Landing with an almighty bass bin rumbling on Sprechen is another northern musical disciple from around their way. Kiakí has been a regular visitor to many Sprechen and Sticky Heat socials and defo knows his onions when it comes to rocking the discotheques. With previous releases on Me Me Me and the likes of Erol Alkan giving him props, its with a mega vibe that they welcome him to the label!

'Northern Solar' is a straight up, lost in the sweat & smoke kind of club track. Hypnotic and hooky with its relentless pulsating low end thud & rumbles accompanied by synth stabs and squelches a like. One for the mutant acid militia…

The 2nd helping comes in the form of ‘And Then Some’. Slower paced and stripped back allowing for a more infectious groove to take over. But still packing bags of electronic drama. Perfect ‘transition track’ for when you need to flip things up a notch (or 2). Kind of peaky but not too much, what they like to call at Sprechen as a ‘subtle banger’.

Kiakí - 'Northern Solar' / 'And Then Some' is due for release on the 14th of April via Sprechen.

Howie B., the boundary-pushing producer known for his sonic experimentation with artists like Björk and U2, has joined forces with Ea Akilat, the introspective yet bold voice emerging from the underground scene, for a collaborative EP. The EP brings together Howie B., Ea Akilat, Moscillate, Squint on the Spot, & Midas 104. This new release, which drops in March, is a deeply personal exploration of selfhood, connection, and the delicate dance of balance in an increasingly fast-paced world.

Primal Scream continue the Come Ahead remix project with ‘Innocent Money’ (Pet Shop Boys Remix), complete with Neil Tennant’s unmistakable vocals.

The release marks the latest in a series of Come Ahead remixes, following ‘Ready To Go Home’ (Tim Goldsworthy Remix), ‘Love Ain’t Enough’ (Tim Goldsworthy Remix), ‘Love Insurrection’ (Black Science Orchestra Remix) and UK house legend Terry Farley and Wade Teo's sold-out white label remix of 'Ready To Go Home' - 35 years after Terry Farley first created the iconic ‘Loaded’ and ‘Come Together’ remixes for Primal Scream.

Following the release of their debut album Hardcore Workout Queen in November 2024, Austrian-British band Friedberg continues their momentum with a brand-new remix of their single ‘My Best Friend’, crafted by legendary Joe Goddard – founding member of Hot Chip and acclaimed DJ and producer.

Following November's vinyl release of Kabinett's debut album 'The World That I Created Now Is Mine', Internasjonal label boss and Norwegian space disco legend Prins Thomas cherrypicks 'Volatile Love' for 2 distinctively different versions.

Kabinett - Volatile Love (Prins Thomas Mixes) is released on March 21st via Internasjonal.

Having recently announced his signing to Heavenly Recordings, Pan Amsterdam, aka Leron Thomas, has announced details of his latest album, Confines, due to be released on Friday 23rd May 2025.

The East Coast multi-instrumentalist / rapper shares title-track, ‘Confines’ the latest single to be taken from the record, following on from previous tracks, 'Day Out' & 'White Ninja'. All three tracks are out now.

A properly mesmerising collage of free-flowing hip hop, fizzing analogue synths and a woozy brass section jamming with an alien orchestra, the title-track, ‘Confines’, is unlike anything else around.

The first in a semi-regular roundup of DJ friendly activity at PRAH Recordings. Hiro Ama is remixed by Daniel Brandt and flywheel; Group Listening’s new track which sees the normally reflective duo make a step firmly on the wonkier dancefloor also has a rework from Snapped Ankles offshoot Logsplitter; and to calm you all down a piece of simple beauty for the after after party from Yama Warashi .

Factory Floor return with their first new material since 2018, joining Erol Alkan’s Phantasy Sound imprint with a new single, ‘Between You’. Fifteen years since their formation, Factory Floor remain one of the most distinctive acts that the UK’s underground electronic scene has produced, channeling post-industrial, acid, rock and minimal influences into their deeply physical work. Building on a rapturously received performance at the 2024 edition of Mutek Montreal, ‘Between You’ captures the hypnotic, rejuvenated interplay of Gabe Gurnsey and Nik Colk Void, alongside additional percussion from touring member Joe Ward, recorded in the studio by Stephen Morris of New Order.

Recorded between the North-West and Norfolk, Factory Floor’s distance has not dulled their essential defiance; ‘Between You’ revisits and evolves the band’s auspicious beginnings on a now-lost London warehouse scene, creating essential music with a singular, DIY mentality. Regrouping in the face of a more gentrified, codified landscape, the duo refuses to submit. Here, as Gurnsey’s man-machine drumming tumbles across Void’s razor-sharp synthesis, the desire to dance, the need for release, feels as potent as before.

London Records are to reissue the only album by Sheffield electronic group The All Seeing I, ‘Pickled Eggs & Sherbet’, for the very first time on double vinyl on April 25th. Fully remastered, the cult classic album will also be available on an expanded double CD version which includes rare B-sides from lost CD singles and new mixes from All Seeing I’s DJ Parrot (aka Crooked Man). The reissue also includes sleeve notes by Jarvis Cocker, one of several Sheffield music legends to collaborate with the band, plus a brand new remix of the hit single “Walk Like A Panther” by pop alchemist The Reflex.

