The Soma Coma Series returns with its seventh instalment, bringing original and reworked tracks from Soma's current roster alongside some of the wider electronic music community. Aimed at the more ambient, cerebral side of techno, ‘Soma Coma 7’ features Slam, Rebekah, Edit Select, Jonas Kopp, Clouds and more adding to the high standard set by the compilation series.

Following recent singles ‘Wednesday (Is The New Friday)’ and ‘John Doe Arise EP’ with a Max Cooper remix, Floex & Tom Hodge recently announced that a third single ‘Prelude I EP’ has been released. The two-track EP, which comprises ‘Prelude I’ and a remix of the original from Deltawerk is the third in a three-part EP series ahead of Floex & Hodge’s forthcoming collaborative album ‘A Portrait Of John Doe’ (available from 29 June via Mercury KX). 

Founding father of Diynamic Music, DJ/producer Solomun gets set to deliver his first full EP in three years. The EP leads with the title track ‘Customer Is King’, soon to be featured as part of a long-rumoured collaboration between Solomun and Rockstar Games, creators of Grand Theft Auto, with more information to be revealed soon.

The two-man front line, DJ/producer Armin van Buuren and producer Benno de Goeij (Rank1), have been recording and producing together since the ‘90s. After producing numerous albums and a variety of singles for Armin, it was time to form a new group/alter ego called GAIA that aims to captivate the synthesis between the old and new and transcend genres. 

With his label Simma Black doing well, a new party series launched and European shows in Ibiza and beyond this summer, Low Steppa heads to the US for an extensive tour. Last year, 2017 his label celebrated its 100th release with ‘Karma’, a record he produced with singer/songwriter Alex Mills on vocals, and one that led to both label of the month and an artist of the month awards from Beatport last summer.

Housemeister is a Berlin DJ/producer whose works aims to reflect the city itself, which includes his latest offering, the ‘Stand Up!’ EP. The track’s five mixes bring elements of Dance Mania, EBM, ’90s techno and hot tape lo-fi minimalism. Edited by Boys Noize, title track ‘Stand Up!’ finds firm footing in Detroit and Chicago from which it winds, shifts, builds and surprises, trading the repetitiveness of its influences for an evolving six minutes.  

On Saturday 29 September in Hong Kong’s AsiaWorld-Expo centre, Above & Beyond will celebrate 300 episodes of their radio show, Group Therapy. The band recently announced a lineup of guests showcasing talent from their Anjunabeats and Anjunadeep imprints. Joining the trio, named in alphabetical order, will be Andrew Bayer, Ben Böhmer, Grum, ilan Bluestone and Spencer Brown.

Glitterbox resident Dimitri From Paris and remixer Tom Moulton present their retouched mixes of Ron Hall & The Muthafunkaz modern day soul track ‘The Way You Love me’. Initially released in 2006, Marc Evans provides smooth vocals complimented by background harmonies and disco production. 

Radio Slave enlists two remixes from Dixon and Underground Resistance, who reimagine ‘Trans’ - the bass-driven cut on Radio Slave’s inaugural album.

New York’s Body & Soul’s Danny Krivit plays a set at Aures London tonight. The vibe of the party aims to hark back to the iconic New York club The Loft, home of David Mancuso and apparently one of the world’s finest sound systems. An intimate party with a focus on quality of sound, it will be a showcase of the new audio system that can be heard through a mass array of Pioneer Pro Audio XY speakers. 

Get Physical revisits DJ Pierre’s ‘Strobe Light Laser ACID’ taken from his recent ‘Wild Pitch: The Story’ album this month, with remixes from Chus & Ceballos and fellow Phuture artist Lessnoise. 2017’s ‘Wild Pitch: The Story’, DJ Pierre’s debut album, saw him mark another milestone in his career with 16 new cuts offered up via the Get Physical imprint. 

The first ever 7” vinyl release from Glitterbox Recordings is a double from The Shapeshifters featuring the voice of Teni Tinks. The double single features the brand new track ‘Try My Love (On For Size)’, a re-imagining of the Sharon Redd disco track from 1980. 

After a brief time away from releasing music in 2017 to refresh his ears, house artist Argy is back in 2018 with this debut EP on Play It Say It. Over the last decade, Greek DJ/producer Argy has been releasing a variety of sounds under a number of different aliases. His given name has always been reserved for house and techno though, appearing on labels like Bedrock, BPitch, Ibadan, and most recently The Martinez Brothers’ Cuttin’ Headz imprint. 

