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Brussels’ @cab_asa delivers four pared-back, percussive transmissions for London’s @controlfreakrecordings, alongside a remix from NYC’s @aye5ha More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-cabasa-bird-tool-ayeshas-drums-you-can-touch-dub

Glasgow-based @steviecox returns to @remmahrecords with a double helping of melodic d&b inspired by Japanese-style role-playing games ‘Jecht Shot’ is out 25th April. Listen to the title track now. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-stevie-cox-jecht-shot

Parisian producer @bamaoyende fuses sentimental R&B with bass, garage and afrobeats influences on a new hip-swinging suite for @boukan-records ‘Polizia Romantico’ is out 30th April. Have a listen to ‘Tornado 360’ now. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-bamao-yende-tornado-360

@hollylester serves up a leftfield house remix of Gearmaster’s ‘Sugarworld’ on the Tallinn-based producer’s incoming EP ‘30003 (HA07)’ is out 26th April. Listen to ‘Sugarworld (Holly Lester Remix)’ now. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-gearmaster-sugarworld-holly-lester-remix

@hamdiofficialmusic lands on @deep-medi-musik with three cuts of system-shaking dubstep that pays reverence to the genre’s pioneers More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-hamdi-killa

With his new podcast, Queerly Beloved, Northern Irish DJ @cormac explores what it means to be a queer artist in dance music today. Interviewing contemporary figures about their histories of queer discovery, the Panorama Bar and fabric regular continues an intergenerational conversation surrounding the life-affirming moments, communal  experiences and enduring challenges of LGBTQ+ expression. Along...

@florentino-scmusic flips @iambebeyana’s ‘64’ into a deep psychedelic mover on the Seoul-based artist’s incoming remix package ‘THE RMXS: VOL .1’ is out 17th April via @a-mass-culture. Listen to ‘64 (Florentino Remix)’ now. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-bebe-yana-64-florentino-remix

@kimannfoxman serves up two pumping house cuts with a classic prog twist More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-kim-ann-foxman-dance-dont-stop

@dj-ic and @dj-jim-mastershine blend elements of Afro-Tech, 3-Step, and deep house on their new collab for All Shades Of The Drum (@allshadesmgmt) Listen to ‘The Convention’ now. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-dj-ic-dj-jim-mastershine-convention

@amydabbs & @cocobrycebeats join forces for a suite of playful and punchy reworks, featuring tracks originally released via their own Dabbs Traxx & Myor imprints ‘Slightly Involved Vol. 2’ is out 12th April. Listen to the synth-powered heater ‘Lust Issues’ now. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-amy-dabbs-coco-bryce-lust-issues

Parisian powerhouse @chloecaillet dishes up a ravey house revamp of @flightfacilities’ latest single, ‘Trouble’, on @futureclassic More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-flight-facilities-trouble-chloe-caillet-remix

Over the past three years, the name @riotcode has become synonymous with a strain of hard, fast techno, landing on labels like Noise Manifesto, HOMAGE and NineTimesNine and hammered out at parties like Teletech. Formerly a duo, the Derry-based project is now an individual venture for Oliver Grant, who’s ready to lift the trademark mask and take things to the next level. Alongside a storming Recogn...

Moving effortlessly through a range of tempos and flavours, the NYC-based, Lagos-raised DJ @andrewakanbi demonstrates his party-starting sound with a live recording from New Year’s Day at @nowadaysnyc, and speaks to Michael McKinney about the evolution of his GROOVY GROOVY events, and taking the dancefloor somewhere new with his anything-goes approach Interview: https://djmag.com/features/fresh-ki...

BELLA debuts on @sallycberlin’s Big Saldo’s Chunkers with a suite of pumping ‘90s house with flourishes of acid, electro and prog ‘Note to Self’ is out 11th April. Listen to ‘Orchestra Spring’ now. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-bella-orchestra-spring

@sprayforever launches his new @punctualityrecords imprint with four cuts of sizzling breaks and EBM heat from France’s Blu:sh (@benoitb) ‘U is for U and me’ is available on vinyl and digital from 12th April. Listen to ‘AM PM’ now. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-blush-am-pm

London label @funky-adjacent join the dots between UK funky and global percussive genres on their debut V/A compilation. Listen to @tinikapas’ ‘DO IT’ now. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-tinika-do-it

@ambient-babestation and @borai land on @optimo-music with three head-twisting nocturnal transmissions for the late-night/early morning dancefloor More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-ambient-babestation-meltdown-borai-my-heart-my-motherboard

Continuing the legacy of his @lovefingers blog, Andrew Hogge’s @esp-institute is a truly anything-goes imprint, unbound by genre or style. Alongside a mix from its catalogue, he tells Anna Wall about how how his DIY attitude and digger’s mentality has helped him unearth countless new musical gems Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/sound-esp-institute

@adam_bfd touches down on his @studio-goncourt imprint with a pair of intricate club portraits crafted from strands of breakbeat, deep house, post-dubstep and more ‘Untitled For Now / We Must’ is out 5th April. Listen to the A-side now. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-adam-bfd-untitled-now

Hamburg-based producer @kuttinedge debuts on @soulinmotionldn with four cuts of skittering drum & bass heat Listen to ‘Dakar’ now ahead of the full ‘Chop Mane’ EP on 5th April. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-kuttin-edge-dakar

London’s @miellllllll serves up a slice of tough, shapeshifting techno for @blackartistdatabase’s new compilation More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-mi-el-atlantic

Miami Daddy boss @cc-disco unveils her full ‘Magic (Is In The Tempo)’ EP, featuring a heady new remix from @bashkka Hear the track ahead of the package release on 29th March. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-ccdisco-magic-tempo-bashkkas-basic-instinct-mix

@Moscoman touches down on his @discohalal imprint with a double helping of punchy club tackle Hear the bittersweet breakdowns of ‘Wait’ below ahead of the EP release on 29th March More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-moscoman-wait

For three decades, @yensung has been at the beating heart of Lisbon’s club scene. As a longstanding resident at Lux and its downtown predecessor Frágil, and as a producer of timeless house tracks, she’s rightly earned her legendary status in Portuguese dance music. But as April Clare Welsh learns, she’s busier and more energised than she’s ever been. Alongside a thumping On Cue mix of pure dancefl...

Hard techno stalwart @rebekah links up with @malke for a new dancefloor punisher on the second instalment of her ‘Go Hard or Go Hardcore Vol.1’ compilation series Listen to the track ahead of the release on 29th March. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-rebekah-malke-way