Reviews

Today the legendary Carl Cox finally releases his long-awaited new artist album – ‘Electronic Generations’ his first record in over 10 years. For anyone lucky enough to be at Carl’s headline show at Wembley Arena in October they’ll have heard Carl playing the album from start to finish. But for everyone else this will be... Read more »

Drumcode’s beloved A-Sides compilation makes a return after a two-year absence, with a mammoth 25-track feast covering every shade of the techno spectrum. The project was devised in 2012 as a way of showcasing the wealth of strong material Adam Beyer receives each year, which due to Drumcode’s busy release schedule, might not otherwise find... Read more »

Reinier Zonneveld is back on his own unstoppable Filth On Acid label on an EP that welcomes towering techno talents Alan Fitzpatrick and Reset Robot. First up We Are the Brave label head Alan Fitzpatrick pairs off with the mighty Reset Robot for Acid Texture which is all banging drums and synths fired out of... Read more »

Two rising stars in pin-sharp form, Chris Avantgarde and Kevin De Vries have linked for the first time to deliver the masterful ‘Mind Control’. The release marks Avantgarde’s maiden appearance on Drumcode, while this is De Vries’ second following up the excellent ‘Eternity’ on A-Sides Vol.5 way back in 2016. Since then, De Vries has... Read more »

Husa & Zeyada is a live electronic duo born out of a spontaneous and spacey lockdown collaboration between two very different daydreamers. The project fuses Zeyada’s synth-soaked indie rock with Adam Husa’s deep melodic house. Together, Husa & Zeyada simmer towards a new hybrid of indie Dance, draped in English and Arabic lyrics, open for... Read more »

First lady of electronic underground, Maya Jane Coles returns to her own I/AM/ME imprint with the dark, stripped-back roller ‘Freefall’ featuring alluring R&B singer-songwriter Moxie Knox. The single releases with accompanying remixes by ZeroFG & Ruff Style. Building on her sonic signature, ‘Freefall’’s central focus is the beautiful and haunting vocal work from Moxie. Held... Read more »

Hot on the heels of his recent club smash, ‘The Attention Deficit Track,’ Skream returns to CircoLoco Records with longtime collaborator Jansons for a breakbeat-fueled instant classic, ‘World Is Empty.’ Already selected as BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record this week, the track is centered around an irresistible sample from The Supremes above a driving electro... Read more »

For FOA119, Teenage Mutants emerge from the shadows again. The German duo are underground mainstays who bring the rave across four super new cuts including collabs with Dok & Martin and Heerhorst. Their new EP will transform every dance floor into a burning theatre! Uno, dos, tres fuego! Die Transformation kicks off with heavy techno... Read more »

Lilly Palmer’s ‘We Control’ was one of the standout moments on Drumcode this year, an exhilarating EP debut that peaked at no.1 on the Beatport techno charts and was supported by Mary Anne Hobbs on BBC Radio 6. Since the release, Lilly’s grown as an artist in leaps and bounds and enjoyed a huge year... Read more »

Anjunadeep label favourites Simon Doty and Marsh announce their first collaborative single, ‘Touch The Sky’. A track tried and tested on dancefloors around the world, ‘Touch The Sky’ is out now and marks the first offering from Marsh’s forthcoming artist album, ‘Endless’, out Feb 2023. ‘Touch The Sky’ soars straight into a strong, funky vocal stanza expressing ecstasy,... Read more »