South African DJ, producer, vocalist and songwriter Thandi Draai has been a flag bearer for the latest Afro-house sounds for more than a decade now, and was named as one of the women shaping African dance and electronic music by Mixmag in 2021. This past December saw the release of Africa Get Physical Vol. 5,…
Defected Records is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year with the launch of a new series of collaborative releases, the first of which sees Hannah Wants team up with Sam Divine and Jem Cooke on the track Cruel Intentions. The ‘Together’ series of releases will see artists from the label’s past collaborate with upcoming talent,…
Lee Foss‘ Repopulate Mars label has unveiled its 200th release, with the label head teaming up with Skonka and TheConnect on the single Worship Technology. Last year was a busy one for Foss, who added the North Of Neptune imprint to his portfolio of labels, including Repopulate Mars, Hot Creations (which he co-runs with Jamie…
Another weekend, another two hours of quality house music from the Long Live House Radio Show with Graeme Park. Previous mixes can be found here. In this week’s edition, Graeme continues his look back at some of the standout tracks of 2023. This week’s two hour mix features Shouse feat. House Gospel Choir, Philippa, Arthur Baker & Jesse Rankins, Crystal…
Danish group WhoMadeWho have recruited Mind Against and Dyzen to remix their single, Children, with the reimagined version of the track set for release on 12 January. The uplifting synth rework is being released on WhoMadeWho’s own imprint, The Moment, in collaboration with The Orchard’s Artist Services. Mind Against and Dyzen join the likes of…
François Kevorkian, aka François K, who has just turned 70 years old (on 10 January), is quite simply one of the most influential producers, remixers and DJs in the history of electronic music. It’s close to a half century since Kevorkian, originally hailing from Rodez, France, secured his first job as a disc jockey in…
With more than three decades in electronic music behind her, DJ Paulette is a bona fide legend as far as the 909originals team is concerned, and her forthcoming autobiography, Welcome To The Club – The Life and Lessons of a Black Woman DJ, is set to be something special. Described as a ‘positive, life affirming…
Renato Ratier has been a pivotal figure in Brazil‘s electronic music scene. In the 2000s, he opened D-Edge in São Paulo, a club that has since become one of South America’s stand-out venues, while on the production side, he has releases on the likes of Get Physical, Gigolo, Kompakt, Light My Fire and No.19 Music…
Another year, another two hours of top notch house music from the Long Live House Radio Show with Graeme Park. Previous mixes can be found here. This week’s two-hour mix features Izo Fitzroy, Serge Santiago, LP Giobbi, Foremost Poets, Jimpster & Crackazat, Danny Tengalia & Cevin Fisher, James Curd, Floorplan, DJ Meme and more, as Graeme looks back at some of…
Black Science Orchestra, Daniel Wang, Aroop Roy and more are set to take to the stage at the first-ever Dublin Disco All-Dayer, taking place at Orlagh House in Rathfarnham, Dublin, at the start of February. Hosted by Fatty Fatty Phonographics, the lineup will also welcome Colm K (of Cork’s Sunday Times parties) going back-to-back with…
