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Encompassing multiple labels, a record store, distro company, artist agency and event series, @Yoyaku has become a nexus for all things deep and minimal, but is unafraid to branch into new sonic terrains. Alongside a mix from its catalogue, Anna Wall meets Benjamin Belaga and Tracy Bakala to learn about how this bastion of the Parisian underground has evolved over the past decade while remaining d...

@retromigration debuts on International Chrome with a “multi-genre trip through memories of the music of his life” More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-retromigration-change

@syzuk launches his new Vitalizm label with a suite of UK-inflected club heaters ‘VTLZM001’ lands 25th May – have an exclusive first listen to ‘Fidget’ More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-syz-fidget

Dublin label @reasons-to-dance ventures deeper into the night on its sophomore ‘SUNROOM’ compilation ‘SUNROOM002’ is out 23rd May 2025 – have an exclusive first listen to Brawni’s breakneck banger ‘Plonk’ More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-brawni-plonk

London duo @makeadance live up to their name with a mix of tough and timeless house music for the Recognise series, and speak to Ria Hylton about finding their feet in lockdown, the breakthrough success of their M.A.D. label, and the friendship that leads everything they do Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/recognise-084-make-dance

@BADSISTA delivers five ballistic club tools that smudge the lines between baile funk, bass music and fast-paced techno ‘Cute Boyz’ lands 22nd May 2025 – have an exclusive first listen to ‘PSYCODELIA’ More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-badsista-psycodelia

@scubaofficial debuts on Sasha’s @last-night-on-earth label with a pair of cavernous, mid-tempo movers ‘Animatronic’ lands 16th May – have an exclusive first listen to the lead track More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-scuba-animatronic

@masters-at-work-official kick off their new MAW Records Classics remix series with a cosmic take on Mafikizolo’s ‘Loot’ ‘Loot (2025 Remixes)’ is out 16th May – have an exclusive first listen to Masters at Work’s remix More info: https://djmag.com/listen/masters-work-remix-mafikizolos-loot-listen

@alexander-robotnick spotlights ambitious club sounds from across the Indian subcontinent on a showstopping new V/A ‘Indian TechXpress 2’ lands on 16th May – have an exclusive first listen to Shrii’s track ‘Sidelines’ below. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-shrii-sidelines

Detroit's @hitechdetroit deliver a crash course in new school ghettotech for DJ Mag's Recognise series, and speak to Cameron Cook about their riotous Coachella set, their party-starting ethos, and how their brand new mixtape 'HONEYPAQQ Vol. 1' is all about honouring the culture Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/recognise-083-hitech

@ciel_dj celebrates the “groovy, deep and psychedelic” sounds of the Canadian underground on a new V/A compilation for Air Texture ‘Place: Toronto’ lands 9th May – have an exclusive first listen to @mystmilano’s contribution, ‘Sex on Acid’ More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-myst-milano-sex-acid

@settledownuk launches Guidelines label with a rampaging two-tracker, ‘THE DUN DUDDA’ / ’WIPE OUT’, dropping 4th May Have an exclusive first listen to ‘THE DUN DUDDA’ now More info: djmag.com/music/premiere-settle-down-dun-dudda

Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/recognise-082-kilbourne New York’s hardcore techno luminary @Kilbourne lays waste to DJ Mag’s Recognise series with a blistering two-hour live recording from her Hammerhead party, and speaks to Michael McKinney about the hard-fought pleasure of hard-edged dance music, its parallels with punk, and how her new album ‘If Not to Give a Fantasy’ critiqu...

Colombia’s @rachiidparalyzing brings his ‘Mega Tempo’ EP trilogy to an exhilarating close with five maximal club weapons ‘Mega Tempo Pt. III’ lands 25th April via Artificio – have an exclusive first listen to ‘Timba’ More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-rachiid-paralyzing-timba-mega-genesis

@ketiov (of @catzndogz fame) returns to Moxie’s On Loop imprint with four cheeky, clubland bangers ‘The Art of Structure’ lands 23rd May – have an exclusive first listen to lead single ‘Structure’ More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-ketiov-structure

@Wata Igarashi demonstrates his mastery of driving, psychedelic techno for the Recognise mix series, and speaks to Claire Francis about composing for TV commercials, nature's influence on Japanese rave culture, and the trippy potential of organic sound design Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/recognise-081-wata-igarashi

@daisybelledj kicks off her new two-part remix series with a strutting edit from London’s @tshamusic ‘Eyes Wide Shut (TSHA Remix)’ is out 17th May via @heshethey – have an exclusive first listen More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-daisybelle-feat-tasty-lopez-eyes-wide-shut-tsha-remix

Dublin’s Ethereal Skies returns with a suite of shimmering club experiments. Hear @lunasawav's bass-packed hard drum cut with delightfully animated flourishes, 'Sneak', now. More info:

@iamcarista joins forces with Lucas Tromer (aka @thrillsin41) for a twisted techno thumper on her @weareunitedidentities imprint ‘Fractal’ drops on 8th April 2025 – have an exclusive first listen now More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-carista-lucas-tromer-fractal

German producer Bi Disc enlists @djtobineumann and Gold Panda for a punchy new remix package ‘PIECES, FALLING (Tobi Neumann remix)’ is out 5th April via @bigamomusik – have an exclusive first listen below. More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-bi-disc-pieces-falling-tobi-neumann-remix

@luke-slater, AKA Planetary Assault Systems, enlists a crew of forward-thinking artists to reimagine cuts from his discography on new EP, ‘Reassembled’ The project is out 28th March via @mote-evolver – and have an exclusive first listen to ‘Desert Races (Luke Slater Reassembly 2025)’ now More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-planetary-assault-systems-desert-races-luke-slater-reassembly-2025

Zar (@ajdzar) sketches throughlines from the dance music world into indie, psychedelic rock and beyond on new EP, ‘Light Stain at Dawn’ ‘Light Stain at Dawn’ is out 28th March via @createdefinerelease – have an exclusive first listen to SUCHI’s remix of ‘Deph’ More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-zar-deph-suchi-remix

@rrose1921 serves up three cuts of fluid yet tactile techno for @T4TLUVNRG ‘2 or 3 Drops of Height Have Nothing to do With Savagery’ is out Friday 28th March – have an exclusive first listen to ‘Triplicate’ More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-rrose-triplicate

From her early days in Switzerland’s squat rave scene to becoming a fixture in Europe’s underground club firmament, @ghettonast is shaping a poetically politicised sound that matches the snarl of industrial music with dusty drum play and the smoked-out moodiness of ‘90s downtempo. At the controls for our latest Recognise mix, she demonstrates the rough-hewn versatility of her club sound and speaks...

Flore’s @polaarsounds label deliver six intrepid collaborations on their latest V/A compilation ‘POLAARIZED’ is out today (25th March) – have a listen to Abadir and Nahash’s track ‘Stoned Roses’ More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-abadir-nahash-stoned-roses