Ahead of their highly anticipated new album 'Renascence', legendary UK funk band Cymande sneak out an exclusive 'DJ promo only' Crooked Man Remix of what is sure to become one of the favoured album tracks, 'Coltrane'.

The Crooked Man Remix will not be available on DSP's, however the original version is available on the new album 'Renascence'

A true return to form and jewel in the crown of their iconic discography, Renascence picks up where their 1974 album Promised Heights left off – a spiritual and sonic follow-up, bringing a fresh modern edge to their iconic sound, which remains foundational to early hip-hop and funk scenes in the United States and UK. Renascence tells the story of a band that never fully got its due back in the day; but are back to take the crown by remaining true to themselves – politically aware, and spiritually positive with infectious grooves.

Renascence has everything both old fans and new would want from a Cymande album – spacious, haunting grooves that build over time, letting saxophones wail, drumbeats echo, and guitars trill – see “Coltrane,” “How We Roll (feat. Jazzie B) and “I Wanna Know.” Upbeat soulful dance breaks on “The Darkest Night” and “Carry The World,” and soulful ballads like “Only One Way” (featuring Celeste) on lead vocals, and “Road To Zion” all coalesce into one of the most powerful comeback records, from a band with a lot to say. Produced by Ben Baptie, Cymande is led by its founding members Patrick Patterson (guitars, vocals) & Steve Scipio (bass, vocals). The band also comprises long time members, Keyboardist Adrian Reid and vocalist Raymond Simpson, with the full complement of players being Richard Bailey (Drums), Donald Gamble (Percussion), Denys Baptiste (Saxophone) Kevin Davy (Trumpet) and Toni Kofi (Saxophone).

Renascence will be available to stream, download, on CD and on 140gram black vinyl at all major retailers. A limited edition transparent coral vinyl edition will be made available on the band’s official online store and at select indie retail stores.

Recently shortlisted for the BBC Sounds of 2025, Irish rap trio, Kneecap, who took 2024 by storm, share a fresh mix of one of their biggest tunes, H.O.O.D. which last night was premiered on Jack Saunders’ BBC Radio 1’s New Music Show.

An early self-released single from 2021 and a firm live favourite, this 2025 refresh is accompanied by a couple of fantastic remixes from Sam Interface and Working Men’s Club.

Rich in melody and instantly classic in feel, Luca dell’Orso debuts on CWPT with a mini-album of lush Italo, sensitively summoned from the Netherlands.

‘Actors’ establishes a confident groove that gently pushes an Alfa Romeo pedal toward Balearic ecstasy. On the instantaneous lead single ‘Dear Rosie,’ dell’Orso blends the signature palette of the vintage Yamaha DX7 synthesizer with longing vocals from collaborator Jolisa. A paean to a special person from a distant past, ‘Dear Rosie’ is blessed with a wistful melody befitting a classic Eric Rohmer film, a musical postcard of a treasured connection. From wistful midsummer memories, dell’Orso easily transports listeners to another season entirely with ‘Winter Scent’, a deep meditation reflecting the artist’s walks in the few hours of available sunlight, thoughts beautifully vocoded beneath a heavy sonic layer.

Out of this lavish gloom blossoms the inevitable sound of spring on the driving, optimistic ‘Love by Association’; an enduring recipe of distinct drums and pitch-shifting synthesis, frozen in time for frenetic Eurodisco dancefloors. On ‘Propaganda’, dell’Orso offers a more forceful take on the same instincts, skipping inner-Schengen borders to simmer via industrially-tinted pleasures as revealed in Dusseldorf, 1984.

Luca dell'Orso - 'Dear Rosie' is released on 23rd of January to be followed by 'Winter Scent' on the 6th of February.

The complete six track mini-album 'Actors' is released via CWPT on 14th of February with additional tracks, 'Solitair & Solidair' and ‘This Time (Things Will Be Different)’.

That sweet release is fast approaching, but there's still time for one more amuse-bouche before the Decius Vol.II feasting begins. 'Queen Of 14th St.' is an ode to New York nightlife, from when the members of Decius would DJ in the old meatpacking district. There's a taste of classic disco to this particular dish.

It's accompanied by a video which features dry ice and a leather catsuit as many of the best videos do.

It's the meeting of two legends of Manchester clubbing – pioneering DJ and re-edit king Greg Wilson brings his skill as master arranger to Happy Mondays' iconic track 'Loose Fit'. Wilson and Ché Wilson tame the anarchic energy of the Madchester era for the dancefloor, further tightening up one of the Mondays’ greatest grooves.

Fat White Family share a stunning Tim Goldsworthy (LCD Soundsystem / UNKLE) remix of ‘Visions Of Pain’, a track taken from their most recent album Forgiveness Is Yours, which came out on Domino in April of this year.

The remix is a bubbling electronic masterclass in restraint and efficiency recalling Moroder at the height of his powers.