Terminal V

SHFTR is one of a tight-knit group of local talent representing Liverpool's thriving scene right now. Having gone from strength to strength thanks to his unique blend of hard-house, bouncy trance & much more, he is one to watch in 2025 and beyond. Full interview with SHFTR - www.terminalv.co.uk/terminal-v-podcast-095-shftr/ >>> FOLLOW SHFTR >>> https://www.instagram.com/shftr.uk/ >>> FOLLOW US >>>...

Cadzow is part of the new wave of Scottish artists who are setting the hard techno agenda. The Glaswegian works through his tunes at pace, keeping dancers locked with selections that dip into several sub-genres, and often draws from plenty of his own originals and edits to keep things fresh. He’s already left his mark on us with two standout performances at the iconic Terminal V festival and wheth...

SWART grew up in the Belgium scene, which has always been at the forefront of high-energy sounds from rave to techno. Years after first parting as a teenager, he is now established as a tehaon talent in his own right with a sound that is trance-infused and hypnotic. He's dropped plenty of it on the likes of VAGUE and Selected (Berlin), and it is all written on Ableton. He's such a wizard with it,...

Mika Heggemann is busy on many different fronts shaping the contemporary electronic scene from his base in Berlin. Not only is he a DJ, producer and sound engineer with a high energy take on techno, but he is a founder of the Polyamor collective and co-creator of the Berlin Dance Music Event. His fresh sounds blend a healthy understanding of what has gone before with a new school edge and plenty o...

Chippy Nonstop always brings the party, and she can do it in many different ways as a rapper, DJ, activist, songwriter and event organiser. She has had a nomadic existence so far, which includes being born in Dubai, living in Zambia and across the States, getting deported after her visa expired and then moving to Toronto. It was there that she set up the pioneering Intersessions collective to teac...

Liverpool-born Entasia’s journey in electronic music has already been pretty wild. After first coming up on his local scene, he moved to Australia, initially for six months, but has remained there for five years. The switch had a big impact on his sound and now he's at the forefront of the high energy hard house scene and has already dropped a big tune this year with 'Mona'. It's a great example o...

'Fast-rising Dutchman LAMMER has a healthy reverence for the 90s but never resorts to pure nostalgia in his music. The Rotterdam native draws from the roots of the rave scene and crafts his music using a mix of vintage gear and modern replicas and brings plenty of his own sense of euphoria to house, techno and trance. It's bouncy, colourful music that has won him support from the likes of Job Jobs...

'Kyle Starkey is at the forefront of an exiting new wave of artists bringing all new dimensions to hard house. Importantly, his sound has plenty of in-built funk and a cheeky playfulness that means it is more than pure revivalism. To prove it, he recently dropped the standout Definition Of Love EP featuring two more peak time bombs alongside Rapid Trax boss DART, both of which embody exactly what...

'Berlin protagonist Afem Syko brings plenty of colour to techno - not only with his music, but his look and his personality. He is something of an antidote to days gone by when those in the scene preferred to be clad in all black and maintain a moody look in their press shots. He is comfortable celebrating his individuality and encouraging his dancers to do the same, not least with the music he dr...

'Iran-born Aida Arko has made her mark on the global scene after starting out in the Persian underground. Her journey started a decade ago after years of touring with Cirque Du Soleil and has since taken to her key residencies at Grelle Forelle Club and with the Gegen Collective and NoGender. Her dark, industrial sound comes with hard-edged drums and experimental textures and has been released on...

'The Muffin Man describes her own sound as "sewer grooves". It's a potent blend of fast, rolling drums and bass, edge from tech house and emotion from psy-trance and it never fails to make an impact. The Italian-born, East London-raised artist has taken it to cult clubs around the Europe and will play the next Terminal V in April while continuing to drop plenty of her own bangers. In this intervie...

'Biianco is one of the most exciting talents to have broken through in recent times. They are a producer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist with a bold, bright take on techno, but are also on a mission to uplift their neurodivergent and disabled community. Their body-positive bangers have come on labels like Ultra Records and alongside the venerated Marlon Hoffstadt while their hybrid club sets a...

'Ventur was one of the many standout debutants at Terminal V festival last year, which is why we've invited him back for a podcast. He also made his international debut after quickly rising up through the UK scene and is now ready to push on once more in 2025. His sounds have come on vital labels like Teletech, Exhale and Taapion and traverse several techno sub-genres, all of them united by irresi...