‘Acid Party’ is the new single from Christophe Monier’s leftfield techno and acid house project, The Micronauts. The lead single from his forthcoming studio album, it drops on 22 June with remixes from Red Axes, Luca Agnelli and Luigi Rocca. Last summer saw the 12” reissue of The Micronauts’ 1995 debut ‘Get Funky Get Down’, a record that included Daft Punk’s first ever remix: a pummelling, acid techno attack in the lineage of Emmanuel Top, rather than Chic. The reissue was in anticipation of the new album by The Micronauts, which will be released later this year.

This month will see the release of M.A.N.D.Y.’s ‘DF (The Club Versions), a dance-floor focused revisit to the 2016 LP. With Patrick Bodmer now heading up M.A.N.D.Y. solo as the other member of the band, Philipp Jung, steps out on sabbatical, the Berlin based artist and co-founder of the Get Physical imprint wanted to revisit the duo’s latest long player and stamp his own mark on things alongside co-producer of the entire project Dubspeeka. 

The UK’s Theo Kottis is to helm the new edition of Global Underground’s ‘Nubreed’ album series with ‘Nubreed #11: Theo Kottis’. Released on Friday 29 June as a double CD, and in digital and streaming formats, the compilation will see Theo become part of an album series that’s counted Steve Lawler, Sander Kleinenberg, Lee Burridge, and Satoshi Tomiie, amongst its ranks. #11 follows instalments from Habischman (#9) and Oliver Schories (#10).

With just a few weeks to go until Scotland’s TRNSMT festival takes over Glasgow, the festival recently announced the return of #SmirnoffHouse on 29 June to 1 July, which will host performances from local and international DJs. This year, the festival extends to two weekends of music; from 29 June – 1 July plus 6 and 8 July with headliners Stereophonics, Liam Gallagher, Arctic Monkeys, Queen + Adam Lambert, and The Killers. 

Goldfrapp recently released the video for their current single ‘Ocean’. Directed by Alison Goldfrapp, the clip is another addition to the band’s portfolio of work and arrives ahead of the release of a deluxe edition of their top ten, 2017 album ‘Silver Eye’, which is released on 6 July.  Alison returned to Fuerteventura, where the videos for ‘Anymore’ and ‘Everything Is Never Enough’ were shot to film her scenes, whilst she directed Dave in Madrid, during a break in Depeche Mode’s current world tour.

Defected are returning to London’s Studio 338 on 6 October, after their sold-out show earlier this year. The space will host the label’s finest talent with a huge line-up to be announced soon. Tickets are on sale to sign-ups from10am today. 

Resident Advisor once called Steve Bug the “gentleman of techno” referring to his sense of duty and dependability as a DJ and producer. Next month he will be playing four dates in the US as part of his world tour to celebrate the release of his latest studio album ‘Paradise Sold’. 

Time flies. It seems like only yesterday when Armin van Buuren, Maykel Piron and David Lewis started realising their joint dream together, braiding their respective knowledge and visions of the music scene into an endeavour that would still be going a decade and a half later. This year, Armada Music can look back on 15 years of dance music across the board, and they’ve decided to celebrate it in style with the release of a brand-new, 4CD compilation album: ‘Armada 15 Years’.

‘Eye Ring’, the first single from Francesca Lombardo’s forthcoming ‘Life Of Leaf’ LP, displayed the Italian producer’s nature and artistic capabilities. Hailed by Resident Advisor as ‘one of her best tracks in recent memory’, it saw Lombardo create a blend of emotional and uplifting electronica in which her vocals sat front and centre.

Sankeys recently announced a return to Manchester with a huge Victoria Warehouse show in September on Saturday 8 September. Entitled Sankeys… The Return, the party will be their biggest yet and lands at the 5000 capacity Victoria Warehouse with a line-up that embodies everything Sankeys is all about.

Fresh off the back of announcing the 360-degree SILO arena, Creamfields recently unveiled another new and stage structure for the fields of Daresbury - Generator. The stage is a cavernous structure made of scaffold and shipping containers, giving the arena an industrial feel that has more than a few surprises in store. Building on the multi-tiered concept of Silo, several sections of Generator’s walls also double as viewing galleries, providing a unique experience. 

