love‘, ‘Feeling‘ and ‘Lefka‘. After being their most requested ID and playing it out for nearly two years, including during their performances at Tomorrowland in 2022 and 2023, ‘Promise You‘ is now finally out for the world to enjoy!

Here’s what Matisse & Sadko had to say about the release: “This is the kind of a track which conveys the full spectrum of our emotions to the world. It’s a very important track for us and we hope our fans are as happy as we are, because we constantly read the comments and we see it was a really anticipated one.”

Listen to the track below.

GORDO unveils his latest release with a remix of the smash hit ‘Cenere’ by Lazza

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Marco Di
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GORDO unveils his latest release with a remix of the smash hit ‘Cenere’ by Italian rapper Lazza. With his high-paced dance remix of ‘Cenere’, the Nicaraguan-American DJ/Producer once again shows his ability to fuse musical styles from across the globe following his recent release of summer favorite ‘Parcera’ together with Colombian superstar Maluma.

Premiered at Nameless Festival in June together with Lazza himself, GORDO‘s high energy remix of ‘Cenere‘ has turned the song into an exciting, bouncy club track, crafted to suit the dancefloors of clubs and festivals across the globe.

With this release, GORDO once again proves why he is one of the most in demand DJs and producers in electronic music today, following productions with the likes of Drake, Feid, El Alfa and Maluma alongside sold-out dates across North and South America, Europe, and Asia this summer.

The Italian chart-topping Rap / Pop song has gotten a complete overhaul, boasting a dance-infused tempo that surges beyond 140 bpm. GORDO‘s take on ‘Cenere‘ kicks off with a pumping baseline featuring a 90’s flare and a kick drum that propels the beat far beyond its original, slower pace, before gradually introducing Lazza‘s vocals during the track’s break. Lazza‘s sped-up vocals lead into a whirlwind of percussion followed by a bouncing melody that reignites the track’s excitement and keeps the energy soaring.

Listen to the remix below!

Introducing Lúcio Merçon, better known as the driving and creative force behind Drunk & Play

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Alex Gelevski
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Lúcio Merçon, better known as the driving and creative force behind the name Drunk & Play, is increasingly establishing himself as a prominent DJ and producer in the Electronic Dance music scene.

His journey into the world of music began during his teenage years, when he got involved in the music world by playing percussive instruments as a part of a Samba group. However, it was in 2016 that he ventured into the realm of Electronic music production, marking the inception of the Drunk & Play project.

The music that Lúcio Merçon creates under the Drunk & Play moniker is a reflection of his years of experience on the dance floor. His sonic identity is firmly rooted in the world of Tech House, characterized by a blend of infectious rhythms and grooves that are certain to captivate even the most discerning of listeners; his work is consistently characterized by its originality and boundless energy, traits that have endeared him to audiences time and time again.

Throughout his career, Drunk & Play has left his own mark on the Electronic music landscape, traveling extensively across Brazil, while sharing the stage with top-tier names such as Classmatic, Mochakk, Trallez, and Gabe, among others. This experience has not only honed his skills but also solidified his presence within the industry.

Drunk & Play’s music has already garnered significant support from influential figures in the Electronic Dance music world; renowned artists like Michael Bibi, Cloonee, Mochakk, Trallez, Kevin Knapp, Paco Osuna, and many others have showed their support to his music, showcasing the widespread appeal and recognition of his work.

As Drunk & Play continues to evolve his sound and create new musical experiences, it is clear that he is a talent to watch closely in the Electronic Dance music scene. Fans and followers can expect more groundbreaking tracks, unmissable projects and electrifying performances from this gifted DJ and Producer as he continues to push the boundaries of his craft, while assuring this is only the start of his successful and exciting career.

Be sure to keep an ear out for Drunk & Play, as there is undoubtedly much more to come from this exciting musical journey.

X-Press 2 announce brand new album ‘Thee’ alongside the drop of their latest single Zeven

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Andry Bosk
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‘Thee’ is the vital duo’s fifth LP release and the first on the label they signed to earlier this year. They have already dropped two singles from the album and now unveil another nine fresh cuts that continue their creative purple patch, following recent remixes for Gabriels and David Holmes.

It comes after years of defining the sound of the underground with a mix of powerhouse club tracks and catchy songs, most famously their Ivor Novello Award-winning Lazy ft David Byrne. Whether crafting for the club, the radio, or the catwalk and brands like Givenchy, Rocky & Diesel continue to showcase the pioneering spirit that has been with them since the early 90s. ‘Thee’ is beefy, fad-free house music stripped back but full of flavour, emotional nuance and well-used vocal fragments.

Say Rocky & Diesel of this latest musical chapter – “We’re so excited to be releasing ‘Thee’ with Acid Jazz. It’s been a long time coming, and some of the tracks have been with us for around ten years now. So it’s fantastic to finally get them finished and pulled together with a bunch of new tunes to form an entirely new album.“

The excellent ‘Moov‘ kicks off this comprehensive sonic statement with a deep, pared-back house rhythm underpinned by signature fat bass. Deft vocal coos, subtle strings, and distant FX bring the detail that keeps you locked, while the new single ‘Zeven‘ plays with a funky disco loop that teases throughout. It never resolves and will ensure natural dance floor rapture. ‘Phasing You Out‘ then offers sweaty and steamy basement grooves with a tender vocal over powerful dusty drums.

