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Starting life as an offshoot label to Simple Records, @ausmusic has become a proving ground for some of dance music’s most exciting upcoming artists. Moving from post-dubstep to bass-driven house, techno and beyond over the course of 200 releases and almost 20 years, it has helped launch the careers of artists like Bicep, Dusky, Midland, Cinthie and Mark Hawkins. Alongside a mix from its catalogue...

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