Glitterbox’s New York debut on 21 June sees a guest headliner join two US homegrown DJs, Tedd Patterson and Sabine Blaizin, who aim to inspire the dancefloor hedonism that has possibly made Glitterbox Europe’s most talked-about party. The brand generates an inclusive, uplifting party atmosphere designed to unite all on the dancefloor. They are immersive with its production, dancers and soundtrack to create a truly 21st century disco. 

The UK’s DJ Q has stepped up to mix the new edition of FABRICLIVE. Released on 20 July 2018, ‘FABRICLIVE 99: DJ Q’ contains all previously unreleased music (bar one track), and features 15 of his own productions alongside tracks from Todd Edwards (‘Take A Look’ was made especially for this album), TQD, Royal-T, Flava D, Jack Junior, Swindle and many more.

Austin, Texas-based duo Tritonal are enjoying 2018 with multiple new releases and a tour. Fresh from playing a show at the Bill Graham Civic Center on their Horizon Tour alongside Seven Lions, and releasing the official music video of ‘Out My Mind’, the producing pair recently unveiled their latest production, ‘Ready’, alongside Canadian two-piece Sultan + Shepard, which is out now on Enhanced and Armada Music, as the London and Amsterdam labels come together for this release.

London-based artist 16B prepares the final instalment of his three part ‘B4LP’ series ahead of this year’s album, featuring four varying cuts. Omid Nourizadeh is a house and techno artist with a career that includes remixing the likes of Lana del Rey, The Cure, Todd Terry and Gus Gus, releasing on labels like Bedrock, Tsuba and Yoshitoshi, and curating mix comps such as Balance (13 – SOS), Sounds Like Alola and Ministry of Sound (Club series - SOS).

Glasgow’s Electric Frog and Pressure Riverside Festival, easily one of the clubbing highlights of the year. Not just because it’s on our doorstep - really, we can actually walk home from this! - it’s because it’s a techno-based music event that features some of the biggest techno artists in the world and it’s set in the stunning surroundings of the iconic Riverside Museum in Glasgow. Seriously, you have to check out this place to believe it, ‘wow’ doesn’t do it justice.

During the second day of the 2018 International Music Summit held annually in Ibiza, Bradley Gunn Raver unveiled his debut track and accompanying teaser video. Bradley has over the last two years broken down the barriers of living with Asperger’s Syndrome and delivered his story to the conference detailing how sober raving has helped him socialise with other people. 

Mercury KX recently announced the release of Floex & Tom Hodge’s collaborative album ‘A Portrait Of John Doe’. Due on 29 June, the album will be preceded by a series of EPs, the first of which – the ‘Wednesday (Is The New Friday)’ EP – is out now. The album sees Floex (aka Tomas Dvorak, the Czech clarinetist, composer, producer and multimedia artist from Prague), and London-based Hodge (the British composer, pianist, and clarinetist, who recently scored McMafia), bring together classical and radical “avant-garde” electronic music. 

After the label celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, Glasgow Underground’s founder Kevin McKay recently  announced his debut solo album ‘The Love Forever’ alongside the release of second single ‘The Good Life’. Having produced various house tracks over the past two decades, this very cool 12-track collection is released today on the label.

Yesterday, Pete Tong MBE, spoke emotionally about the death of DJ and friend Avicii at the 11th edition of the annual International Music Summit (IMS) held in Ibiza. The passionate response from the broadcaster and one of the leading voices of electronic music included his own personal recommendations for industry action towards mental health. Tong gave his keynote speech yesterday morning to start day one of the three day summit and delivered a poignant talk on the importance of looking after the mental health of artists in the music industry.

‘Birdsong’, the latest taste of Claptone’s forthcoming second album, ‘Fantast’, features vocals by indie/electronic band, Zola Blood, the four-piece who in 2017 released their debut album, ‘Infinite Games’. Painted as a mythical character shrouded in mystery, Claptone has possibly become one of the biggest names in electronic music whilst himself remaining in the shadows. In his second artist album he is the master of his domain and in his most artful offering yet, the album’s 13 tracks come together to create a production full of varied colours and atmospheric textures.

Electric Frog and Pressure Riverside Festival, takes place this Bank Holiday weekend in the grounds of the Award Winning Zaha Hadid designed Riverside Museum on the banks of the River Clyde in Glasgow. 

