December continues to be an incredibly magical month full of unforgettable moments, everlasting impressions, and a slate of exciting releases and remixes that span across a wide spectrum of underground house and techno.

50 tracks that defined 2017

As the door close on yet another year, it’s time to look back on the incredibly impressive catalogue of stunning releases that took over dancefloors around the world.

High 5 - Sandrino

Romanian born Sandrino Tittel is a refined and versatile DJ and producer whose productions and sets have become a prominent feature on the electronic music landscape.

High 5, releasesIrina KotikDecember 27, 2017sandrino, map.ache, fantastic twins, Massimiliano Pagliara, oceanic, kurt baggeley

REVIEW: TB - Heartbreak Hotel LP

TB’s debut LP 'Heartbreak Hotel' is a majestic eight track album filled with beautiful melodies from start to finish.

releasesIrina KotikDecember 26, 2017TB, Permanent Vacation, deep house, nu disco, nu wave, isabel thomson officer

REVIEW: Birds ov Paradise - Varberg EP

Sweden’s Birds ov Paradise, real name David Sabel is a multi-faceted artist working with music production, glitch graphics, sound visuals, and installation art as mediums.

releasesIrina KotikDecember 20, 2017birds ov paradise, karvt, dub techno, techno

REVIEW: Davis - Watu EP

Davis lands his new 'Watu' Ep on ENDLESS records, showcasing his versatility as he transforms his fusion of electronica with organic textures.

releasesGuest UserDecember 19, 2017davis, endless, luca bacchetti, deep house, nicko fier

High 5 - Patlac

Hamburg based DJ and producer Patlac has been featured often on FictionLab

High 5, releasesIrina KotikDecember 11, 2017patlac, ob ignitt, san laurentino, reedale rise, interstellar funk, alter ego

Best New Releases from November

As we start to enter winter, the musical climate of house music is getting noticeably deeper & darker but no less beautiful.

Tornado Wallace - EP for Animals Dancing

Returning after a two year hiatus, Melbourne label Animals Dancing are back with a bang with a stellar EP from none other than label co-owner and Berlin-based producer Tornado Wallace (aka Lewie Day)

releasesIrina KotikNovember 22, 2017tornado wallace, animals dancing, born inna tent, isabel thomson officer

High 5 - Aera

German producer, DJ, live act and Aleph label founder Ralf Schmidt aka Aera, set foot in the electronic music world in the mid 90s, where house and techno music saw some of its finest hours

High 5, releasesIrina KotikNovember 21, 2017Aera, cleveland, avalon emerson, joakim, tornado wallace, Four Tet

Cleveland - Crystal Quest

I have a beef with cilantro! It's not that I hate its taste; it's just that cilantro never plays nice with other ingredients, but pushes them aside to invade your taste buds until you taste nothing but cilantro.

releasesIrina KotikNovember 15, 2017cleveland, hivern discs, samo dj, pedrodollar, slav ka

Nuno Dos Santos - Trigonometry of Love REMIXES

When Nuno Dos Santos dropped his stunning Trigonometry of Love EP earlier this year, we counted it as one of our favorite releases of 2017

Best New Releases from October

Summer is officially over, but we are excited for the fall that brings leaves, autumn chills, and a harvest of stunning new releases.

Meditation Tunnel - Sunrise EP

‘Sunrise’ is the first 12 inch from Meditation Tunnel, the new electronic music project from former The Rapture frontman, Luke Jenner.

releasesIrina KotikNovember 6, 2017meditation tunnel, crowdspacer, jelena drenjakovic, deep house, house, techno, ambient

Ruede Hagelstein - Deepflight EP

Ruede Hagelstein’s creates a hypnotic master piece with his latest “Deepflight EP”

releasesIrina KotikNovember 2, 2017Ruede Hagelstein, Upon You records, nicko fier, deep house, house, techno, fiction lab

Bookwood - Tales from Bookwood

Berlin based label URSL records takes a nuanced take on techno as they release another exciting debut EP from fresh new talent by the name of ‘Bookwood’.

releasesIrina KotikOctober 31, 2017ursl, bookwood, jelena drenjakovic

High 5 - Jimi Jules

Today we’re thrilled to unveil ‘High 5’, a recurring series where we invite distinguished DJs and Producers to cherry pick their 5 favourite tracks of the moment.

High 5, releasesIrina KotikOctober 26, 2017jimi jules, Love Over Entropy, ripperton, Four Tet, radiohead, etapp kyle, egopusher

Rampa - Newborn Soul (Redshape remix)

If we knew, we would tell you all about it. The truth is no one knows who he is or where he is from. But what we do know is that Redshape's approach to his production is incomparable to anyone in the the techno realm.

releasesIrina KotikOctober 19, 2017redshape, keinemusik, rampa

Amberoom - Minoo

Following on from their March 2017 debut “Rhit” EP, Amberoom is back in action to their regular haunt of Josh Wink's Ovum Recordings with three energy fueled productions

releasesIrina KotikOctober 16, 2017amberoom, ovum, manuel tur, fictionlab, fiction nyc, deep house, techno

Best New Releases from September

As September draws to a close, and the rush of fall brings with it warm memories of amazing summer festivals and outdoor parties, we welcome some highly-anticipated releases and stunning remixes from the likes of The Drifter, Four Tet, Love Over Entropy, Benedikt Frey, Tom Trago, Llewellyn, Mattes Schwartz, Melatonin Man, Red Shape and QNA.