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3 days ago | djmag.com | Henry Ivry

Big room dance music can often feel soulless. An arm’s race for harder and harder kick drums means that a lot of big room techno feels flat and unidimensional — about as interesting as thumbing through DJ Instagram Reels after Tomorrowland or Awakenings. That isn’t the case with Estella Boersma. She makes music that is tough enough for the hard techno kids, but also has real funk and depth to it. On ‘EB002’ she gets deep without ever taking her foot off the throttle.

3 days ago | djmag.com | Olivia Stock

melba is set to release a new EP, ‘angel 777’, on Hypercolour Records. Have an exclusive first listen to ‘nitro kart’ below. Following killer releases for Stereo 45, Vief Records and SHERELLE’s Hooversound imprint, the Newcastle-based DJ and producer returns with her rave-ready debut EP on Hypercolour. Landing this Friday (27th June), the project features four high-velocity club cuts, crafted from her signature blend of raucous 808s, dreamlike synths and 160BPM rhythms.

4 days ago | djmag.com | Olivia Stock

Make A Dance have announced a new EP, ‘Young Man’ on their M.A.D. RECORDS imprint. Have an exclusive first listen to the title track below. Six months after the imprint was named Best Breakthrough Label at DJ Mag’s Best of British Awards 2024, label heads Ben Lewis and Josh Ludlow return with a new heads-down house heater and the thirteenth release on M.A.D. RECORDS.

1 week ago | djmag.com | Christian Eede

Nikki Nair has surprise released a new EP, 'Violence Is The Answer'. Featuring six tracks, the new record is out on Future Classic, and features contributions from yuné pinku, Blaketheman1000, Harmony and Ed Banger Records affiliate Uffie, who appears on two cuts. Drawing on Nikki Nair's signature rubbery sound design quirks, the EP draws on acid house synths, piano stabs and Baltimore club rhythms, among other sounds.

1 week ago | djmag.com | Christian Eede

Kenya Grace has shared a new standalone single, called 'Mr Cool'. Out now, the track is "about hookup culture and specifically a guy who is a player," Grace said in a statement. She continued: "It's about how this kind of behaviour is looked up to in society, but I think it must be lonely never making any substantial connection.