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Brian Leeds has spent a decade exploring electronic music’s murky corners under a range of aliases – from blown-out house and ambient to deep-fried trap and drill. As Loidis, he released one of 2024’s best albums, the minimalist dub techno LP ‘One Day’. Now, returning to his primary @huerco_s handle, the Philadelphia-based shapeshifter records a two-hour mix of rhythmic psychedelia for DJ Mag's Re...

Tom Rankin, aka @frequenciesoflove, delivers four Italo-flecked house heaters on his debut EP for @notananimalrecords ‘Frequencies Of Love’ is out 2nd May – have an exclusive first listen to ‘Bpsyde’ now More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-frequencies-of-love-bpsyde

Naarm prodigy @isgwan tempers the wobbly energy of UKG with a melodic ambience on the first single from his debut EP ‘All That You Want’ is out 31st January via London label @badparrotmusic – have an exclusive first listen below More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-isgwan-all-you-want

@jenniferloveless evokes the energy and heat of Australian summertime in her thumping house mix for DJ Mag, the first in a revitalised era for our flagship series, Recognise. The Toronto-born DJ and producer also speaks to Annie Parker about her musical upbringing, finding her feet in the Melbourne underground, and the art of carving out your own sound. Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/fea...

Brooklyn-based @baalti unveil the first percussive rave heater from their incoming EP for @steelcitydancediscs ‘Mela’ EP is out 20th February – have an exclusive listen to the first single, ‘Overbit’ now More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-baalti-overbit

@nightmares-on-wax celebrates the 7th anniversary of his ‘Shape the Future’ LP with a batch of stellar remixes ‘Typical Remixes’ EP is out 22nd January via Warp Records – have an exclusive first listen to DJ Fitchie’s jungle-flavoured remix of ‘Typical’ now More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-nightmares-wax-typical-dj-fitchie-fat-freddys-drop-remix

Parisian producer @bamaoyende delivers a double helping of deconstructed club material on his Boukan Records imprint ‘Internazionalé’ is out 18th January – have an exclusive first listen to ‘Di vo sex’ now More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-bamao-yende-di-vo-sex

Hungary’s @jay-lumen steps out with a fiery new two-tracker under his house-focused alias, @avalon-child ‘My Beat’ EP is out 17th January via Lumen’s new label, PLAYGROUND – have an exclusive first listen to the title track now More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-avalon-child-my-beat

Armenia-based @nuagesounds delivers four intrepid groovers for Sasha’s @last-night-on-earth imprint ‘Mystery’ is out 17th January – have an exclusive first listen to the title track now More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-nuage-mystery

Swiss-South African titan @noraenpure delivers a warming, progressive house heater to kick off 2025 ‘Protected’ is out 10th January via Zurich-based imprint @enormoustunes – have an exclusive first listen now More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-nora-en-pure-ft-richard-walters-protected

@chris-liebing delivers an electrifying rework of Emmanuel Top’s 1994 acid techno anthem ‘Turkish Bazar’ ‘Turkish Bazar (Chris Liebing Remake)’ is out 20th December via @CLR – have an exclusive first listen More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-emmanuel-top-turkish-bazar-chris-liebing-remake

Alongside a bass-fuelled Fresh Kicks mix featuring some of their favourite femme and non-binary club music producers, LA-based DJ and producer @maudevos speaks to Olivia Stock about their community-driven approach to electronic music and the cross-pollinating power of @delusional_records Interview & tracklist: https://djmag.com/features/fresh-kicks-218-maude-vos

LA’s @choopsie debuts on @heshethey with a suite of transcendent club material The ‘Drift’ EP is out on streaming services from 13th December – listen to ‘Melt’ now More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-choopsie-melt

GOTIS (@amelie-gotis) delivers floating dancefloor highs on her debut EP for Montpellier-via-Paris label @monstart-crew ‘RED THERAPY’ is out 13th December – have an exclusive first listen to ‘Bby is sleeping’ More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-gotis-bby-sleeping

@Cinthie toasts 200 releases on @ausmusic – her “home away from home label” – with four glossy rave thumpers ‘Rave Baby’ arrives digitally and on vinyl on 6th December – have an exclusive first listen to ‘I Warned You Baby’ More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-cinthie-i-warned-you-baby

Fusing elements of Hi-NRG, house, Italo disco and hard-edged techno with a dramatic pop flair, the London-born, Berlin-based breakthrough @fkam4a's sets are a breath of fresh air. Alongside a radiant Recognise mix, he speaks to Marke Bieschke about Lady Gaga’s influence on his DJing, his early years on Soho’s queer party circuit, and finding his feet as a producer Interview: https://djmag.com/feat...

Raptor House founder @dj-babatr debuts on Sacrilejio with a new high-intensity club weapon, plus remixes from @hodgebristol and @orieta-chrem ‘La Machina’ is out 12th December 2024 – have an exclusive first listen to ‘La Machina (Hodge Remix)’ More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-dj-babatr-la-machina-hodge-remix

@eoindj channels chart-topping trance euphoria into three heads-down club thumpers on their @punctualityrecords debut ‘Ode To Beachball’ is out 4th December – have an exclusive first listen to ‘On Lilac Skies’ More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-eoin-dj-lilac-skies

@lulahfrancs records a vinyl-only mix of timeless house music, and speaks to Anna Wall about growing up between London and Ibiza, finding her feet as a vocalist and producer, and her sub:terra parties Interview: https://djmag.com/features/fresh-kicks-217-lulah-francs

Suckerpunch co-founder @papanugs goes head to head with Ho Gosh on four cuts of sample-laden club clobber ‘Dance Floor Renovations 002’ is out today (27th November) – listen to ‘132 In A Ford Escort’ now More info: https://djmag.com/news/premiere-papa-nugs-132-ford-escort

@amniote-editions celebrates five years with the debut album from @spekkiwebu, aka Heliobolus More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-spekki-webu-symbiosis

Japan’s @sakuratsuruta debuts on @allmythoughts with eight colourful collages of sound ‘GEMZ’ is set for release on 26th November – have an exclusive first listen to ‘Obsidian’ now More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-sakura-tsuruta-obsidian

South London’s @ell_murphy serves up vintage-inspired vocal house heat on her second single for @greco-roman ‘Need It’ is out 22nd November – have an exclusive first listen now More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-ell-murphy-need-it

NYC house veteran @djtommybones delivers two deep, dubbed-out rollers for Louie Vega’s @vega-records ‘Shouldna/DubStyle’ is set for release digitally and on vinyl on 22nd November – have an exclusive first listen to ‘Dub Style’ now More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-tommy-bones-dub-style

With her rapid-fire, high-energy sets that blend baile funk and hard techno, Brazilian DJ @slim-soledad has become an unstoppable force over the last five years. Her latest EP, ‘Space Manual for Those Who Cannot Swim’, is a testament to how far her sound has come, merging deep beats with futuristic sounds and her “travesti means resistance” narrative. Alongside a slamming Recognise mix, she shares...