Best New Releases from March 2018

The month of March brings with it thoughts of spring, fresh flowers, warmer temperatures, and of course amazing albums, exciting releases, and impressive remixes from Mathias Schober, Four Tet, Nuiton, Core, Terr, Iron Curtis, Mary Yalex, Pional, I:Cube and Gaspard De La Montaigne.

50 tracks that defined 2017

As the door close on yet another year, it’s time to look back on the incredibly impressive catalogue of stunning releases that took over dancefloors around the world.

ReleasesIrina KotikJanuary 8, 2018cleveland, city slang, talaboman, R&S records, Melatonin Man, Nous'klaer Audio, The drifter, Permanent Vacation, New Jackson, Cin Cin, Peter Pardeike, Love Over Entropy, Connaisseur Recordings, Tom Trago, Dekmantel, Space Disco Controller, Kornel Kovacs, R&S Records, Zopelar, Ripperton, Endless, Nuno Dos Santos, Far Out Radio Sysytems, sohaso, Samo Dj, Hivern Discs, Warp Factor 9, Tornado Wallace, ESP Institute, Bicep, Ninja tune, Dixon, Lossless, &me, Keinemusik, Superpitcher, Joakim, Crowdspacer, Kettenkarussel, Giegling, Cologne Tape, Four Tet, Text Records, Cosime, Maarten Mittendorff, nous'klaer audio, Laurent Garnier, kompakt, Private Eyes, Safe Trip, Michael Mayer, DJ Koze, Davis, Engrave LTD, Rampa, Rebirth, map.ache, Altin Village & Mine, Octo Octa, Dorisburg, honey soundsystem records, Marc Pinol, Margot, SBTH, Hammer, Phil Kieran, Roman Flugel, Hot Creations, Loft, Frankey & Sandrino, Innervisions, QNA, roman flugel, Perel, DFA, mike simonetti, mr.intl, maria rita stumpf, Optimo Music, marc romboy, These eyes, birds ov paradise, Karvt, Cubicolor, Patrice Baumel, Anjunadeep, Dominik Marz, Aera, And, DJ Hell, Falke, kann, LOR, VAils, l'enfant terrible records, Pyramid Lake, Tamed Musiq, Red Axes, konstantin sibold, permanent vacation, DJ Tennis, Disco Halal, Isolee, Meave, Trikk

REVIEW: TB - Heartbreak Hotel LP

TB’s debut LP 'Heartbreak Hotel' is a majestic eight track album filled with beautiful melodies from start to finish.

ReleasesIrina KotikDecember 26, 2017TB, Permanent Vacation, deep house, nu disco, nu wave, isabel thomson officer

Best New Releases from November

As we start to enter winter, the musical climate of house music is getting noticeably deeper & darker but no less beautiful.

Best New Releases from April

Spring has sprung and along with it a cavalcade of fantastic releases from Denis Horvat, Olderic, Rampa, Laurent Garnier, SBTH, Hammer, Benjamin Fröhlich, Patrice Bäumel, Abstraxion & Kasper Bjørke.

50 Tracks That Defined 2016

As another year comes to a close it’s time to look back at some of the finest tracks of 2016. This has been one of the most innovative years of underground electronic dance music, with a treasure-trove of productions that radiate with powerful musical elegance, boundless creativity, and infinite inspiration from both established artists, and new talent from around the world.

ReleasesIrina KotikDecember 29, 2016sfire, John Talabot, cocktail d'amore music, dj tennis, Roman Flugel, Life and Death, Dj Metatron, Giegling, hyenah, Frankey & Sandrino, Freerange records, zk bucket, the drifter, zaun records, isaac tichauer, bicep, Traumprinz, lost scripts, Hivern Discs, michele mininni, red axes, le temps perdu, acid pauli, Pampa, baikal, maeve, trikk, lossless, aera, Innervisions, Midland, regraded, clavis, recondite, lauer, Prins Thomas, Permanent Vacation, Patrick Bishop, Tuff City Kids, philomena, Eagles and Butterflies, oceanic, Nous'klaer Audio, human machine, connaisseur recordings, Love Over Entropy, Something Happening Somewhere, Ed Davenport, bicephammer, aus, Ripperton, Tamed Musiq, Hyneah, Andre Lodemann, objektivity, davis, Dorisburg, jimi jules, neil flynn, map.ache, Patrice Baumel, roman flugel, Eduardo De La Calle, jmii, lord of the isles, Kompakt, Nautilus Rising, peter pardeike, andre hommen, Kim Brown, Quarion, Just Another Beat, Zopelar, In Their Feelings, ashworth, needwant, Rampa, Keinemusik, fort Romeau, live at robert johnson, microcastle, todd terje, dixon, olsen records, Marcelo Giordani, oraculo records, Lee Van Dowski, Mobilee Records, cleveland, Chicola, chicola, Lost & Found