The second single, ‘Muse‘, is a more introverted and heartbroken sound and ‘Can I See The Love‘ picks things up with supersized drums and smoke-filled dance floor intensity. ‘The Rain‘ veers into techno with twisted acid lines spraying about amongst church-like chords and dense percussion.

After the stomping tribal energy of the first single ‘You Know (Everybody)’ comes the zoned-out, post-rush house of ‘Reach For Me‘ and more elastic rhythms of ‘Cope‘. ‘Bloom‘ has freewheeling melodies that allow the floor to cut loose, and ‘Werq‘ layers up undulating synths and earworm leads into expressive and storytelling house for the back room.

‘Thee’ proves that X-Press 2 once again shuns the legacy act status and continues innovating at the electronic underground’s sharp end.

X-Press 2’s ‘Thee’ is released on Acid Jazz on the 6th of October on digital, vinyl and CD formats.

John Digweed’s Bedrock Records celebrates huge milestone at XOYO London

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Metodi Gogovski
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Bedrock Records, the iconic forward thinking label run by John Digweed, will celebrate a major milestone with its first ever day party at XOYO London on 1st October.

Marking 25 years since the launch of the original Monthly London parties at Heaven, Bedrock is doing something extra special this year, with a daytime party at the renowned XOYO in London running from 3pm to 10pm.

The party also coincides with John Digweed’s 1000th Transitions Radio show, and the event will be recorded for a future broadcast on the show.

“For this year’s Bedrock anniversary I wanted to do something completely different and throw a Sunday day into night party.” John Digweed explains.

“Bedrock has held several events at XOYO in London and the venue is perfect with the basement for the full on clubbing experience and an upstairs area to socialise while still being part of the party. I am so proud of the loyal fans that have supported the night over so many years and share my vision of it all being about quality forward thinking music and positive vibes.”

It coincides with John’s 1000th Transitions worldwide radio show and the party will be recorded for a very special future broadcast.

EXIT Festival launches new label ‘EXIT Soundscape’ with first single from Space Motion

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Alex Gelevski
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EXIT, a multiple European festival champion and one of the leading brands in the global festival industry, launches Music & Talent Office – EXIT Echosystem, with the aim of providing comprehensive support and opportunities to promising and talented musicians from the region and beyond to develop successful global careers!

As part of this platform, EXIT has also rolled out its own record label, EXIT Soundscape that now presents its debut track. The stunning video single ‘Universe‘ recorded by celebrated Serbian electronic music producer Space Motion marks the EXIT Soundscape‘s grand entry into the global music arena.

Space Motion shares a unique bond with the EXIT festival, a relationship cultivated over many years. In light of this connection, the track’s title draws inspiration from this year’s festival theme, while the “Universe” music video” itself was shot at the colossal Dance Arena during the festival. The single is now available on all digital streaming platforms.

“I’m thrilled that my latest release is also the inaugural one for EXIT’s label, EXIT Soundscape. The fact that both the festival and I come from Novi Sad adds a special touch to this collaboration – something that seemed almost destined. The overwhelming response from fans and peers in the music industry assures me that this release will leave a long lasting impact,” said Space Motion.

Highlighting Space Motion‘s undeniable talent and prowess as a producer and DJ is his recent feature on the “ASOT” (A State of Trance) Podcast hosted by Armin van Buuren. Last year, he secured the impressive second spot on Beatport’s list of top artists in the melodic techno genre!

For “Universe,” Space Motion collaborated with the British trance sensation JES. This trance diva and hitmaker has previously teamed up with global electronic music giants like Tiesto, Paul van Dyk, Gabriel & Dresden, among others, and has been nominated  three times for a Grammy Award.

The EXIT Soundscape record label has also formed a strategic partnership with global digital distributor Paradise Worldwide. This collaboration spans music distribution, digital strategy, and publishing, joining hands with numerous artists and record labels around the world.

Listen HERE!

Rising Italian DJ and Producer MAGNVM! releases ‘Clap’ EP via Dirtybird Records

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Andry Bosk
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Rising Italian producer/DJ MAGNVM! releases his new Clap EP, out now via Dirtybird Records. 

Aligning with Dirtybird‘s signature brand of outlandish sounds and oddball arrangements, Clap is a befitting main label debut from the burgeoning Birdfeed (Dirtybird’s sub label) talent.

The EP opens with its titular track ‘Clap‘, where MAGNVM! experiments with layers of dizzying synth lines and zippering countermelodies, before diving into its quirky companion ‘MinimAlien‘. Fluctuating with alternating rhythms and tech-heavy elements ‘MinimAlien‘ unrolls with dynamic range over its 6 minutes. As a bonus, the EP comes primed with Birdfeed exclusive ‘Peppa Tits‘.


