Floating Points has long mastered the art of production beauty with dancefloor pep to boot, and this latest single, taken from his upcoming album ‘Cascade’, is no exception. Featuring the magical plucks and strums of Austrian-Ethiopian harpist Miriam Adefris, it builds as a noodly, gradually more urgent instrumental for a solid six minutes, with the cascading electronic melodies becoming more patterned and intricate before a low-end gains prominence. All of a sub-bass powered switch-up launches into a darker and even more frantic closing section, with sharp claps and disorientating tones hitting amid the murk. Paired with the alive painting visual by Akiko Nakayama, it’s an experience to match the most mesmerising audio-visual hallucination.

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Surya Sen’s first single of 2024 channels the eager feeling of waiting for summer to get started — ironically dropping in the dying embers of the season, or perhaps pointedly, given the distinct lack of sun through most of the past few months. “Waiting for the sunshine.” croons the British-Bengali rapper, producer and DJ repeatedly over a yearning beat, which Anish Kumar gave helping hand on. It strikes a mood between hopeful and wistful, with shuffling percussion providing the pulse, above which gleaming chimes and higher-pitched melodic tones evoke a sense of longing for something more.

Danish-Chilean composer Molina links up with fellow star of the Copenhagen alternative scene ML Buch on the closing track of forthcoming debut album ‘When You Wake Up’. Their stylistic idiosyncrasies merge fluidly into an absolute beauty of a track that has us praying they form a full-time duo. If you enjoy soul-stirringly silky vocals and inventive instrumentation that verges from dreamlike towards outright psychedelic, you’ll love this.

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Clamour no more! One of the summer’s most sought-after tracks — which set off ID hunters after being rinsed by the likes of Peach, Job Jobse, Danielle and Shanti Celeste herself — has landed. A tailor-made uplifting banger made for dancing in the open air, it was written in the throes of romantic ecstasy. This shines through in the joyful chords that illuminate its marching beat, with Shanti’s vocals and lyrics (written with help from Shivum Sharma) taking centre stage for the first time.

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Mall Grab’s addictive house production and Real Lies’ anthemic vocal delivery make for a potent combo on this club-pop banger. It sounds like Mike Skinner really did go back to those ’90s nights he loves to sing about and hope on the mic at the big, emotional climax of a rave.

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Venezuelan club-wrecker WOST and Portuguese purveyor of percussive pace Pedro Da Linha link up for a new single on NAAFI. ‘BADDDMANNN’ brings their heady mix of dancefloor vibrancy and urgency to a simmering meeting point, with unstable synths and driving rhythms.

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Crafted especially for his set at Black Coffee's residency at Hï Ibiza, Atjazz (AKA Martin Iveson) delivers a rework of ‘Glory’ by Halo, featuring Maiya. Deep and soulful throughout, the track becomes increasingly uplifting as it progresses, with a lilting, euphoric melody that rises from the depths. Issued via Foliage Records, the ‘Glory’ remix is yet another example of Atjazz’s slick production techniques and his ability to completely rearrange a song, stamping his signature style on everything he releases.

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‘Breathe Now’, the latest release from South London singer Tara Lily, is a smooth drum ‘n’ bass track that layers jazzy horns and a funky bassline with classic jungle-inspired breakbeats. The club-ready sound might seem at odds with Lily’s sultry, breathy vocals, with their lyrics inspired by her work with shakti energy (the divine female life force), and yet the two melt together flawlessly.

The single arrives ahead of the artist’s debut album ‘Speak In The Dark’, slated for release on September 27 via Tru Records. An artistic representation of her experience with ADHD, the 10-track LP is expected to continue Lily’s sonic adventures through electronica, trip hop, dance music and alternative R&B, whilst taking inspiration from her travels through South Asia and reconnecting with her Bengali roots.

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‘Manigua's Groove’ joins a growing number of Afro house and amapiano productions coming out of London, taking the influence of South Africa in new directions. It features on ‘Rhythm Vol.1’, the second release from Karen Nyame KG’s own imprint, Rhythm In The City, which launched last year. The fourth track on the EP, ‘Manigua's Groove’ sees KG, AKA the 'Goddess of Rhythm', link up with South London producer Hagan, fusing their signature Afro-inspired electronic styles into a wicked Afro house track with a punchy amapiano bassline. There is a deepness to the track that is typical of KG’s productions, while Hagan brings a bouncy “tropical vibration”, as he describes himself on Instagram.

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Old skool rave flavours meet dark, all-consuming EBM on Izzy Camina’s new track ‘Seraphim’, taken from her forthcoming EP ‘Surrender’. Meditations on spiritual awakenings and new love are pieced together lyrically by the Californian artist, floating over a pounding 4x4 kick.

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Some 17 years after its release, Chicago imprint Teklife brings back an original heavy hitter from DJ Spinn for the re-release treatment. ‘Bounce N Break Yo Back’ seamlessly blends no-frills juke with a sexy vocal chant, originally featured on Teklife’s 2007 ‘Juke City Compilation’ and happily brought back to the forefront of club consciousness.

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DJ Quiet is the new alias of a currently unmasked, anonymous producer, who seemed to create some noise last year with their debut release under the guise. With previous support from the likes of DBridge, Object Blue, and LUXE, DJ Quiet returns with their second release featuring glitchy bass cut ‘Otto’, a testament to their versatile style - whoever they may be.

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In an ode to 10 years of partying, Yaeji has bounced back into the club with her latest single ‘booboo’. This head-bobbing, hip-shaking tune has the essence of all your favourite Yaeji tracks with a twist of some darker tones and deep techno. Referencing her 2017 fan-favourite bop ‘Raingurl’ Yaeji sings: “You know the one time I wrote a banger that goes like,” before sampling the catchy chorus. The New York City-based artist has even coined a new TikTok dance for the track which caught on after she taught the crowd at Pitchfork Music Festival the routine.

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Irish rapper Rejjie Snow is back with long-time collaborator Dana Williams on a Kaytranada-produced new single. After spending some time away from the music scene, this return comes in bold as he takes a step back from his usual laid-back rap beats and hits us with a disco-meets-R&B melody that is so smooth it’ll make you leave all your worries behind. Rejjie complements Dana’s harmonies and Kaytranada’s beats with a rap style that has him emphasise each word and each syllable. This feels like he is fully back in the game.

You probably caught a glimpse of this track when the duo debuted it in 2022 on their Hessle Audio guest mix, but now it transpires, it’s more than just a pop edit. In the past couple of years, we’ve seen the original Sugababes jump back into our lives as their reunion has seen them play storming sets across the world. Now, Two Shell has jumped on the hype with a fresh remix of the Babes’ 2002 track ‘Round Round’. These vocals may sound different to the trained superfan’s ear, and that’s becaise Two Shell called the group in to re-record the vocals for this new spin of the classic.

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