Music · 31 August 2025
London-born producer Joshwa possibly continues to affirm his place as one of house music’s most distinctive voices with the release of ‘Wildflower’, his latest single on Insomniac Records. Out now, the track marks his fourth appearance on the label since debuting in 2022, following ‘Kerching’, ‘Papi’, and ‘VIP Business’.
Labels · 30 August 2025
Classic Music Company, founded by Luke Solomon and Derrick Carter, has revealed plans for its 30th anniversary celebrations - a tribute to 30 years of club culture, records, and an evolving roster of artists. The label will release a special coffee table book and a three-part vinyl box set, and will host a party to mark the milestone anniversary.
Music · 29 August 2025
Kevin Saunderson, DJ Minx, and Dantiez unite for ‘Detroit’. Three generations come together for the track, a collaboration ‘made for the city, by the city.’ A release on a label that has helped shape the sound - Kevin Saunderson’s KMS Records.
Music · 28 August 2025
Following his latest audio-visual album, ‘On Being’, Max Cooper invites a list of remixers to provide new interpretations of the track, which is out now on all digital streaming platforms. The remix collection includes Lone, Bredren, Turtle and Sorcery, along with Mesh artists Pleizel, Odalie and Throwing Snow - a collection from across the electronic spectrum.
Music · 27 August 2025
On ‘The Ghost’, Martel opens his Zaire project with a track that feels more like excavation than composition. Layering Donato Dozzy-esque polyrhythms with hand-played percussion and synthetic textures, the piece unfolds as a slow-motion descent into the sonic underbrush of the Congo Rainforest.
Music · 26 August 2025
Fresh from a collaborative release with Confidential Recipe on RSPX, Harvey McKay arrives on Ben Sims’ Hardgroove with the solo ‘The Hook Up’ EP, which is out now. Kicking off with the low tom-driven swing of ‘Only 909’ - a track that McKay crafted solely from a TR909 with no samples or synth leads - it celebrates the no-nonsense side of Hardgroove.
Music · 25 August 2025
DJ, vocalist, and producer Omar+ and fellow artist, Luke Dean, have joined forces on ‘Make Believe,’ which is out now via Insomniac Records. Teased both in sets and online for the last few months, the track apparently lands as one of the summer’s most requested IDs, and the latest in a series of records that are possibly helping define a new era of UK house.
Music · 24 August 2025
Teramo native Ben Kim returns to Defected with a remix of ‘Freak Like Me’ by Lee Walker and DJ Deeon. Since his Beatport chart-topping rework of Jefferson Airplane’s ‘Somebody To Love’ in 2021, Ben has possibly become one of the tech-house scene’s most promising artists, with releases across imprints Nervous, Kaluki and Club Sweat.
Music · 23 August 2025
Factory 93 delivers ‘Shake The Nation’, a collaboration between Riva Starr under his Hyperloop alias, Carl Cox, and Eliza Rose. Out now, the track marks a first-ever link-up for the trio and a debut appearance on the LA-based label for each artist. The track pairs production with a vocal performance at its heart for a record that aims to become an instant go-to peak time anthem.
Music · 22 August 2025
‘I Got Soul (Super Bad)’ marks the newest collaboration between the estate of James Brown, and an electronic dance artist, a reimagining of Brown’s 1970 funk classic by DJ/producer Laidback Luke. Out 28 August on Dim Mak Records, the single transforms one of music’s most iconic grooves into a bass-charged track while honouring the spirit that made ‘Super Bad’ a possible landmark in funk history.