Milan-based DJ and producer MAGNVM! has been exploring house, tech, breakbeat and bass sound both on the dancefloor and in the studio for a few years now. He has released music on labels such as Dirtybird, My Techno Weighs A Ton, and House Of Hustle, gaining support by DJs including Jamie Jones, Marco Carola, Claude VonStroke, Joris Voorn, Monki and more.

A rising member of the Dirtybird flock, MAGNVM! has been building his profile with releases on Birdfeed like ‘Popeye‘ and ‘Poopdeck Pappy‘, the latter of which was featured on this year’s Best of the Birdfeed compilation.

MAGNVM! invites the flock to the eclectic sounds of his new Clap EP out now.

anamē release their debut album ‘Beautiful World’

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Metodi Gogovski
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Scandinavian production duo anamē release their debut album ‘Beautiful World’, out now on Anjunabeats.

The collaborative work of Marcus Schössow and Thomas Sagstad reaches its latest apex with ‘Beautiful World,’ an album that the pair have envisioned since first meeting at a house party in Helsingborg, Sweden, over two decades ago. Following on from solo work with the likes of Swedish House Mafia, Axwell /\ Ingrosso, and Kaskade over the last ten years, the duo’s debut album is the latest milestone in their expansive discographies.

Like their careers, their album is not without its share of great collaborators. The title track ‘Beautiful World’ features the voice of Steve Smith, widely known as a member of the GRAMMY-winning act Dirty Vegas. The track is a six-minute-long melodic burner that really is a highlight of the album and serves as a good representation of the different parts of other tracks on the project all rolled into one.

“I love Steve,” Sagstad says. “I worked with him four years ago on another record with Sultan + Shepard, and that was like a dream come true for me. This one is called Beautiful World, it’s the title record, and I think he encapsulates all of it.”

Another addition to the album is ‘Hurt You’. The track dates back several years and features the vocals of fellow Swede Lya Adams, and is a collaboration with AN21, a stalwart of SIZE records and brother to Steve Angello.

“It started while I was in Stockholm with Antoine and Philip (AN21),” Schössow explains. “I heard a song and said, ‘that’s a cool idea’, and Antoine said, ‘that’s a demo that Steve and I worked on.’… a couple of years later, I found it again and thought, ‘man, this is a nice record’, but I wanted to take it into a different atmosphere.”

‘Closer’ sees the duo collaborate with Dutch indie band Vaarwell, a longtime favorite of Sagstad, under their new moniker Shobi.

“I wrote a demo on piano, just a loop,” says the Norwegian. “And I asked our label manager: can we get them to sing on something? And he sent it over to them, this easy, super-basic, simple chord thing. And they sent us back an evolved version of that with some vocals.”

Lyrics are of central importance across the record. “What is important for all the vocal songs we do is that the lyrics actually mean something to us,” Schössow says. “We’ve had plenty of really, really great demos from other writers, but the lyrics didn’t really touch us.”
This approach can be heard on ‘Gravity’, which, for Sagstad, is a cornerstone of the album.

“I love the lyrics of the hook. It goes into gravity and the meaning behind that, keeping ourselves grounded and focusing on the right thing… For us, that’s the most important thing. We don’t try to find the most poppy vocal. We try to find the vocals that feel like something we can stand behind every day.”

Schössow and Sagstad have poured their ambition, heart, and sense of adventure into the DNA of ‘Beautiful World’. Over its thirteen tracks, anamē presents, literally and figuratively, their worldview.

Singles from the album have racked up over two and a half million combined streams and over thirty thousand Shazams to date, as well as receiving support from the likes of Tiësto, Ferry Corsten, Don Diablo, Oliver Heldens, Cosmic Gate, Korolova, Mees Salomé and more.

Their lead single ‘Anywhere (Road Trippin’)’ has been in the top 10 most played songs on Sirius XM BPM since June and so far their album singles have also seen extensive support across the major DSPs already landing over 30 editorial playlists.

Stream ‘Beautiful World ’Here.

Booka Shade return with two fresh productions across their new ‘Metropolis’ EP

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Marco Di
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Fresh from celebrating two decades of their acclaimed electronic project with their ‘20 Years Reworked’ package, shining a spotlight on highlight tracks from the past while unveiling a host of new remixes shaped for future standout dancefloor moments, Booka Shade switch their focus back to original material to open September as the legendary German duo continue to deliver the goods.

Landing just ahead of their latest US & Mexico Tour, taking in six shows from LA to Denver, Seattle to Mexico City, the Blaufield Music bosses return with new music following the 20th Anniversary as they unveil two productions that have been road tested across the summer and making a significant impact.

Fusing sweeping lead melodies and glossy synths amongst warped vocal snippets, the swirling ‘Metropolis’ is a resonant ride through cascading sci-fi sonics to provide an entrancing ride, while ‘The Regulator’ builds around snaking bass and arpeggiated tones for another cosmic journey.

Booka Shade ‘Metropolis’ drops via Blaufield Music on 5th September 2023.

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