50 tracks that defined 2017

As the door close on yet another year, it’s time to look back on the incredibly impressive catalogue of stunning releases that took over dancefloors around the world.

ReleasesIrina KotikJanuary 8, 2018cleveland, city slang, talaboman, R&S records, Melatonin Man, Nous'klaer Audio, The drifter, Permanent Vacation, New Jackson, Cin Cin, Peter Pardeike, Love Over Entropy, Connaisseur Recordings, Tom Trago, Dekmantel, Space Disco Controller, Kornel Kovacs, R&S Records, Zopelar, Ripperton, Endless, Nuno Dos Santos, Far Out Radio Sysytems, sohaso, Samo Dj, Hivern Discs, Warp Factor 9, Tornado Wallace, ESP Institute, Bicep, Ninja tune, Dixon, Lossless, &me, Keinemusik, Superpitcher, Joakim, Crowdspacer, Kettenkarussel, Giegling, Cologne Tape, Four Tet, Text Records, Cosime, Maarten Mittendorff, nous'klaer audio, Laurent Garnier, kompakt, Private Eyes, Safe Trip, Michael Mayer, DJ Koze, Davis, Engrave LTD, Rampa, Rebirth, map.ache, Altin Village & Mine, Octo Octa, Dorisburg, honey soundsystem records, Marc Pinol, Margot, SBTH, Hammer, Phil Kieran, Roman Flugel, Hot Creations, Loft, Frankey & Sandrino, Innervisions, QNA, roman flugel, Perel, DFA, mike simonetti, mr.intl, maria rita stumpf, Optimo Music, marc romboy, These eyes, birds ov paradise, Karvt, Cubicolor, Patrice Baumel, Anjunadeep, Dominik Marz, Aera, And, DJ Hell, Falke, kann, LOR, VAils, l'enfant terrible records, Pyramid Lake, Tamed Musiq, Red Axes, konstantin sibold, permanent vacation, DJ Tennis, Disco Halal, Isolee, Meave, Trikk

Frankey & Sandrino - Virgo EP

When Frankey & Sandrino say they’re releasing a new EP, we stop everything we’re doing and wait with baited breath for it to drop. Their stellar EP ‘Wega’ released on Innervisions earlier this year was an absolute raging hit across dance floors with the self-titled track taking center stage of many DJ sets.

ReleasesIrina KotikJuly 5, 2017Frankey & Sandrino, sum over histories, virgo, sandrino

Best New Mixes from February

February brought us some fantastic music tales by astonishingly talented DJs from around the world like Âme, Hyenah, Roman Flügel, Dj Dustin, Man Power, Rampa, Pachanga Boys, Jon Charnis, Patlac, Midas 104, Lazaros, Frankey & Sandrino, Applescal, Christopher Schwarzwalder, Fred P, Adam Port, Ryan Davis, Tim Engelhardt, Dima Studinsky and Andre Hommen. These are our favorites for the month of February. Pick yours, put your headphones on and enjoy the ride

Best New Releases from February

February was a fantastic month in the underground electronic music world with a gorgeous album, stunning releases, and amazing remixes coming from Khidja, New Jackson, Alex Niggemann, Roman Flügel, Frankey & Sandrino, Falke, Aera, DJ Koze, Amberoom, Andre Hommen and André Hommen.

Best New Mixes from December

In already impressive catalog of exceptional mixes of 2016, a month of December added some magnificent music tales, that will be played long after December of 2016. As usual, we carefully picked 20 that we enjoyed the most.

50 Tracks That Defined 2016

As another year comes to a close it’s time to look back at some of the finest tracks of 2016. This has been one of the most innovative years of underground electronic dance music, with a treasure-trove of productions that radiate with powerful musical elegance, boundless creativity, and infinite inspiration from both established artists, and new talent from around the world.

ReleasesIrina KotikDecember 29, 2016sfire, John Talabot, cocktail d'amore music, dj tennis, Roman Flugel, Life and Death, Dj Metatron, Giegling, hyenah, Frankey & Sandrino, Freerange records, zk bucket, the drifter, zaun records, isaac tichauer, bicep, Traumprinz, lost scripts, Hivern Discs, michele mininni, red axes, le temps perdu, acid pauli, Pampa, baikal, maeve, trikk, lossless, aera, Innervisions, Midland, regraded, clavis, recondite, lauer, Prins Thomas, Permanent Vacation, Patrick Bishop, Tuff City Kids, philomena, Eagles and Butterflies, oceanic, Nous'klaer Audio, human machine, connaisseur recordings, Love Over Entropy, Something Happening Somewhere, Ed Davenport, bicephammer, aus, Ripperton, Tamed Musiq, Hyneah, Andre Lodemann, objektivity, davis, Dorisburg, jimi jules, neil flynn, map.ache, Patrice Baumel, roman flugel, Eduardo De La Calle, jmii, lord of the isles, Kompakt, Nautilus Rising, peter pardeike, andre hommen, Kim Brown, Quarion, Just Another Beat, Zopelar, In Their Feelings, ashworth, needwant, Rampa, Keinemusik, fort Romeau, live at robert johnson, microcastle, todd terje, dixon, olsen records, Marcelo Giordani, oraculo records, Lee Van Dowski, Mobilee Records, cleveland, Chicola, chicola, Lost & Found

