Lavan makes his debut on SlothBoogie with a five track EP of superb house rhythms named ‘It’s Happening’. The Berlin resident Lavan opens the release with ‘Tremendous’, filled with US garage referencing chords and a stellar lead organ solo. Up next is the jacking pump of ‘Gwan Nasty’ with its classy chopped vocals, deep house chords and fierce drums. ‘Can’t Tell Me Nothing’ starts off with some familiar drum patterns that quickly get beefed up to underpin the gliding organ chords and synth top lines creating a tough jam for the clubs. ‘Nonchalant’ chops in some classic vocal snippets over sof ..read more

Michael Gray delivers a modern disco interpretation of the classic Jamiroquai anthem ‘Space Cowboy’ this month on Sultra Records. Gray is a one of the UK’s most prominent remix/production artists. Covering the last three decades, Michael whether as a solo artist or part of the award-winning Full Intention duo has remixed the likes of Cee Lo Green, Sterling Void, Sylvester, Chanelle and many more. His track ‘Weekend’ is probably his biggest success to date and with a plethora of anthems under Full Intention, when you see his name you know it’s probably going to be worth checking out! This new r ..read more

International house music legend Riva Starr returns to Glitterbox with another striking original ‘Love You Till Tomorrow’. Known for his globally appealing sound, Riva Starr‘s previous Glitterbox releases ‘Brotherly Love Divine’ and ‘How It Feels’ allowed the touring maestro to develop his fresh, soulful sound, resulting in two classic records that soundtracked the London label’s extravagant parties. Now the Italian-born and East London-based producer, DJ and Defected House Master is set to dominate Ushuaïa Ibiza and Hï Ibiza throughout summer 2024. The Snatch! Records label owner continues hi ..read more

Faithless announce first live shows in 8 years including a stop at London’s iconic Roundhouse and unveil plans for new music. Eight years on from their final live performance, today (19th April 2024), Faithless announce their return to the global stage. The announcement includes their first run of live dates, including London’s iconic Roundhouse and  shows in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Amsterdam, which lead into headline sets at 3 of the major UK festivals: Glastonbury, Wilderness and Bestival. “As many of you have noticed, we’re back…Some shows have already been announced but we couldn’t s ..read more

Mysterious label/producer T RECS is back with another piece of sample magic, this time having their way with Bel Amour’s 2000 classic. We’ll keep this one short as we have no idea who is behind the release or who is behind the label. Easy. Following on from their only other release ‘TRECS01’ that took on Donald Glover’s ‘This Is America’, the mysterious label is back this time editing/bootlegging their way back to the 2000 Bel Amour track ‘Bel Amour’. Sampling Jo Basso’s 1978 track ‘The Mistery With Me’ this French filtered Disco number was a dance floor smash. Now in this edit the meat of the ..read more

Spanish edit of Bobby Caldwell’s classic ‘Do For Love’ doing the business across socials right now, big up the Comb Edits! Henry Jackson Newcomb’s alias Comb and his Norwich-based label I Travel To You have been delving deep into the funky soul numbers since 2021. Sampling the likes of Marvin Gaye, Lee Fields, Deborah’s ‘Lo Que No Haria Por Amor’ and more, this classy UK label is unassumingly doing the business right now. This track ‘Por Amor’ is an actually a re-release of the ITTY’s 2021 released edit from their 2021 debut EP. Bringing funk, jazz, disco and a Spanish flavour to the Caldwell ..read more

The ‘Don’t You Want My Lovin’ EP sees Jackmaster showcase his studio talent on the label for the first time, delivering two fresh originals with Mike Dunn on the remix. A globally-renowned selector whose ‘Mastermix’ series and impactful, diverse DJ sets have garnered a cult following for the past decade, Numbers co-founder Jackmaster has seen his focus shifted towards his blossoming discography of late, releasing material via Seth Troxler’s Slacker 85, The Martinez Brothers’ Cuttin’ Headz and CircoLoco Records, plus his own TDSR imprint. Here, he continues to showcase his studio nouse with an ..read more

San Fran house guru Dylan C. Greene drops a pumping groover with an unmistakable vocal sample that oozes with class. Dutch-American producer Dylan C. Greene may be a new name to us, but after some digging when we first heard this track, it’s a name certain to be one we look out for. After remixing Disclosure’s ‘Never Enough’ in 2021, Dylan has been steadily growing in statue, labels like Kitsuné, True Romance and Insanity Recordings have all released material from the San Francisco producer. Now for 2024, he’s chose his own label C3DO Recordings as the home for his first release of the ca ..read more

Label mainstays Fouk just dropped the perfect dancefloor Bomb with ‘Mirage’paired with a high-octane Elisa Bee remix. We all know Dutch duo Fouk from their soulful, bouncy take on house music. They’re also responsible for some of Heist’s biggest tracks like Kill Frenzy or their Lil Louis inspired 2021 release ‘Blue Steel’. On their new Mirage EP, the talented duo shows us a fresh side of their sound: the main-room hands-in-the-air-going-wild side. To top things off, Italian producer Elisa Bee made time in her busy schedule of DJ’ing and releasing for artists like Ben Sims on his Hardgroove imp ..read more

LA-based outfit Florecer drop their debut single ‘Hidden Thoughts’ on Is It Balearic with Hitchhiker, Das Complex and Ken Fan on the remixes. Surfers Allie Schulz and Alex Pasternak have been experimenting with their ethereal sound over the last couple of years. Based out of LA, the pair have captured the Pacific Ocean blues juxtaposed with machine soul to create a Balearic, downtempo sound that has captivated us. Previously their unsigned track ‘Breathy Drops’ was the only thing we had to go off but now it’s time for the duo to land on veteran Balearic aficionados Is It Balearic. ‘Hidden Thou ..read more