After the release of ‘Whistle’ from artists 4B and Teez, DJ Snake’s Premiere Class Records is back with its second release -  Aazar & Bellecour’s ‘Da Vinci’. Paris-based producer Aazar, also a member of Point Point, has been busy in the studio working on new music to be released throughout 2018, following his early successes with releases such as his remix with DJ snake of Skrillex's ‘Dirty Vibe’ and ‘Pop Dat’ with 4B, to name a few. Unannounced Aazar collaborations were debuted at Ultra Music Festival (Miami) 2018 by the likes of Tiesto, The Chainsmokers and more. 

Harry Romero returns to the Defected fold with his debut on DFTD. Possibly one of the most versatile producers on the scene over the last two decades, as a producer he has the discography to match. 

Henrik Schwarz has collaborated with Metropole Orkest and its conductor Jules Buckley to release a new, full-length LP titled ‘Scripted Orkestra’ on 7K!. Metropole Orkest is possibly one of the world’s leading orchestras when it comes to performing anything but classical music and they have played and have apparently helped shape the world of contemporary orchestra music since their foundation in 1945.

Claude Von Stroke, Yousef and Wes Wieland step up to remix Booka Shade for the first in two remix packages of the duo’s recently released ‘Cut The Strings’ LP, which dropped on their Blaufield imprint in April. The duo have reached out to some of their contemporaries and fellow artists they admire to revisit and provide their own interpretations of the EP.

Next up for Loco Dice is the second single from his forthcoming third studio album, ‘Love Letters’. ‘We’re Alive’ follows up ‘Roots’ which dropped in February, gaining support from a diverse range of DJs from Laurent Garnier to Seth Troxler, Kenny Dope and Ilario Alicance to name a few. 

Paul van Dyk, Aly & Fila and more than 20 DJs will perform at Shine Ibiza with an 11-week run that kicks off on Monday 9 July to 17 September at Privilege’s Vista Club with a night that aims to be the centre stage for trance on the White Isle this summer. Completing its line-ups throughout the season will be Bryan Kearney, Simon Patterson, Cosmic Gate, Neelix, Grum, Ben Nicky and others. 

This month sees the return of SoSure Music co-founder Hollis Parker to the label with his latest EP ‘Have You’, comprised of two tracks from the New York born, London-based artist. Since his vinyl-only debut on the label in 2015, Hollis has continued to release tracks that pay homage to his roots both in hip hop and house, garnering support from artists such as Larry Heard, DJ Sneak, Charles Webster and Joyce Muniz to name a few. 

After giving rise to tracks such as ‘Sunrise’ and ‘Rain’, Russian DJ/producer Arty releases his latest production, ‘Couldn’t Be Better’. Telling a story of heartbreak conquered and time-healed wounds, the track “was inspired by everyone who’s been through a tough relationship, struggling to overcome it, but finally finding happiness either on their own or with a new person in their life.” 

Having proven popular on the dancefloor already in several of Hardwell’s recent sets, Revealed Recordings have now released his collaboration with UK-based Harrison titled ‘Earthquake’. 

California-based Lost Boy has teamed up with Signal Goes Silent to release the summer track ‘Waste Your Time’, marking Lost Boy’s debut on the Ultra Music label. Melodic guitar strums kick off this upbeat dance-pop track, as Lost Boy’s vocals lead the track directly into a series of trumpeting, rhythmic drops. 

Glitterbox recently announced its opening party line-up with the launch of a charity auction of ‘The Ultimate Record Collection.’ The brand has joined forces with Hï Ibiza and season headliners Basement Jaxx, David Morales, Masters At Work, Roger Sanchez and Todd Terry to curate and personally sign ‘The Ultimate Record Collection’, which is set to be auctioned for charity between Thursday 10th – Monday 21st May.

Miami’s Do Not Sit On The Furniture makes its debut in Europe with a season of events at Heart Ibiza. Running every Thursday from 7 June until 27 September and spearheaded by Behrouz, the party aims to offer intimate vibes and tasteful line-ups. It promises to ‘bring something different to the White Isle’ with guests like Cassy, Sasha, Lindstrom live, Robag Wruhme, Moscoman, Martin Buttrich, Tim Green, Matthias Meyer and many more all playing throughout the season. 

