Berlin-based producer Ben Esser has remixed the XXXTENTACION cut 'Dead Inside'. The rework is a slow-burning trap infused bit, shaking with heavy low end and hazy vocals. This is definitely one that you should turn up your speakers for and zone out to. Have a listen.
Italian composer Rodion is one the kings of the nu-disco movement. Having pumped out some of the best tracks in the scene, his spacey production links sexy grooves of today with classic elements of the Italo movement. Linking up with Brax Moody and Vamparela of the Berlin-based group Local Suicide, the trio are set to release their 'Abu Dhabi / True Love Floats' EP on September 1st via My Favorite Robot Records. The pack includes a remix of 'Abu Dhabi' courtesy of Los Mekanikos, with Moscoman and Fairmont each providing their freaky dance floor version of 'True Love Floats'. Ultimately what you have here is a combination of body jacking rhythms contrasted with dark, hedonistic 4x4, all guaranteed to bring out the freaky side in all of us.
Berlin-based singer and musician Victoria Trunova aka KOY is one of our fave artists. With …
Already a fixture in the house and techno world with her Mobilee imprint, Berlin DJ, producer and label owner Anja Schneider will release her forthcoming 'Twisty' EP on Knee Deep In Sound. Comprised of the two original tracks 'Twisty' and 'Free Fall', the package also includes remixes courtesy of William Djoko and Alex Arnout. Pulsating with deep, nightly 4x4 grooves, Schneider's hedi-tailored soundtrack to the nocturnal plays with a unsparing edge, whilst Djoko's and Arnout's reworks add a vibrant compliment to the recordings.
After making a stunning debut with the track ‘Lion Babe’, Berlin-based singer Johanna Amelie returns …
Having been on the scene for the past couple of years releasing her 'Short Stories' volumes, Berlin-based Bonnie Li makes her return with a new offering titled 'Mallory'. Slightly darker than her past work, the song rumbles with deep, weighty bass accompanied by sharp, stretched synths. Grasping elements of trip-hop, 'Mallory is currently out now via Icons Creating Evil Art.
You know you're doing something right when music giants Daft Punk produce your next single. This would be the scenario with Parcels, whose 'Hideout' EP was a sexy deal of poolside pop that is the ultimate summer listen. Their latest track 'Overnight' is no exception to the rules. Delivering a golden touch of disco and funk, this Daft Punk/Parcels combo fit like a hand in glove with the tune being a season anthem. Check it out.
Definitely not one to have been slacking for the past few years, Berlin producer and DJ Carolian Luf has been blazing through the house and techno scene, releasing tracks on labels such as Nein Records and WHATIPLAY. Now connecting with the Gruuv label, Luf is set to drop her new 'Blasfamous' EP on June 30th. Comprised of two original cuts, tech-fused rhythms along with upbeat funk-styled house decorate the project with Tuff City Kids providing a hedonistic and synth shaking remix of the tune 'Goddam'. You can expect to hear tracks from the upcoming recording doing a number of rounds in the raves this summer.
Berlin's Lea Porcelain will release their debut album 'Hymns To The Night' on June 16th. As anticipation builds, the duo have shared the Vessels remix of their single 'Bones'. What begins as a haunting blanket of minimalism, eventually explodes into a euphoric electronic deliverance.
Over the years there have been a resurgence of the post-punk, industrial, synth and new wave sound that groups like Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails helped to foster into the mainstream psyche. However, it is a rare feat at times to actually come across bands who are trying to push the sound further rather than simply fostering a carbon copy version of the previous groups mentioned. However, when Berlin-based Lea Porcelain came on the scene back in 2015, there was something very other about the pair. Songs such as 'A Year From Here' and 'Out Is In' straddled between melancholic electronica, krautrock, post punk and things in between.
