Techno

Groovecreator turns a Brooklyn night into a two hour masterclass
New York stalwart Groovecreator returns to When We Dip with something special: an exclusive listen of his full two hour live set, filmed in crisp 4K at his recent headline appearance at Unveiled in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on July 11th. Captured in front of a packed room, the performance is a snapshot of everything that has... Read more »
Premiere: Matrixxman rewires Pixel Grip’s ‘Reason To Stay’ into a peak-time anthem
Matrixxman has long been one of American techno’s most dependable exports. The San Francisco bred producer broke through with his 2015 debut album ‘Homesick’ on Ghostly International and has since delivered club weaponry for revered imprints like Dekmantel and Aus Music, building a reputation for sleek, functional grooves wrapped in a sci-fi sheen. His latest... Read more »

George Z & Matt join forces on Octopus Recordings with unstoppable cut ‘Can’t Touch Me’
George Z and Matt land on Octopus Recordings with ‘Can’t Touch Me,’ a high-velocity production driven by a piston-tight low end that locks into full-throttle momentum from the opening bar. Where the duo’s framework is all focus and precision, a blistering synth lead injects raw, ravey abandon – slicing through the drums with untouchable swagger... Read more »

Premiere: Giorgia Angiuli brings the ‘Light’ to Terminal M
There is a certain kind of magic that happens when a classically trained mind meets a dancefloor, and Giorgia Angiuli has spent her career proving exactly that. Her latest offering, ‘Light’, arrives as part of Terminal M’s brand new various artists compilation, BANGERS Vol. 11, and it captures everything that makes her one of the... Read more »

Little Talk with VE/RA
Dutch producer VE/RA continues to make her mark on the harder side of techno with another standout release on Amelie Lens’ EXHALE imprint. Fresh off the release of ‘Out Of My Mind,’ we caught up with VE/RA to talk about the new track, the artists who shaped her sound, her career breakthrough, and her journey... Read more »

Saintbull & Denes Toth drop controlled, chaotic cut ‘Epilepsia’ on Octopus Recordings
Saintbull and Denes Toth unleash ‘Epilepsia’ on Octopus Recordings – a peak-time weapon that wastes no time making its intentions clear. Driven by a pounding low end, rolling percussion, and acid-soaked synth work that twists and builds with relentless intensity, the track thrives on tension and release. Equal parts raw and refined, ‘Epilepsia’ delivers the... Read more »

Little Talk with Nikka Lorak
With a new label on the horizon and a growing global profile, Nikka Lorak is focused on building more than just records – she’s building a movement. Through Cruel Kind, her forthcoming imprint, the DJ, producer, and former filmmaker aims to spotlight artists who combine musical excellence with the charisma and vision of true headliners.... Read more »

SIAN returns to his own Octopus Recordings with acid-soaked new single, ‘Controlling Me’
If the dancefloor has a dark night of the soul, it sounds something like ‘Controlling Me’. SIAN’s latest on Octopus Recordings arrives like a reckoning – a slab of acid-soaked groove that feels like watching a storm roll in from the wrong side of midnight. This is dancefloor music in its raw form – precise,... Read more »

Armada Music celebrates 20 years of Oxia’s ‘Domino,’ enlisting Space 92 for peak-time techno remix
Armada Music has acquired Oxia’s ‘Domino’ – one of the most iconic records in house music history, now celebrating its 20th anniversary. The track has amassed over 150 million Spotify streams and 49 million YouTube views since its original release. On June 12th, an official remix arrived from Space 92 – Beatport’s all-time best-selling Techno... Read more »

Premiere: Oliver Huntemann turns up the pressure with ‘Brutal’ on Senso Sounds
Few names carry the weight that Oliver Huntemann does in techno. For more than two decades, the Hamburg producer has shaped the genre with a sound built on precision, restraint and a relentless sense of forward motion, and on his own Senso Sounds imprint he continues to set the standard for the music he helped... Read more »