Deep House

Preview: California primed for the return of Lightning in a Bottle festival on May 25th
This year’s Lightning in a Bottle festival will take place in Bradley, California on Memorial Day Weekend. It’s coming up fast, and we couldn’t be more excited. Throughout the year DoLab have been presenting numerous workshops in preparation for this year’s festival, including a pre-event celebrating the festival’s Lucent Temple of Consciousness – Temple Days... Read more »

Premiere: Joyfull family next up on Ranacat’s Sneaky imprint with House jem ‘Interstellar’
Lecce boys Joyfull Family make quite the impression with a new EP on Pablo Ranacat’s boutique imprint Sneaky Music. We’re very excited to present a snippet from the release to When We Dip readers today. This one has been on repeat at HQ for weeks, we’re delighted to finally share this one with you. ‘Interstellar’... Read more »

Traxsource X When We Dip: Weekend Weapons Chart – May 6th
TGIF and you know what it means! Continuing our collaboration with the home of modern house music Traxsource, we’re delighted to present the latest collection of weekend weapons. But first things first, before you vanish for the night make sure to get yourself into a proper mood and give a glance to the When We... Read more »

Premiere: Jager – Mizar [Under Your Skin Records]
Italian producer and Be Free label head Jäger makes his debut on Underyourskin Records with an exquisite EP in ‘Mystical Journey’. The rising producer has rendered to delectable tracks in the lead cut and b-side ‘Mizar’ along with two equally admirable remixes from Louis Kolben and Steffen Sonnenschein. Today, exclusively on When We Dip, you... Read more »

Gottlieb Scheppert crafts new ‘Der Große Junge’ EP for Amselcom [Interview + Premiere]
Forward-thinking Berlin imprint Amselcom welcomes local producer Gottlieb Scheppert into the spotlight this month with two quality original cuts. Joining us in the hotseat, we questioned him on his relationship with the label, finding inspiration in Berlin and all that the Summer may hold for him. But that’s not all folks, set your ears on a... Read more »

Brian Cid debuts on Save Us Records with new ‘Division’ EP [Interview + Premiere]
Brooklyn-based producer Brian Cid follows up standout releases on the likes of Knee Deep In Sound, Lost & Found and microCastle with a debut on Berlin’s Save Us Records (home to the likes of Jonas Saalbach, YokoO and Kris Davis). The two track release, which has already won the hallowed support of BBC Radio 1 legend... Read more »

Stories Behind The Sound: An interview with Nightcolours co-founder Javier Orduña
The latest edition in our Stories Behind The Sound series takes us to meet Spanish artist Javier Orduña. In addition to releases on the likes of Moda Black and Guy Gerber’s Rumours imprint, Orduna also manages budding label Nightcolours with partner Chris Forshaw. This week, along with showcases an exclusive track from the label’s upcoming... Read more »

Prima Lux : Rafaele Castiglione
Our Prima Lux series returns today with Rafaele Castiglione at the helm. Plying his trade in Berlin, you can expect only the freshest sounds from the Amselcom man and he’s delivered a lovely 80min mix for us here. Lovely, loungey music to get lost in. Amselcom is a label which plays home to DkA among others... Read more »

Olderic & Peter Pardeike combine on ‘Connaisseur’ [Review]
Italian DJ and producer Olderic is already well renowned for his talent as a composer of electronic music and, more specifically, deep house music; proof of this are the tracks “A Violent Sky” (edit for Apparat) and the “Alma EP”, released by Compost Records in May 2015. Now, exactly one year after, Olderic is back... Read more »

Premiere: Brad Hart ft. Shawni – Ocean Air (Eric Volta in the heart of the jungle mix) [Motek Music]
Motek Music welcomes Brad Hart to the label with his single ‘Ocean Air’ on May 9th, the release comes strapped with an impressive ensemble of remixers in Eric Volta, Chris Fortier and Max Belobrov. Volta, known for previous release on the likes of Culprit, Connaisseur and My Favorite Robot, has provided an exquisite, slow-building and brooding... Read more »