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World music influences meet deep house grooves on the third single from Newcastle-based DJ and production duo @kanchoclub, out via their own Mambo Divino imprint More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-kancho-club-when-i-feel

Khmer/Viet DJ and producer @maggietrasys rounds out a killer year of releases on her @syssistersounds imprint with a lobe-tickling techno cut dedicated to the dancefloor More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-maggie-tra-dont-go

Paris-born, Rotterdam-based producer @laurabcr debuts on @konstrukt-5 with a rapturous suite of ambient-infused techno. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘Afterhour’. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-laura-bcr-afterhour

@nervoushorizon rounds off a prolific year with a slamming six-tracker from Parisian percussive club maestro @siumata More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-siu-mata-rodinia

Cardiff’s @djlucasalexander returns to his own Rarebit Records with a double helping of glitched-out tech-house that refracts motifs from UK garage and jungle. Have an exclusive first listen to the title track, featuring Local, ‘Bad Boy Dub’. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-lucas-alexander-featuring-local-bad-boy-dub

Bangalore’s Audio Units return with three cuts of slamming, psychedelically-tuned techno, accompanied by remixes from Ben Sims and Temudo More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-audio-units-aristotelian-tradition-ben-sims-remix

@nia-archives is a jungle sensation. Since exploding onto the scene just two-and-a-half years ago, she’s won multiple awards, become a festival headliner, and racked up millions of plays with a deeply personal take on the genre that also pays homage to its Black pioneers. Life’s not always been easy, and she’s had to become hyper-independent to survive and progress, but now she’s rewriting her sto...

In the fabric of New York's club scene, Kristin Malossi – @latenitesbookclub – is a crucial thread. As DJ Voices, her sets favour "energy and drama over genre". As one of the bookers at underground institution Nowadays, she champions artists who imbue their selections with authenticity and adventure. Alongside her 90-minute Recognise mix, she tells Eoin Murray how a devotion to community and integ...

NYC’s @kellen303 debuts on @looseemusic with a dark and intricate new four-tracker, ‘Back In the Jungle’. Hear the acrobatic wobble of ‘Neon Breaks’ now More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-kellen303-neon-breaks

@indirapaganotto returns to her own @artcore_records label two techno-meets-psytrance belters with a mainstage flair More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-indira-paganotto-requiem

@malocarecords champions club music’s next-wave with its new 17-track V/A compilation, ‘Maloca, Vol. 2’. Check out @ultimaesuna & @destratavan’s mystic contribution now More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-ultima-esuna-destrata-semillas-y-clavos

Brazil’s @listenbeltran returns with another techy club cut in the form of ‘Moonlight’, alongside Mandragora (@holasoynetobaby). Hear the hypnotic new track now. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-beltran-mandragora-moonlight

Cairo’s @hassan-abou-alam returns to Prague label, @yukumusic, with four viscous, bass-forward workouts plus remixes More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-hassan-abou-alam-te3ebt

Spain’s SITA (@princessitabellan) links up with @cardopusher for a slice of lust-laced techno ahead of her debut EP for @hectoroaks’ KAOS label More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-sita-extasis-carnal-ft-cardopusher

Montreal-based producer @mitch_oliver breaks in his new Slapped Records imprint with a slab of deep emotive dance music. Listen exclusively via DJ Mag. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-mitch-oliver-hidden-gem

LA-based producer @enamourmusic serves up a cavernous melodic techno refit of @felixraphaelmusic & @fabiansprungk’s ‘Close’, out via Berlin label @yionmusik More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-felix-raphael-close-enamour-remix

Berlin-based Polish artist @melania_dot. returns after six years with a new label (@bunkaiterepoto), and an EP filled with euphoric driving techno More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-melania-ultra-instinct

Irish producers @plus-one1 and @dj_preference link up on two nimble, bass-led bangers for Optmst’s Ayeland Audio imprint. Listen exclusively to Plus One’s ‘Pinch’ remix. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-preference-pinch-plus-one-remix

Founded by @jensen-interceptor and @assemblerc in 2018, @internationalchrome has become a byword for electro-licked club heaters — but it’s much more than that. From charity releases to expansive tapes, the label’s focus on bringing like-minded individuals together and connecting global sounds has kept things in a state of constant evolution. Alongside a mix from its catalogue, Ben Murphy learns m...

Far from the superclubs of Ibiza, there’s an underground electronic music movement growing in Spain. In Madrid and Barcelona, and outposts in Valencia, Seville and A Coruña, an emerging faction of DJs, producers, labels, record shops, venues and festivals is dancing to a different beat. Subterranean electro and astral braindance are the driving genres, with booming 808 drum machines, acid sequence...

@gyrofieldmusic readies two razor sharp cuts of electro, breakbeat and acid rave fusionism More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-gyrofield-missed-calls

French-Italian artist @gigi-fm christens her new Sea~rène imprint with five cuts of sparkling ambient-infused techno. Listen exclusively to ‘Spazio Teletrasporto’. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-gigi-fm-spazio-teletrasporto

Ambient trip-hop stylings meet sci-fi sensibilities on the debut LP from Berlin-based producer @r-u-off, ‘Shift’. Listen exclusively to ‘Missing Things’. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-r-u-missing-things

London’s @voigtmann innovates across the faultlines of dub, ambient, and minimal-leaning techno on his second LP, ‘Life Miles’ (arriving via @ralphlawson’s @2020visionrecordings). More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-voigtmann-lowrider

Rotterdam’s @suze_ijo is part of a new generation of house DJs who play with deep, funky and spiritual intention. Alongside a “sweet mix with a hopeful message”, she speaks to Ria Hylton about her musical journey so far Interview: https://djmag.com/features/fresh-kicks-205-suze-ijo