Interviews

Derun are a Turkish duo whose organic house / downtempo style infuses traditional instruments with electronic sounds. Travelling the world as popular underground DJs, they are also talented producers known for their music on labels such as Bar 25 Music, Cosmic Awakenings, Pipe & Pochet and Akbal Music. Most recently, Derun dropped their new three-track... Read more »

Germany’s Koelle made his XYZ debut last year in alluring fashion. The classically trained musician out of Ingolstadt collected a stellar team on the Fall In Time EP, with vocalist Margret and producer Into The Ether each deeply involved throughout the release. After a raucous applause for the original material, we are thrilled to revisit... Read more »

Barcelona duo Jessica Saves are fresh from their debut appearance on SOL. The rising pair dropped a scintillating three-track EP that is the perfect accompaniment for the journey to outer realms. ‘Weekend On Alpha Centauri’ blends lush, wavering synth-work and distant vocal samples, while coating the cuts in a dense, cosmic atmosphere that is truly... Read more »

Collective Machine makes his Monday Social Music debut with the first single from his forthcoming artist album ‘Epoch’ alongside a great remix by Mihai Popoviciu. Hailing from Budapest, Mario Domjan aka Collective Machine is one of Hungary’s most highly regarded electronic music producers. With a sound that sits comfortably in the creative space between house... Read more »

Frankey & Sandrino, based in Essen and Berlin respectively, have been making music together for just over a decade. In that time, their rich, detailed style has graced the upper-echelons of house and techno’s worthiest institutions, garnering a legacy of releases on labels such as Innervisions, Mule Musiq, Kompakt and Diynamic. The impact of tracks... Read more »

Producer, song writer and multi-instrumentalist Diogo Strausz has been blazing a trail with his impressive work on Greco-Roman and Barefoot Beats. His current release on Brooklyn’s Razor-N-Tape Reserve, getting some remix attention from Prescription Records master Ron Trent. We talk to him ahead of the release.   WWD: Thanks for talking to us today Diogo.... Read more »

RX Recordings welcomes The YellowHeads for a pair of hot new tracks that come back with big remixes from Procombo and Kemal Vatansever. First up is the tense and hard-hitting techno of Liquid Tensions. It has bright chords, fire hi-hats and groove that powers on taking all with it. ‘Liquid Tensions (Procombo Remix)’ then gets... Read more »

Producers are the backbone of any label; developing supportive and genuine relationships with our artists is the core principle of XYZ’s development. Our Oppo series is an ode to the figures that we feel are at the foundation of the label’s journey thus far. Emotional Tourist has cemented himself as a pillar of XYZ’s artistic... Read more »

The Moscow-based tandem, Volen Sentir, is back with another mind-blowing release on Guy J’s renowned label Lost & Found. The two-track release with over fourteen minutes of innovative dance-floor music is a well-refined work of art. Melodic arpeggios, synthetic baselines, and driving rhythm sections create spotless arrangements delivering positive emotions without words. The sounds are... Read more »

A long-standing figure within Tokyo’s fruitful electronic music scene, DJ and producer Satoshi Fumi continues to impress as an artist who traverses genres with ease. With releases via Mood Music, Get Physical and Yoshitoshi, his unique take on deep house, techno and acid and more combines influences from early 80s electronica and 90s house to... Read more »