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

Best New Releases from March

It’s officially springtime! The sun-drenched vibe keeps on flowing with the amazing releases, stunning albums, and impressive remixes coming from Jimi Jules, Talaboman, Davis, TD, Eagles & Butterflies, Nuno Dos Santos, Cologne Tape, Map.ache, Cleveland, Pixilife released via Innervisions, R&S Records, Altin Village & Mine, Permanent Vacation, Something Happening Somewhere, Magazine, Engrave Ltd., Equation Recordings, Art Imitating Life, and Samo Records.

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

Eagles & Butterflies - Art Imitating Life volume 1

The English born, LA based producer Chris Baratt, aka Eagles and Butterflies has been exploding in the underground scene over the past few years.

ReleasesIrina KotikOctober 13, 2016Eagles and Butterflies, art imitating life, Innervisions, bedrock

Best New Releases from September 2016

The month of September brings a big change in seasons and a slew of highly-anticipated releases and stunning remixes from the likes of Dennis Ferrer, Kollektiv Turmstrasse, Guy Gerber, Francesco Chiocci, Tuff City Kids, Hyenah, Cubicolor, John Talabot, Youandme & The Analog Roland Orchestra, LOR, Jules et Spatz.

VA - Secret Weapons part 8

Innervisions label, run by its founders Ame & Dixon, is set to release its 8th installment of the Secret Weapons series later this month, roughly a year after its 7th release.

ReleasesIrina KotikSeptember 8, 2016Innervisions, Yotam Avni, Ingrid Lukas, Manuel Tur, Rampa, Prins Thomas, MOsca, Alex.Do, Eagles and Butterflies, DAvis, denis horvat, quarion, Dino Lenny, Culoe De Song, Francesco Chiocci

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!

Best New Releases from May 2016

The Springtime sun is here, shining light upon some amazing new releases. We have compiled a list of 10 best tracks released this month, featuring such talented artists as Baikal, Trikk, Luca Bacchetti, Aera, Kiani & His Legion, Eagles & Butterflies, JMII, Manuel Tur and DJ Metatron. Start your journey into the 10 best tracks of May! Tracks are listed in no particular order.

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.