From CBL—short for “CITY BOY LOUNGE”—which has long served as a key party in the Kansai modern dance scene by hosting acts like SLEEP D, SEB WILDBLOOD, and CHAOS IN THE CBD, one of its founders, KO YANG, is making his debut via New York’s 〈BLISS POINT〉! The title track “PONY” (sample 1)—which firmly locks down the dance floor with its heavy, resili ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Akie)ent kicks and inciting vocal samples—includes a remix (sample 3) by ALEX KASSIAN, who also performs as one half of OPAL SUNN! Featuring tracks like “Gianism” (sample 2), where a heavy, meandering bassline syncopates with the drums, this is a masterpiece that shines with floor-oriented grooves. (Original Japanese text by Akie)

Noha of the Italian label 〈Panick Panick!〉 has reissued the “Back to Basics” classics, adding two tracks featuring his own remixes. “Reprise,” with its synthesizer vocals and authentic cyber-techno vibe, along with “Count On It”—which was the B-side on the original release—are timeless classics that remain highly reliable on the dance floor. Althou ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito)gh these tracks were omitted when *For Those That Know* compiled and reissued his work in 2018, I think they fit perfectly now. (Original Japanese text by Saito)

This is their second release, following last year’s debut collaboration, “Dream Sketches.” It reflects the musical language they’ve cultivated and shared over many years in the DJ booth and studio. It features three tracks, led by the raw machine house groove “Indian Summer.” It’s already sold out at the distributor, but we’ve secured some copies. ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito)(The YouTube link provided is a radio edit, different from the 12-inch version.) (Original Japanese text by Saito)

From Chicago-based MAZI NAMVAR’s FRESH MEAT, which explores the multifaceted nature of Chicago house from an artist’s perspective! Cesar Ramirez’s “Congo Fury (Mike Huckaby remix)” is a deep house track where the dry resonance of the congas harmonizes emotionally with a deep, spacey synthscape, and RAMIREZ’s own keyboard solo—which cuts in toward t ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Akie)he end—brings the floor to a fever pitch (sample1), as well as “Basic Analogue (Bryan Zentz Remix)” (sample2), a track that skillfully fuses the light, breezy electro synths of label heads MAZI NAMVAR and JOSHUA COLLINS with robust house funk. A diverse compilation incorporating elements from Chicago, Detroit, Oakland, and Portland. This release also places a strong emphasis on record-friendly cuts designed for vinyl playback. (Original Japanese text by Akie)

Catalogue number 4 from 〈MAGIC WATER RECORDS〉, the Munich-based label gathering like-minded heads to explore underground sound on a personal level! JOS LOK has previously released on Montreal's 〈ARCHIPEL〉 among others. Led by "Samtengle Swing" (sample1), a hypnotic tech groover where a bouncing, snaking acid line and elastic drums tear along at spe ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Akie)ed, the record lays out a stoic dance vibe distilled down to the essentials. Slightly off the beaten path is B2 "Dead again" (sample2), which ascends on the reward-like arpeggios that pour down in its back half. Vinyl only! (Original Japanese text by Akie)

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『If you could ever stop thinking about... you know... for just a moment, you might hear something else... Foehn & Jerome return to Perfumed Freedom for the label's first release of 2026. Three refined minimal house tracks, balancing groove, restraint and dancefloor energy. Understated, hypnotic and exactly where the duo ...Read more's sound feels most at home. A1 More Than Money B1 Las Yolo B2 Hammerfest』

The third release from *CUSTOMS & FACES*, co-founded by IVAN SMAGGHE and NIV ARZI—a label I’ve personally been keeping an eye on for its release of trip-sound tracks tailored for the creek scene, such as the ROMAN FLÜGEL remix—brings the welcome arrival of SHONKY. Tracks like the tech-trip “Onthekoon” (sample 1)—which features processed vocal sampl ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Akie)es and a melancholic melody chain that creeps along in an eerie way—and “Speak & Spell” (sample 2), with its signature tight, bouncy bassline and collage-style sampling, are both solidly good. (Original Japanese text by Akie)