'Lucia Lu is Berlin born and bread and very much represents that in her music. She admits her main mission is to represent the various sounds of city on the world stage, and does so with a specific love of techno while aiming to find the nuance amongst its dark, energetic grooves and hypnotic melodies. The journey so far has taken her to some of the best clubs in the world, always with a sense of...

'Colombia's Noise Mafia is all set for a breakout year. Hailing from Bogotá, they have already had huge support for their tunes from the likes of Charlie Sparks, I Hate Models and Sara Landry. And it's not hard to hear why - they are big, bouncy, bright collisions of rave, techno, trance and hard dance that bring plenty of character and a wide array of references from myriad sub-genres across the...

'Ollie Lishman is one of a number of artists who have made their mark in Australia and moved over to Europe to continue making waves. The Naarm/Melbourne native is now based in Berlin and mixing up the city's sounds with his own style brought from home. He calls it simply 'groovy electronic music' and it takes in big beats, infectious energy and smart samples from across the hard dance spectrum. H...

'LB aka LABAT DJs with real flare. The Frenchman is happy to his own personality shine through in the way he plays, as well as with what he plays. His high-energy, extroverted sound is a blend of inspirations from the UK, Australia and his homeland and it collides a wide array of techno, bass, breaks and more. His Rinse FM show finds him showcasing an ever-wide range of sounds while his own produc...

'Justin Jay has had a landmark year by anyone's standard, and it has been filled with firsts: he debuted on Boiler Room (out next year) and played the first edition of our festival in Croatia while also touring across Europe and the United States. His first release came four years ago but he is still only 22 and brings an infectious sense of energy and positivity to everything he does, including h...

'Volvox is a powerful force in the musical underground, not just as a DJ who can tellstories with her visceral techno selections, but as an advocate fighting for equal opportunities for marginalised communities. The Brazil-born artist has played around the world but has always retained a key focus on helping to shape the techno underground in and around New York. As well as being part of all-femal...

' t e s t p r e s s hail from Aberdeen but now call Glasgow home, and it is from there that they have ripped up the techno landscape in recent times. Their particular love of hard and fast dance sounds has become known as "b i g d u n t e n e r g y" and has come on labels like Speedmaster Records and Method 808’ with support from peers like Ihatemodels, Patrick Mason and VTSS. The duo also made th...

'"I'm a juicy b*itch, keep my name off your lips" says Juicy Romance's Instagram bio, but no one is following her instruction because the London-based Australian is one of the hottest in the game right now. She embraces her own sexuality in the music she makes and plays and that lends her techno, whether it's deep, hard or trance-y, a libidinous and surrealist edge that makes it all the more hedon...

TVR12 - OUT NOW Scotland’s fast rising Cadzow steps up for Terminal V Record’s 12th release with a fast paced cut. The track boasts of an ethereal vocal hook, perfectly complimented by a thundering bassline and energetic build up, the perfect tool for tearing apart dancefloors 🔥 With support from heavy hitters across Europe and beyond already, you can expect the track to feature heavily in clubs...

'FKA.M4A very quickly became a real fan favourite. After growing up in London, it was a move to Berlin that accelerated their career and led to sets at cult places like Panorama Bar. A friendship with Peggy Gou developed after a support slot on the same bill and now FKA.M4A's proudly unpretentious sound mixes up Italo disco, high NRG and leftfield techno everywhere. Here FKA.M4A speaks about the v...

'Disfreq is a brotherly duo that loves acid, hardware and raw drums. Whether making dark techno or harder styles they bring inescapable energy to all they do. The pair hails from Donegal in Ireland but have made a global mark with their diverse releases on the likes of Diynamic, Turbo Recordings and Siamese and bring an innate understanding of the dance floor to whichever DJ booths they play in. T...

'LOLSNAKE sits right at the heart of Berlin's bubbling underground as a DJ, promoter and label founder. Born in Oakland, California but with Iraqi heritage, she is the founder of the long-running queer party Weeeirdos which she started in order to "arouse fun and freedom" in an often all too serious scene. The party plays out at Säule but has also been hosted at the likes of Berghain while LOLSNAK...