With its terrifying, earth-shattering bassline and trickling, pan pot percussion, Pearson Sound’s latest outing on Timedance would already be destined for getting rinsed throughout every basement venue worth its salt. But from its punchy melody descends into hazy vibrations at the centre, bookmarked by a tongue-in-cheek racing car sample, it’s clear ‘Zoomies’ is one of those once-in-a-blue-moon tunes — the type that will have you running, frenzied into the club like a cat with… oh yeah.

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Get in the queue, there’s a new SOPHIE slide now open at the waterpark. To mark 10 years since the late producer released her seminal singles collection ‘PRODUCT’, Glasgow imprint Numbers shared two tracks that previously went unreleased beyond the odd mix airing or international bonus track exclusive. ‘OOH’ feels like a natural sibling to the likes of ‘Bipp’, ‘Hard’ and ‘Just Like We Never Said Goodbye’, sugary-yet-keening bass stabs accompany vocals from former UK X Factor contestant Jaide Green as warped synths weave and pierce through the melody; catchy, otherworldly and somewhat demented pop from the Queen of hyperpop.

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Its been three years since Dan Snaith, AKA Caribou, released under his Daphni moniker, and while ‘Cherry’ was a delicate, twinkling celebration of the more effervescent side of the producer’s output, you might guess the title of his latest single - ‘Sad Piano House’ - heralds a return to the crying-while-toe-tapping sonics heard on 2017’s ‘Joli Mai’. You would be wrong. While the track’s morose piano keys and woeful, chopped vocal sample muster up more bittersweet energy than the coach home from Glastonbury, its rowdy percussion and zipping bass are far more prominent — with the breakdown on the extended mix descending into all-out sweaty banger territory. The result is a tongue-in-cheek single that feels almost as if it's turning Daphni’s reputation as an emotionally-charged electronic purveyor on its head, creating a naughty dance tune that would rival last year’s ‘Honey’ in the gun-finger-slinger olympics.

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An unexpected link-up between Shapednoise, Loraine James, and Moor Mother makes for maximalist results, as demonstrated on their latest joint single, ‘I Saw The Light’. Released as the first taster of Shapednoise’s forthcoming album ‘Absurd Matter 2’, this track preludes any absurdity with a raucous blend of bass, manipulated sonics, and Moor Mother’s distinct verses moving neatly underneath it all.

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Douvelle19 returns with a new batch of music – this time in the form of a remix pack featuring the likes of Coco & Breezy, Ross From Friends’ Bubble Love project, and London newcomer Stresshead. On the latter, Stresshead takes garage-flecked cut ‘Alone’ and morphs it into a dreamy new rework, remnant of ‘90s electro and golden era UKG, topped with the luscious vocals of just lil.

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We were blessed with a surprise new Nikki Nair EP in June, and as with all of the Atlanta-hailing producer’s releases, it’s a scorcher. A standout collab track with Yuné Pinku sets a playful tone for the record, with exhilarating, pop-leaning vocals and abstracted sound design blossoming across its four-minute play time.

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The new single from force of nature quartet Girls Don’t Sync is an electrifying blend of euphoric house with a UK-inflected bassline rumbling through its core. A passionate vocal spreads a message of equality and unity, while the surrounding beat ensures any dancefloor it’s deployed to will be unified in losing their minds and throwing their limbs around — especially when the rave klaxon blasts.

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Skepta continues his deepening integration into dance music through this link-up with UKG star Sammy Virji. The opening lyric “DJ play one for the badman, DJ play one for the ladies, I said, go on then — and the crowd go crazy” is a call-to-arms that reflects the tune’s impactful blend of sugary samples and grittier beats and bars. A surefire summer anthem.

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SINN6R raps over a fittingly devilish beat. Its crunchy textures and shrill sirens sound murderous, with the South-East London rapper’s “on crack” flow riding it in style, flitting between menacing tones and more polites line like “I'm like captain, sippin’ on Morgan / Love consent, I ain’t doing no forcing”. 

This standout from Elkka’s ‘Xpression’ EP teases in with shoulder-swaying extended intro, gradually building like a blissed-out come-up to a punchier house groove that would electrify a dancefloor. The type of beat that has everybody’s energy piqued in unison until the club is just one rushing throng with arms in the air.  

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The opening track of the debut release from Portuguese DJ and producer Mix'Elle is a breaksy banger with serotonin-soaked pad, the iconic loon birdsong sample, and an urgent vocal exploring the narco-spiritual-beat connection that fuels many an ecstatic dancefloor experience.

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Among the chaos of performing back-to-back gigs on top of a frenzy of attention from the press, angry right-wingers, and a newfound fanbase, Kneecap have released a scorching new track. ‘THE RECAP’ throws a curveball as they drive straight into drum ‘n’ bass with the help of Mozey. The track flows with a typical underlying DJ Próvai bassline whilst Mozey flips it on its head with a huge rolling build-up and almighty drop. Meanwhile, the lyrics, as usual with Kneecap, reflect on the current political environment with lines such as “Get me Kemi’s money and give her our thanks", referencing Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, while the music video shows newspaper clippings of Keir Starmer’s demand for the group not to play Glastonbury. The track finishes simply with: "Onwards and upwards, free Palestine."

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Possibly the song of the summer, ‘Victory Lap’, has been one of the most sought-after releases over the last few months. Back in March, PlaqueBoyMax took a trip to London, where he went live on Twitch with Fred again.. to stream them producing some beats. One track in particular caught everyone’s attention as they remixed Doechii’s 2022 release ‘Swamp Btches’. Immediately, the live stream chat started to buzz with messages, especially calling for Skepta to feature on the track. And well, your wish was their command. For the next few months, Fred again.. began teasing the track until finally, at his pop-up New York show, Skepta joined him on stage to debut the release. Now, ‘Victory Lap’ has been spreading like wildfire from DJs across the globe to Skepta performing it live at Glastonbury.

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After a two-year wait, Sudan Archives has returned and with a new direction. Ironically, ‘DEAD’ depicts her metamorphosis as she pushes forth into “orchestral Black dance music.” Of course continuing to wave the flag for the magic of a violin on a record, this track also draws in a weighty drum beat and bold, glitchy synths. This club-focused cut has even been played out at Chanel’s couture show. Fingers crossed for more like this from Sudan Archives this summer.

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Jack of all genres Blood Orange (real name Dev Hynes), supported by an ensemble akin to some sort of alt-pop Avengers, dips his toes into a liquid drum ’n’ bass sound with ‘The Field’. Grandiose string sections, heavenly vocals from Caroline Polachek and soothing piano chords are just some of the best moments of the track, but as with much of Hynes music, you could spend hours analysing all the amazing elements forming this melancholic track.

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Ex libris in Latin means “from the book of”, and this release comes from the leftfield library of Dave Huismans, also known as A Made Up Sound, 2562 and now ex_libris. Perhaps being found in the darkest corners of his music library, this slow burner of a track climbs to its peak with unsettling chimes and chugging drums before slowly easing the listener out of the psychedelic murkiness into a soothing ambient section.

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james K’s latest single arrived alongside an album announcement from AD 93 which told eager fans that the album was: “No exaggeration here - this is one of the best records we have ever put out”. That’s some high praise from the label, and the third single from the album ‘Play’ is an ethereal drum ’n’ bass-infused pop banger which, if it is anything to go on, shapes her new album ‘Friend’ to be a special one in the dream pop canon.

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