Melodic Techno

Fur Coat welcomes the German DJ and producer Lexer to his label Oddity with his ‘Focus’ EP, making his debut on the imprint, accompanied by a remix from fellow native Jonas Saalbach. Known for his ability to story-tell with his melodic productions, Lexer opens the EP with the track ‘Focus’. A track with a lot... Read more »

When GHEIST’s new album came into our inbox recently, we immediately had the sense that we were in for something special. And quite refreshingly, we were proved correct from the outset. A truly tantalizing listen, it spoke volumes of their shared musical understanding, and – much like their early records – would seem to suggest... Read more »

We’ve had Labyrinth Records on our radar for a good few months now.  Regular readers will remember us shining a light on young French talent Cedric Sheva back in May, the rising artist who inaugurated the label’s discography with Tour D’Velo. Now we look to one of the more recent releases on the imprint, this... Read more »

Demian returns on Manual Music after last year’s ‘Homewalk’ EP with his new track ‘Robert’s Melancholia’. It’s one of those timeless atmospheric analogue techno tracks you’ll never get bored of. The sound of emotional machines in full force. A special track deserves an extra special remixer and Petar Dundov is an excellent choice for that.... Read more »

Tale Of Us and Afterlife co-founder Carmine Conte debuts his fearless solo project, MRAK. A consummate artist, Conte’s unwavering commitment to constantly creating music has led to the conception of MRAK – An extension of Tale Of Us that will feed back into the duo’s ethos. On this inaugural release, we get a taste of... Read more »

This autumn for Grigoré was full high of notes. With releases on Diynamic, Somatic – Grigoré received massive support from Solomun, Pete Tong, Kevin de Vries & many more. Now Grigoré returns to This Never Happened with the forthcoming 4-track EP ‘Nautilus’. Rolling basses, melancholy vibes, and big lucid synths all packed in lead track... Read more »

Lauren Mia is a Los Angeles-based classical pianist and composer-turned-DJ, songwriter, vocalist, and music producer. She artfully navigates between spaces of melodic techno and progressive house to curate a signature sound that’s ethereal and dynamic. Coming off of a milestone year in her career, Lauren delved feet first into the 2021 event landscape post-peak pandemic.... Read more »

The impact of Animal Trainer on dancefloors all over the world can not be underestimated and the Swiss duo now makes a welcome debut on Atmosphere Records. On top of that, they’re getting 2 huge remixes by German superstar duo Monkey Safari and by Brazilian indie-dance hotshot Vini Pistori. It’s a ‘Rave New World’, we... Read more »

AMPISH is the name behind Eklektisch‘s 72th release. The Egyptian talent is quite a familiar name for the label. This time, he brings a diverse 3-track EP where he travels from indie dance-ish sounds to more melodic and emotional ones. The title track ‘Amber’ is a peak-time track ideal for the dancefloors. In ‘Border’, the... Read more »

ARTBAT build on the success of the first single on their newly launched UPPERGROUND label, with the follow up ‘Horizon’. Despite only starting to work together in 2015, the prolific pair has put out a steady stream of high quality and innovative sounds. After steady releases on many respected outlets, it was time for their... Read more »