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Livingston-based DJ and production duo @ctrldj serve up a helping of radiant disco-tinged house on ‘Groove Check’ Have an exclusive first listen to the track – which lands on 1st March More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-ctrl-groove-check

Solar Body boss @otikmusic serves up a rib-tickling, bass-driven remix of @longislandsoundeire’s ‘Flare’ Have an exclusive first listen ahead of its release on 1st March via Turkish imprint @oathy More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-long-island-sound-flare-otik-remix

Rotterdam's @imanumusic crafts tracks and DJ sets that do away with genre, choosing instead to surf through styles, tempos and textures with a focus on emotional impact. Alongside a hair-raising Recognise mix, he speaks to Ben Hindle about changing up his production process, taking creative risks, and visualising his sound Interview: https://djmag.com/features/recognise-imanu

@fastatwork co-founder and resident @CARREO swerves across an eclectic and hypnotic spectrum of high-BPM sounds on the label’s inaugural release, ‘Soft Fascination’ The EP is out in digital and vinyl forms on 1st March, featuring remixes from @priori-ties and @jamesbangura More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-carre-cute-mad

London-based duo @wearekiarascuro link up with Rhythm Section affiliate @tech-supportuk for an acid-soaked remix of Isaie’s ‘Psycho’ The ‘Psycho Remixed’ EP is out 29th February via @xxxthelabel, featuring contributions from @gerdjanson, @mrbutterflies, and @shmlss More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-isaie-psycho-kiara-scuro-tech-support-remix

@tentoesturbo co-founder @sonidoberzerk delivers a stripped-back breaks take on @cosmicdeal’s velvety juke More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-cosmicdeal-i-know-sonido-berzerk-remix

Glasgow label @redstone-press bring together buzzy debutants and roster mainstays on a new compilation celebrating Scotland-based electronic talent ‘Feeling Everything, All At Once’ is out 23rd February. Have an exclusive first listen to @emaenuel’s contribution, ‘Salt Heart’ More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-emaenuel-salt-heart

London-via-Sunderland producer @dharma_tunes supplies unremitting grooves and bubbly breakbeat NRG on his debut EP for @thehammerhits’ Remmah Records ‘Electric Stress’ is out 23rd February. Have an exclusive first listen to the title track now More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-dharma-electric-stress

Parisian producer Sapphist Eye (@sapphist) serves up a suite of heady, EBM-infused techno on CHLOÉ’s @lumierenoirerecords The ‘Another Side’ EP is out 23rd February. Hear @clubtularosa’s remix of ‘Seedy Streets’ now More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-sapphist-eye-seedy-streets-club-tularosa-remix

Hyperdub affiliate @aya_yco returns to her’s and @bftt’s @ycolife imprint with four bonkers bangers The ‘Lip Flip’ EP is out 23rd February. Hear the acrobatic opener ‘Essente!’, featuring @male-brian, now More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-aya-essente

@ciel_dj puts a quick, percussive spin on @bertie000 ‘90s-inspired house anthem More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-bertie-carabiner-ciels-reoriented-dub

Adelaide-based @STRICTFACE continues to push the envelope of percussion-heavy club sounds on his ferocious new EP, ‘Thirst For Nerve’, out via his own SLG International imprint (@slg_intl) Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Poison Finish’ ahead of the release of the EP tomorrow (16th February). More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-strict-face-poison-finish

Montpellier-based producers Gipsyan (@gipsytrax) and @pura_pura join forces on four cross-pollinated club workouts for RONI’s @nehzarecords ‘Nocto Vea’ is out 16th February. Have an exclusive first listen to Gipsyan’s ‘Liquid Architect’ now. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-gipsyan-liquid-architect

With its grimy cyberpunk aesthetic, Berlin label @mechatronicamusic's innovative electro releases have found fans in the likes of DJ Stingray 313 and Helena Hauff. Alongside a mix from its catalogue, co-founder Casper Mejlholm, aka @mejle, tells Ben Murphy how experimentation and rule-breaking are at the heart of its success. Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/sound-mechatronica-ele...

@soundsofluxe and @angeldlite deliver two blissed-out rave tracks on @goddezztemple, accompanied by a raft of ravey remixes, like this one from @faffldn More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-luxe-dance-enchantress-faff-remix

An intercontinental electro link up between Argentina and Spain on Bogotá’s @furatenafta label, courtesy of @robert_cosmic & @saigg More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-robert-cosmic-saigg-translate

Serbia-born, LA-based producer @mashamar returns to @sistersofsoundsos with the synth-drenched first offering from her forthcoming EP, ‘Cherry Cherry’ The four-tracker is out 29th March. Have an exclusive first listen to the title track, featuring @staramerasu, now. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-masha-mar-cherry-cherry

@eamonharkin and Justin Carter recorded live from Nowadays on October 29th 2023. In early 2009, Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter launched @mistersaturdaynight. The party formed the roots of what would eventually become the beloved nightspot @nowadaysnyc, a “by us, for us” club that’s become a community hub for NYC’s nightlifers. Following the release of a sprawling box-set to mark the party’s 15th a...

@sammyvirji serves up a stellar UKG-flavoured refit of @hamdiofficialmusic’s viral hit, ‘Counting’, on a coveted new remix package The ‘Counting Remixes’ EP is out today. Listen to a Soundcloud exclusive of Virji’s remix now. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-hamdi-counting-sammy-virji-remix

London-based outfit Boy Racer (aka @sharpsonmusic and @superuphoric) serve up a suite of hi-octane trance anthems with a playful, lo-fi skew Their debut self-titled EP is out 8th March. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘URS&MINE’ now. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-boy-racer-ursmine

Superbly produced and genuinely spooky drum & bass experiments from Manchester's @earl-grey on @rua_sound More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-earl-grey-atanas-aconite

Dominican-American DJ, producer and multi-instrumentalist @toribiomusic records a freewheeling mix of jazzy house, soulful edits and percussive heaters from New York’s Public Records for the Fresh Kicks series, and speaks to Nisa Khan about illuminating Latin music’s legacy, and channelling his church upbringing's communal energy in his sets. Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/fresh...

Brooklyn’s @martini_glass serves up for brain-tickling cuts of meticulous, buzzing club music on Turin’s @earlyreflex More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-martini-if-i-dont-laugh-ill-cry

Berlin’s TOBS (@tobs1312) delivers charged-up hardcore with a melodic twist on his debut EP for @goddezztemple ‘No More Tears’ lands in full on 2nd May – have an exclusive first listen to the title track More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-tobs-no-more-tears

French-Serbian producer WTNS delivers four expansive, tactile soundscapes to get the neurons firing ‘vidéal’ lands this Friday (2nd May) – have an exclusive first listen to ‘muer/durer’ More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-wtns-muerdurer