October Albums previews

The turning of the seasons means cooler weather, longer nights and more time to listen to new records filled with mesmerizing beats, hypnotic hooks and intricate textures.
Fall will see the most talented underground electronic music producers release their notable full-length albums. In anticipation of what is to come, we handpicked some exciting upcoming albums from Roman Flügel, Tuff City Kids, Michael Mayer, Jimi Jules and Pablo Bolivar.

ReleasesIrina KotikOctober 26, 2016roman flugel, Michael Mayer, dial records, !K7 Records, tuff city kids, Permanent Vacation, jimi jules, zukunft records, Pablo Bolivar, Seven Villas, FictionLab, Fiction NYC

Best New Releases from September 2016

The month of September brings a big change in seasons and a slew of highly-anticipated releases and stunning remixes from the likes of Dennis Ferrer, Kollektiv Turmstrasse, Guy Gerber, Francesco Chiocci, Tuff City Kids, Hyenah, Cubicolor, John Talabot, Youandme & The Analog Roland Orchestra, LOR, Jules et Spatz.

Track Of The Moment

Map.ache - Let me sleep
German powerhouse Permanent Vacation celebrates its 10 glorious years of music and artistry with the fourth edition of label’s eponymously-titled compilation series

ReleasesIrina KotikOctober 3, 2016Permanent Vacation, map.ache, Giegling

Best New Releases from August 2016

August brings a full slate of incredible releases and amazing remixes that spans the wide spectrum of underground house and techno.

Best New Releases from April 2016

April has already established major tones in the underground electronic music scene with a stunning releases by Roman Flügel, Bicep, Frankey & Sandrino, Christian Löffler, DJ Koze, Sefton, Denis Horvat, Lake People, Ryan Davis and The Drifter.

Best New Releases from February 2016

February has been an exciting month with a plethora of outstanding new releases from Human Machine, Mathias Schober ( aka SHOW-B), Andre Lodemann, Agents Of Time, Patlac, Ed Davenport, Prins Thomas, Locked Groove, Stephan Bodzin, Chymera and many more.

Top Tracks of 2015

We have compiled a list of our top 50 tunes of 2015 encompassing every corner of high quality house, techno and the blurry areas in between.

ReleasesIrina KotikJanuary 23, 2016AUS, &ME, Keinemusik, Frankey & Sandrino, Innersivions, Stephan Bodzin, Herzblut Recordings, Roman Flugel, Correspondant, Axel Boman, Pampa, Objektivity, Dauwd, Ghostly International, Mano Le Tough, Permanent Vacation, Maceo Plex, Kompakt, Love Over Entropy, Something Happening Somewhere, Laolu, Compost Black Label, Andre Lodemann, Rodriguez Jr., Mobilee Records, Clavis, Pablo Bolivar, Desolat, Ripperton, Maeve, Arlane Blank, Doppelgaenger, Stil Vor Talent, Deephouse, techno, FictionLab, Florian Rietze, URS, Isolee, Patrice Baumel, Nu, URSL, Marc Poppcke, Crossfrontier Audio, Last Night On Earth, Crosstown Rebels, Rampa, Tiefschwarz, Watergate Records, Nico Stojan, Sol Selectas, Robag Wruhme, Shanti Radio Moscow, Alan Fitzpatrick, Fort Romeau, Running Back, Efdemin, Curle Recordings, Moodmusic, DKA, Bruxsel Jardin, Ame, Monkeytown Recordings, The Drifter, Bedouin, Kindisch, Monolink & Acid Pauli, 3000 Grad Records, Arthur Oskan, Cityfix, TB, Marcus Worgull, Ugur Project, Robot Ranch Records, MUUI, Midland, !K7 Records, Frank Wiedemann, Gronland, Melokolektiv, Chapter 24 Records, Luc Angenehm, Pure RecordsComment