As the opening for Defected’s 2018 season at Eden approaches, Sundays in San Antonio are shaping up. For the full 21-date run, Defected will be teaming up with Café Mambo Ibiza to host pre-parties every Sunday from 9pm, before heading to Eden with CamelPhat, MK, Derrick Carter, Dennis Ferrer, Franky Rizardo, Monki, Claptone, Riva Starr, Melé, Danny Howard, Purple Disco Machine and many more.

Tritonal continue to push the EDM scene after announcing their 10 Years of Enhanced Tour and releasing the track ‘Out My Mind’, which was joined by a video and an official club mix. Recently, they unveiled their acoustic session to ‘Out My Mind’, which features the duo playing live, recorded from Los Angeles.

After many years releasing largely on his own UKW label, Zombie Nation now makes a debut on Get Physical Music. Zombie Nation is German DJ and producer Florian Senfter, the man behind a collection of esoteric electro and techno tracks and albums. 

It’s been three years since Chicane emerged with his sixth studio album, ‘The Sum Of Its Parts’. A lot of changes – both personal and otherwise – have come to pass since then and now, the electronic music artist gives a taste of what’s to come through ‘Serendipity’, the first single of the UK staple act’s forthcoming seventh studio album: ‘The Place You Can’t Remember, The Place You Can’t Forget’, out 8 June.

This year, Defected Croatia is introducing Mindfullness, an alternative festival schedule combining meditation, yoga, power ballet, stillness practice and the art of silence. Every day at 12pm from 9-13 August on the Garden’s tree-dappled seafront, expert practitioners will guide festival-goers through sessions designed to instil peace and restore balance. 

After recently announcing the season’s confirmed fixtures, residents and headliners, on Thursday 14th June, Do Not Sleep will commence its summer residency at Amnesia alongside UK club brand ABODE. 

Following the label’s reinvention, the next release on Carlo Lio & Nathan Barato’s Rawthentic features three house tracks entitled ‘Raw Beatz EP’ from Canada’s Demuir, with a remix from DJ Sneak. Hailing from Toronto, Demuir’s recent projects include collaborating with Cassy on her Kwench Records, releasing on Osunlade’s Yoruba Records, Classic Music Company and Jesse Rose’s Play It Down. 

Dropping on Rekids this Friday, Butch remixes ‘Good Luck’ - Basement Jaxx’s 2004 single featuring Lisa Kekaula. Appearing on ’Kish Kash’, Basement Jaxx’s third studio album, the single was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Dance Recordings category and also reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart and number 2 on Hot Dance Club Play in the US. 

British DJ/producer ilan Bluestone’s debut artist album ‘Scars’ is out now on Anjunabeats. Over the past few months he has been teasing you with three singles off the LP - ‘Let Me Know’, and ‘I Believe’ alongside Giuseppe De Luca, plus  ‘Another Lover’ with Koven, - and has now revealed the full body of work in its entirety. 

Cuartero, a young producer from Spain is starting to make a name for himself through his tech house productions. He can be found slotted next to tech house acts like Patrick Topping, Latmun and Detlef, and has released his work on a number of record labels including his most recent EP ‘Moon Crash’ on Hot Creations, ‘Newo EP’ on Saved Records, ‘Shadow EP’ on Moon Harbour, and more. With a following of 180k Facebook fans and a further 50k Soundcloud followers, Cuartero’s recently released the dates for his first Australian tour.

Defected’s summer annual is back, combining their club predictions and sunshine sounds of the season, for the first time ever mixed by Defected long-time resident Sam Divine, who takes the baton for collating and mixing the annual compilation from label head Simon Dunmore.

Grammy-nominated producer Steve Angello recently released his new album 'Human’ via Size Records and AWAL Recordings. Unlike anything he's ever done before, it's a project that's sonically free of any expectations placed upon him and a result of a life changing event. It features Pusha T, T.D. Jakes (one of the USA's most prominent biggest preachers) and more. 

Rich Wakley joins forces with Jack Swaffer & Richey Profond on ‘Runaway’, which is possibly shaping up to be a big record for the summer season and a decent release for the Stashed stable.