A new release from the archive series by Chicago-based MAZI NAMVAR’s label 〈FRESH MEAT〉 has arrived! Originally released digitally in 022 as . The track “Cloud Dub” (sample 1)—a left-field tech house track that blends the early ’90s Chicago deep house sound with organ layers and strings to create a unique sound—is also making its long-awaited debut ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Akie) on vinyl. The original copies of tracks like TY TEK’s sci-fi tech house “Dirty Fusion (Audio Soul Project Remix)” (sample 2)—where synthesizers rumble like an earthquake while tracing dark chords—are becoming increasingly rare with each passing year, so don’t miss this opportunity. (Original Japanese text by Akie)

The title track of this house journey, “The Drip” (sample 1), features a bouncy beat that echoes the melodic, bouncy acid bass, with an emotional and dreamy synth loop layered over a cohesive bassline. The meticulous sound design is also a highlight, such as the subtly incorporated hand percussion in “Deep Breath” (sample 2), a heavy, bass-driven t ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Akie)ech house/electro track featuring dark and mysterious chord progressions. Vinyl-only! (Original Japanese text by Akie)

〈PERSPECTIVE〉 The highly anticipated new release from PHILIP CHERNIKOV—whose excellent EP on 〈DOWN2EARTH.WORLD〉 is still fresh in our minds—is here! Lighthearted percussion rhythms enhance the energy of the bassline, while the floating funk bass soundscapes and dub-infused ambient elements create a pleasant listening experience Tracks include “Deep ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Akie) The Funk” (sample 1) and “Honey Badger” (sample 2), a deep track with a nostalgic tech house vibe. With carefully crafted song structures and intricately carved percussion, it’s great to see a modern reimagining of the slow-burning, immersive sound from tech house’s golden age. (Original Japanese text by Akie)

BPM120, sci-fi electronica featuring her own violin, flute and vocals, reminiscent of early Herbert style, beautiful deep tech house A1 "Upside Down" (sample1) with unique melodies and vocals that are also captivating. (sample1), A2 "Eyes Between Letters" (sample2), a soundscape groove to hypnotic psychedelic druggy and electronic Afro-Brazilian am ...Read more (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)bient deep house at BPM122, which fully demonstrates her signature style, B1 "Beyond Light And Shade", BPM125, an organic groove masterpiece of oriental environmental music contemporary minimalism that is electronic percussive and spacey acoustic electro-tech on the floor, BPM123, the highlight of this release and a very 4 tracks of organic organic soft psychedelic minimal deep house B2 "Complementary Senses" (sample3) with her typical experimentation and playfulness. Be sure to check them out from the track listing. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)

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『KinAhau returns to Crosstown Rebels with his introspective three-tracker, ‘Cicek’ EP. Out on 3rd July 2026, the young producer delivers a deeply personal excursion, featuring Mahmut Orhan, exploring themes of identity, independence, and creative freedom. Few artists have arrived on the electronic scene quite like Kin ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito)Ahau. First entering the spotlight through a chance encounter that led to his breakout collaboration with Solid Grooves founder Michael Bibi, the exciting DJ/producer quickly found himself moving through some of the world's most respected clubs and festivals. Yet while early attention centred on an unlikely origin story, the years since have revealed a more nuanced artistic voice, one increasingly focused on reflection rather than reaction, and expression rather than expectation. That perspective sits at the heart of his return to Damian Lazarus’ Crosstown Rebels imprint as he lands on the label with his latest EP, ‘Cicek’. Opening title track ‘Cicek’, created alongside Mahmut Orhan, unfolds through emotive melodies, organic textures, and a sense of quiet tension that feels deliberately removed from conventional club formulas. It's a record that prioritises atmosphere and feeling over immediacy, setting the tone for the wider release. Across the EP, that idea takes different forms, shapes and directions. ‘Plane Jane leans’ is a stripped-back, hazy journey through vibrant keys and woozy textures, while ‘Danza De La Pau’ flips the script and tunnels into trippy, ping-pong synths, cascading tones and off -kilter pockets of sound. Together, the three tracks feel less like individual records and more like snapshots from a broader creative conversation, one shaped by a growing distance from formula and a desire to explore something more personal and unique.』 (Original Japanese text by Saito)

