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Jonas Rathsman - Tobago (Serve Cold, Bensy & Grigoré Remix)
Read more . . . →Three producers remixing one track sounds like too many cooks, but Serve Cold, Bensy and Grigoré kept it tight. Warm, groove-heavy house that does exactly what Defected music should do. More like this Tchami & Poo Bear - cry for me Eats Everything & Stella Browne - Every Woman Needs Love Kaskade, Layton Giordani, Natalie Jane - Meet Again Buy / stream this track →
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Jesús Fernández, CAVALLI, BIG KAPOH - Bang Bang
Read more . . . →Latin percussion crashing into tech house and it should happen more. Three producers, one locked groove, no wasted space. More like this John Summit - LIGHTS GO OUT (Afinity Remix) Mark Knight, James Hurr (feat. Cutty Ranks) - Bad Man [Tech House] Nausica - Dance With Me Buy / stream this track →
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Jay Reeve & Wasted Penguinz - When The World Ends
Read more . . . →Wasted Penguinz going apocalyptic with Jay Reeve on Dirty Workz. You already know what this sounds like and it delivers. More like this Frontliner - No Receta (Nexus 2026 Anthem) Infliction & Revelation & Hard Destiny - PING PONG BATTLE Sub Zero Project - Our World (Official Hardstyle) Buy / stream this track →
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Hedex & Ray Volpe - BrAiNdEaD
Read more . . . →Two people who individually go very hard colliding on one track. The title tells you where you’ll end up. We've posted Hedex & Ray Volpe before — check out Ray Volpe - Take Control More like this Ray Volpe - Take Control [BORDERS] - Shattered Document One - Love Me Better (feat. Jolie P & i.5.2.y) Buy / stream this track →
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Harriet Jaxxon & Josie Man - Heartbreaker
Read more . . . →Josie Man’s vocal gives this a melancholy pull that makes the bass hit harder. Harriet Jaxxon keeps delivering. More like this [BORDERS] - Shattered Document One - Love Me Better (feat. Jolie P & i.5.2.y) Hannah Laing & Marlon Hoffstadt with Caroline Roxy - Stomp Your Feet (1991 Remix) Buy / stream this track →
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Grum & Amba Shepherd - Slow Motion
Read more . . . →Grum and Amba Shepherd on Anjunabeats. “Slow Motion” builds where it wants to and doesn’t rush anything — takes you with it whether you planned on going or not. Not the first time Grum & Amba Shepherd has shown up here — Hardwell feat. Amba Shepherd - United We Are (Mark Sixma Rework) More like this Grum & Genix - The Light (Live From ABGT450 at The Drumsheds, London) Hardwell feat. Amba Shepherd - United We Are (Mark Sixma Rework) Airbase - Disappear Buy / stream this track →
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Dirtybird Radio 531 - Modern Lover
Read more . . . →Dirtybird Radio episode 531 is in. If you need two hours of tech house to get through whatever you’re dealing with today, here it is. More like this John Summit - LIGHTS GO OUT (Afinity Remix) Mark Knight, James Hurr (feat. Cutty Ranks) - Bad Man [Tech House] Nausica - Dance With Me Buy / stream this track →
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Poilievre Calls Reality 'Fear-Mongering'
Read more . . . →Mark Carney looked at the camera Sunday and said the thing every Canadian already knew in their gut: the Americans aren’t our partners anymore, the relationship is a weakness, and we need to diversify or we’re cooked. Premiers from both parties nodded along. New Brunswick’s Susan Holt called it exactly what it is — a vulnerability. Pierre Poilievre’s response? Carney is “pushing fear.” A grown man who wants to run the country watched a full year of tariffs and betrayals and a customs portal owing businesses $166 billion, and decided the real problem is the Prime Minister being honest about...
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dg., Coben, SMOORIBA - whenyoufindout.
Read more . . . →Lowercase aesthetic, but the drop is very much capital letters. NCS dropping something that actually goes off. More like this 808 BEACH, Belle Humble - Here's Where The Story Ends Ahmed Helmy & Doppenberg pres. HEL:BRG - Mind Control Alok, Zeeba, Bruno Martini - Hear Me Now Buy / stream this track →
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Deep Dish - Fire (KAAK Remix)
Read more . . . →Deep Dish’s “Fire” remixed by KAAK. The original had enough weight that there was real pressure here and it mostly holds up. More like this Armin van Buuren & Andrew Bayer - Serendipity (Live at A State of Trance Rotterdam 2026) CHANEY - Love Claim Diøn - Taka Tribe Buy / stream this track →
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