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

Best New Mixes from September

September mixes bring us more clubby oriented mixes with of course few exceptions. As usual, we have compiled the list of mixes by international and local DJ's from the festivals and clubs around the world, podcasts and radio shows. Pick the one that you like and enjoy the ride

Best New Mixes from May

May has brought us some extraordinary mixes from super talented DJ's from across the world. We picked 20 that we enjoyed the most. From laid back, chill mixes to live recordings from the parties and festivals around the world. You'll find the mix for any time of the day and any mood you're in. Enjoy the ride

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.

Best New Releases from January

The new year has brought so many fresh albums, exciting releases, and impressive remixes that cover a wide range of underground house and techno music.

ReleasesIrina KotikFebruary 7, 2017quince, Sohaso, cubicolor, Patrice Baumel, Anjunadeep, isolee, maeve, aera, hivern discs, lazaros, sum over histories, nick monaco, adam port, crew love records, lawrence, lake people, mule musiq, rampa, Keinemusik, rvds, eduardo de la calle

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

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