From Kompakt comes the long-awaited new EP by Extrawelt, the artisan duo who—since their 2005 debut on James Holden’s Border Community—have spent over 20 years continuously exploring and refining their unique progressive, experimental, techno, and psychedelic sound! First up, be sure to check out “HONEY HUNTER” (sample 1), a mysterious track at 121 ...Read more (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA) BPM that blends bossa nova and techno, leading you into a dark and mysterious realm! !!
BPM 124—A2 “HAZINGER” (sample 2), an elegant, architectural 4/4 techno-science-experimental-tech-psychedelic track with spatial aesthetics, BPM 131, “COVER BLOWN” (B1) (sample 3)—a left-field electro-techno track that showcases the artist’s mad scientist side, featuring a melancholic robotic voice that carries a faint sense of longing, BPM 129, with its meticulously crafted structure and European-dark, beautiful sound design, the progressive tech experimental B2 “BLACK BADGER” is both a floor-filler and a work of art. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)

As the mastermind behind the electronic jazz ensemble Soulstatejazz, as well as a drummer, percussionist, and bassist—this multi-talented artist builds a foundation of stable grooves with meticulously arranged drums and percussion. Warm, organic, psychedelic sonic fluctuations then add color to the soulful, jazzy, hypnotic, and minimalist soundscap ...Read moree, creating a unique atmosphere.
Track A1, “Extrasensory” (sample 1), features a pop-infused, soulful, and psychedelic sound that grooves between lightness and powerful momentum, creating a pleasant listening experience; Track A2, “Bring Forth” (sample 2), invites you into a deeper, more immersive world with strong dub elements; the dreamy and melancholic B1 “Be The Moment” (sample 3), and the B2 “Vividly,” with its meticulously delicate psychedelic soundscapes and characteristic European melancholy—all are wonderful.
A vinyl-only release from Slices of Life, a major label to watch founded by Berlin-based Barbara Preisinger, who co-founded SCAPE with Stefan Betke (aka Pole).

Xtal’s signature shoegaze-inspired electronic sensibility and experimental electronica-ambient vibe, combined with complex arpeggios, minimalist rhythm patterns, and a melancholic, dreamy melodic sensibility, hypnotic atmospheres, and meticulous, delicate sound design, all come together to create a smooth, unhurried, dreamlike unfolding of tech house and deep house. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)

JULIUS STEINHOFF, who co-founded SMALLVILLE RECORDS—a hub for deep house in Hamburg—with LAWRENCE and other friends, is releasing a solo album following his album on SMALLPEOPLE. (Original Japanese text by Saito)

"XTC" (sample 1, 2) is an anthem that rises like a horizontal vision unfolding, laid over narration about the synthetic drug commonly known as XTC — a substance whose use spread to the general public thanks to Dr. Alexander Shulgin, who devoted his life alongside his wife to psychedelic research and championed these compounds not only medicinally b ...Read moreut as recreational substances. And "Knee On Belly" (sample 3), which sets disco cut-ups against a rhythm built on whistle presets close to Edward's recent productions, is guaranteed to be a catchy pleasure. Label boss KOZE delivers, as always!

Originally released in 2001 by an artist named CHRIS DORIA, this rare tribal house gem—which had been lost due to a pressing plant error that prevented the correct information from being recorded—is finally being reissued! Featuring tracks like “Night Sweats” (sample 1), which blends rich, African-inspired tribal percussion with a house-style 4/4 b ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Akie)ounce, and “Cypress” (sample 2), built around a minimalist, repetitive groove, this release offers a sound where tech house and tribal house intersect in perfect harmony. (Original Japanese text by Akie)

90s Frankfurt house, released by Playhouse—a pioneer of the approach that would lead to 90s Frankfurt house, IDM, and minimal techno—and reissued by Daniel Bell’s label Elevate with a remix by Theo Parrish. This is Losoul’s fourth single, released the following year on the same Playhouse label. Playhouse brought together artists like Ricardo Villal ...Read moreobos, Roman Flügel, and ISOLEE, and even licensed releases from BLAZE. What an incredible era. Reissued on his own label, Another Picture. (Saito)

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『Reissue of two classic Losoul tracks from the artist's 90s phase. Abstract minimal funk meets archaic tribal grooves reeling out that trippy tension and off-balance energy. Get yourself some slow-burning sweaty vibes for your house, minimal or techno sets.』