Glitterbox was recently confirmed for Belgium’s Tomorrrowland Festival, making its debut on Saturday 21 July as part of one of Europe’s biggest festival experiences. The brand will take over Tomorrowland’s Cage arena, bringing its crew of performers and house DJs including Roger Sanchez, Todd Terry, Purple Disco Machine, The Shapeshifters, Simon Dunmore, FCL & Lady Linn together with Tomorrowland resident Sheridan. 

Desolat’s Loco Dice joins the roster of Martinez Brothers Cuttin’ Headz label this month with ‘$lammer’, backed with a remix from Detroit’s DJ T-1000. Düsseldorf’s Loco Dice is possibly been one of the most respected figures in contemporary electronic music with releases over the years on labels like Cocoon, Cadenza, Ovum and his own Desolat as well as a touring schedule taking him across the globe each year. 

Octave One drop a new album under the Random Noise Generation guise. The first RNG release was 'Falling in Dub' in 1991 and now, 27 years later, ‘Endustry’ is out this week on 27 April. Something of a new take on their creative process the Burden brothers made most of this music on the road while they toured over the past year, using the country they were in at each time they recorded to influence and inspire each track. 

Last year Mark Knight embarked on an extensive ‘All Knight Long tour’, on which he played extended sets in clubs around the world, while tracks like ‘Live Stream’, in collaboration with Green Velvet and René Amesz, further cemented his reputation as a DJ/producer. Now, the Toolroom head honcho delivers his first Toolroom release of 2018.

One of the tracks from Giuseppe Ottaviani's ‘ALMA’ album, ‘On The Way You Go’ jumps back into focus this month, spurred by two new interpretations from Statement! honcho Ruben de Ronde and Giuseppe himself.

Mercury KX recently announced the release of Floex & Tom Hodge’s collaborative album ‘A Portrait Of John Doe’. Due on 29 June, the album will be preceded by a series of EPs, the first of which – the ‘Wednesday (Is The New Friday)’ EP – is available now.

Above & Beyond’s dual feature film package of the documentary Above & Beyond Acoustic: Giving Up the Day Job with the accompanying full-length concert film (included in the iTunes Extras), is exclusively available now via iTunes. It follows the group’s unlikely journey from the DJ booth to the Hollywood Bowl, from the initial re-imagining of songs at Abbey Road Studios, through to their presentation at venues such as London’s Royal Albert Hall, the Sydney Opera House and finally the Hollywood Bowl.  

Cream Ibiza moves to its new home at Hï Ibiza this summer and having already confirmed Diplo, Hardwell and Steve Angello, as party regulars, the brand recently revealed the next wave of acts set to join them. From Sunday 24 June to 23 September, look out for performances from Afrojack, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Don Diablo, MK, NERVO and more in the Theatre, along with Jonas Blue hosting the Club room with his Electronic Nature concept.

Turning 15 years old marks a huge milestone for Toolroom Records, one of our favourite music labels. Since its inception in 2003, they have released many top records; built a roster of artists they believe in; and brought the Toolroom brand across the world with residencies, one-off shows and festival stages. In celebration, the label has just released ’Toolroom 15’, containing 70 brand new and exclusive tracks! 

No.19 Music marks its 10th year in 2018 with a raft of music set to propel the imprint to its 100th release by year end. As part of this celebration the label welcomed house producer Satoshi Tomiie for a new EP that comes with a remix from Dana Ruh. Japanese born Tomiie is best known for his track ‘Tears’ with the late Frankie Knuckles, but since then has continued to produce and remix various tracks. 

Australian-born, LA-based producer Hook N Sling has previously released tracks that include the 2017 releases ‘If You’re Hearing This’ and ‘Arms Around Me’ with producer Digital Farm Animals, among many collaborations alongside Dutchman Sam Feldt and Swedish duo Galantis. He now returns with a brand new single ‘Shoot Down The Sun’ out now via Astralwerks.

Kate Simko’s original music score for 20 Weeks has been released digitally on all major platforms as the film begins its theatrical debut in the US. Spanning 15 tracks, the crafted ambient/classical album captures Simko’s sound, combining the intricacies and textures of string orchestration with dreamy electronic sound design.

After unveiling brand new Chinese RowYear theme, elrow recently revealed some of their line up for their Ibiza residency. Marking their second year at Amnesia, elrow build on their success by widening the scale of their events even further and enlisting key figures in electronic music to join them on the island.

