Festivals · 18 July 2025
Paul van Dyk unleashes ‘Power’, the official anthem of Nature One 2025 and the inaugural release on his brand-new imprint, Vantec. Crafted in honour of the festival’s 30th anniversary, the track aims to capture the raw energy, emotion, and spirit of possibly one of Europe’s most iconic rave institutions.
Clubbing · 17 July 2025
On Saturday 11 October, Defected returns to The Warehouse Project at Depot Mayfield for a three-room takeover in the heart of Manchester, following ‘sold-out parties in 2022, 2023, and for New Year’s Eve 2024-25’. The artists responsible for both of the label’s UK No.1s, MK and Roger Sanchez, will be headlining the Depot and Concourse, respectively. Joining them will be a range of artists that will showcase the full scope of the label’s sound.
Festivals · 16 July 2025
Timescape is a new UK woodland weekender that will run this weekend from 18-20 July at Abbots Ripton Estate, Cambridgeshire. Centred around trance and house, this addition to the UK’s summer festival circuit takes over the former Secret Garden Party site. It offers a diverse electronic lineup that aims to blend iconic names with rising talent.
Music · 15 July 2025
Alay returns to Insomniac’s offshoot imprint IN / ROTATION with her latest single ‘Never Alone’. The Zurich producer is joined by British vocalist, keyboardist, and producer Thomas Gandey for her first standalone single on the label. Tying her Milan and São Paulo roots into her music, the track is a moody melodic house and techno track combining staccato piano chords, cascading keys, and Gandey’s vocal croons with a dark, driving underbelly of squelchy, lashing synth leads and choral harmonies.
Music · 14 July 2025
Alex Wann presents his debut original production on Defected, ‘Right’. Having apparently earned respect from artists including Keinemusik, CamelPhat and Kelis, his 2024 release ‘Peperuke’ (featuring singer-songwriter Nes Mburu) apparently became a summer anthem that is still on the rise.
Music · 13 July 2025
Producer, songwriter, and composer Raz Ohara recently unveiled his ninth studio album, ‘Memories Of Tomorrow’, with the focus track ‘Vessel Of Love’, on House Of Frequency. The first single off the album, ‘Beyond And Deep Down’, premiered on Electronic Groove and received support from German radio station Radio Eins.
Music · 12 July 2025
Rony Seikaly returns to Nervous Records a decade later with his brand-new single, ‘The Party’, which was released yesterday. The track fuses his groove with Nervous’ energy, uniting NYC house roots with underground heat. He recently dropped the single right in the middle of his nine-date residency at Circoloco, DC10 Ibiza.
Ibiza · 11 July 2025
Glitterbox recently added more names to its line-up for the 2025 summer season in Ibiza, which is taking place every Sunday from 4 May until 5 October. Canadian producer Kaytranada is playing in Ibiza for the first time ever, heading to Hï Ibiza on Sunday 13th July. Also making their debut is Germany’s Loco Dice, who will play a surprise date.
Music · 10 July 2025
Toolroom welcomes Hatiras back to the label with his latest production ‘Hypnotized’. Originally rooted in the early North American rave scene, he shot to fame with his track ‘Spaced Invader’, released on Defected at the turn of the millennium.
Music · 09 July 2025
After years of crafting rave music, French producer Pawlowski steps into the frame this month with the ‘Get Me High’ EP. Pawlowski is apparently a rising force in the acid techno and neorave underground, having built a following with a sound that fuses the emotional scale of ‘90s trance with the grit of modern hard groove, filtered through a visual language steeped in anime, horror scores, and post-rave cyberpunk.