Best New Releases from August 2016

August brings a full slate of incredible releases and amazing remixes that spans the wide spectrum of underground house and techno.

Best New Releases from June 2016

June has been a treasure trove of stunning releases, exciting remixes and amazing albums in the underground music world. This month's selection features: Clavis, Love Over Entropy, Quarion, André Hommen, Ripperton, Musumeci, Frankey and Sandrino, Recondite, Ruede Haggelstein and Adam Port.
Summer can't be better!

Track of the Moment

Pacifica - Memory Man (Frankey and Sandrino remix)
German duo of Frankey & Sandrino have been creating a stir on the dance floors across the globe creating poetic and utterly addictive sound

ReleasesIrina KotikMay 25, 2016Frankey & Sandrino, Pacifica, Drumpoet Community

Best New Releases from April 2016

April has already established major tones in the underground electronic music scene with a stunning releases by Roman Flügel, Bicep, Frankey & Sandrino, Christian Löffler, DJ Koze, Sefton, Denis Horvat, Lake People, Ryan Davis and The Drifter.

Best New Releases from March 2016

The month of March is bursting with exciting new releases and remixes by David August, Quarion, Frankey & Sandrino, Kris Davis, Mark Poppcke, Dorisburg, Parple and Sei A arriving on labels such as Mule Music, Hivern Discs, Counter Records, Just Another Beat, Crossfrontier Audio, AUS Music, Young Alaska. We hand picked top ten tracks of the month for you to enjoy.

Best Mixes from January 2016

Check out our favorite mixes from HVOB, Lehar, Barnt, Laolu, MUUI, Marc Poppcke, Powel, Mathias Schober (aka SHOW-B), Patlac, Luca Bacchetti, Ripperton, Solomun, Frankey & Sandrino, Paul Nolan, Krink, &ME, Kris Davis, Moosefly and more.

MixesIrina KotikFebruary 18, 2016HVOB, Lehar, Barnt, Laolu, MUUI, Marc Poppcke, Powel, Mathias Schober, Show-b, Patlac, Luca Bacchetti, Ripperton, Solomun, Frankey & Sandrino, Paul Nolan, Krink, &ME, Kris Davis, Moosefly, Muting the Noise, SoundPark, Sohaso, Beats in Space, BPM festival, krink, Alex Niggemann, Eelke KleijnComment

Top Tracks of 2015

We have compiled a list of our top 50 tunes of 2015 encompassing every corner of high quality house, techno and the blurry areas in between.

ReleasesIrina KotikJanuary 23, 2016AUS, &ME, Keinemusik, Frankey & Sandrino, Innersivions, Stephan Bodzin, Herzblut Recordings, Roman Flugel, Correspondant, Axel Boman, Pampa, Objektivity, Dauwd, Ghostly International, Mano Le Tough, Permanent Vacation, Maceo Plex, Kompakt, Love Over Entropy, Something Happening Somewhere, Laolu, Compost Black Label, Andre Lodemann, Rodriguez Jr., Mobilee Records, Clavis, Pablo Bolivar, Desolat, Ripperton, Maeve, Arlane Blank, Doppelgaenger, Stil Vor Talent, Deephouse, techno, FictionLab, Florian Rietze, URS, Isolee, Patrice Baumel, Nu, URSL, Marc Poppcke, Crossfrontier Audio, Last Night On Earth, Crosstown Rebels, Rampa, Tiefschwarz, Watergate Records, Nico Stojan, Sol Selectas, Robag Wruhme, Shanti Radio Moscow, Alan Fitzpatrick, Fort Romeau, Running Back, Efdemin, Curle Recordings, Moodmusic, DKA, Bruxsel Jardin, Ame, Monkeytown Recordings, The Drifter, Bedouin, Kindisch, Monolink & Acid Pauli, 3000 Grad Records, Arthur Oskan, Cityfix, TB, Marcus Worgull, Ugur Project, Robot Ranch Records, MUUI, Midland, !K7 Records, Frank Wiedemann, Gronland, Melokolektiv, Chapter 24 Records, Luc Angenehm, Pure RecordsComment