Defected Croatia 2018 recently announced the full festival programme and boat party schedule for its house music festival. The six-day event running from 9-14 August at The Garden site in Tisno, will feature all four stages, two daily boat parties and four after-hours parties at Barbarella’s open air nightclub.

Ibiza Rocks Hotel recently announced another pool party residency with Marc Kinchen (MK), one of the industry’s longest-serving and most widely respected producers. MK will make the hotel his home this summer for MK & Friends ‘Area 10’ Pool Party on Mondays for five weeks from 9th July to 6th August.

Following his work with Swedish label Comorbid Records, Stockholm native Bård Ericson aka boerd has signed with Anjunadeep to release his latest mini-album, ‘Static’, which is out now. An accomplished musician, Bård’s boerd project aims to reflect his own personal emotions and atmosphere. 

Joining one of London’s new festivals in its second year, Glitterbox’s stage at Mighty Hoopla on Sunday 3 June will host Todd Terry, Simon Dunmore, Hifi Sean, Luke Solomon and the brand’s dance crew. After an inaugural event in 2017, which welcomed 15,000 revellers and big names from across the spectrum of chart-toppers, house music, disco and alternative club culture, the festival now moves to a new South London location.

Austin-based Tritonal take their love for dancefloor-tinged pop music to the next level with the official video for their new single, ‘Out My Mind’ featuring Riley Clemmons. The track has already racked up over 2.5 million cumulative streams since its release by Astralwerks. Director Andrew Vallentine – whose work with social media influencers Joey Graceffa, Niki & Gabi, Ricky Dillon, Shane Dawson, Trisha Paytas and others led videoink.com to dub him the “biggest YouTuber without a channel” – imbues the video to compliment the instrumentation of the song. 

Steve Aoki and longtime friend Laidback Luke provide the follow up to their collaboration ‘Turbulence’ with ‘It’s Time’, premiered on Men's Health. This fight-themed electro house track sees Steve battling Luke for world supremacy, with UFC announcer Bruce Buffer on board to provide his signature tagline. 

Sophie Lloyd’s ‘Calling Out’ is apparently a really special moment in Classic Music Company’s history and has become a bit of a phenomenon for the label. The 7” sold out continuously at the beginning of this year (now selling on Discogs for up to $50) and the 12” occupied the top spots in Juno’s best sellers list for almost two weeks. Now released digitally, the video is live too, featuring a cameo from Amp Fiddler, with a forthcoming digital remix package featuring the Floorplan mixes and more.

Sydney’s production duo Set Mo (Stu Turner & Nick Drabble) today unveiled their new offering ‘Near’, featuring the vocals of Hobart’s songstress Asta. Following their latest track ‘Unity’, this track is the third one to be released in their eleven-track output planned for 2018 - released monthly via Set Mo Records.

Paul’s Boutique founder Paolo Martini taps up Brett Gould and Yvan Genkins to remix two of his tracks from last year. Both productions were two of Martini’s biggest tracks from last year, apparently sailing high in the charts and appearing in a promotional video for ElRow. 

This month sees the return of Manchester duo System2 to Roush to deliver a four-track EP entitled ‘Groove’. Having emerged as possibly two of the UK’s rising talents in recent years, Manchester duo System2 have aimed to firmly established themselves as names known to many across the global scene. 

DIRIDIM is a brand new label from recording artist David Morales and launches with a new single from David himself, featuring Alex Uhlmann, and is taken from his forthcoming album, ‘Freedom’, due out later in the year. The label aims to be a musical hub that will embrace a wide range of sounds, with the initial release a manifesto of sorts, apparently putting the music first above hype, trends or passing fads. 

The You Are We imprint returns today with Alexis Raphael’s ‘That Edgy Melody’ EP, backed with remixes from Theo Kottis and Lo.pass. For the last eight years, the label has hosted parties in London including warehouse events, a series of takeover nights in room 3 at fabric and a selection of parties at Glastonbury, Space (Ibiza) and Burning Man to name a few. 

Wolfgang Gartner has been releasing electro tunes for over a decade now and still aims to push the genre forward. Following on from ‘Banshee’, his collaboration with K?D, he is offering up his first original production of 2018. ‘Ching Ching’ is a dancefloor track that's aimed to get you moving and features percussion, hook, and the usual Wolfgang production techniques.

Placing the spotlight on song-centric trance, Markus Schulz recently unveiled the first track from his new capsule project through Spotify. ‘Safe From Harm’ has him on a first time studio-connect with Australia’s Emma Hewitt - a singer/songwriter who has added her vocals to the work of many producers, including Chris Lake, Tiësto, Dash Berlin and Cosmic Gate. 

Archie B makes his Champion Records debut with two slices of house music. His production takes its cues from artists such as Wookie, Brasstooth, Groove Chronicles, MK and Dusky, however his records retain his own sound.

London based DJ and producer ilan Bluestone has probably grown to become a popular artist within the dance music space. After joining the Anjunabeats family back in 2011, the producer has been creating music through instrumentals and harmonious chords. 

Possibly an Australian duo on the rise, Human Movement make their debut on Defected with a dual single demonstrating their natural talent. ‘Run It By Me’ features indie-style vocals from Eliot Porter and ‘Help A Brother Out’, with its more direct club approach, shows a depth of house music knowledge that has so far caught the attention of the likes of Joris Voorn and Richie Hawtin. 

Chus & Ceballos join New York label Nervous Records with a single titled ‘More I Want U’ featuring remixes from DJ Pierre and DJ Vibe. For many years now both the label and the duo have been flying the flag for New York’s house music scene. However, aside from collaborating on their ‘Back On Tracks’ mix CDs nearly a decade ago, the two have never teamed up for a release. 

Cuttin’ Headz returns with a new EP from long-time Martinez Brothers collaborator Argy, entitled ‘The Numbers’ EP and backed with remixes from DJ Skull and Christian Burkhardt. Behind such tracks such as ‘Love Dose’, ‘Unreliable Virgin’, ‘Debbiedowner’ and ‘Upon Ourselves’, this EP will be released on 30 March.

A new addition to the Circus roster for 2018, the label welcomes Leeds-based Chime to its ranks. Having originally cut his teeth in the world of D&B production, Chime’s dubstep sound takes a great deal of influence from video games’ music and worlds.

Named after the beach in Goa that inspired their Anjunabeats record label, Above & Beyond host a one-day festival event on the sand at Huntington State Beach, CA on 23 June. Heading into the final days of a 30-date tour celebrating the release of their new album ‘Common Ground’, North American clubbers can look forward to the GRAMMY Nominated trio taking to the sand this summer. 

‘IVT?’ Is the third single taken from Dave Clarke’s third studio album 'The Desecration Of Desire’, featuring new remixes from Chloe and the Mad Professor. The digital release is available from today and its on vinyl on 6th April. The track is Dave’s interpretation of the Department S track ‘Is Vic There?’ - a track that meant so much to him when growing up - a dark, heavyweight, slow motion slice of new wave with 

Louisahhh's vocals finishing it.

BE-AT.TV have lots of Miami broadcasts planned for this week, which kicked off yesterday. Listeners can enjoy streams from the likes of Descend at The National Hotel, Ultra Music Festival, Rapture Electronic Music Festival and more. Having broadcast DJs and events for almost 10 years now, the brand bring the party to you in high quality audio and visual streams from multiple camera angles. Whether on a laptop, tablet, desktop or smartphone, the stream aims to make you feel like you are a part of the live action.

Henrik Schwarz has collaborated with Metropole Orkest and its conductor Jules Buckley to release a new, full-length LP titled ‘Scripted Orkestra’ on 7K!. Metropole Orkest is apparently one of the world’s leading orchestras when it comes to performing anything but classical music and they have played and helped shape the world of contemporary orchestra music since their foundation in 1945.

Having already announced their biggest line-up to date – with headlining performances from Childish Gambino, Skepta and N.E.R.D – Lovebox recently announced that hip-hop act Wu-Tang Clan will be joining them at Gunnersbury Park as a UK exclusive on Friday 13 July.

Continuing the Road To Croatia, Defected returns to Arts Club in Liverpool on Sunday 6 May for its first party in five years, bringing a Bank Holiday showdown featuring label residents Franky Rizardo, Josh Butler and Low Steppa on the decks.

Dapayk Solo, Berlin-based producer and veteran of the minimal techno scene, recently announced the forthcoming release of his 10th studio album, entitled ‘The Calling’. The 12-track LP will be the producer’s first solo album since 2015 and will be available via his own label, Mo’s Ferry Productions, on 6 April. The first single from the album, also titled ‘The Calling’, is out now.