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Priyank Shah used his cultural roots to shape monocultural mould-smashing dance pop euphoria in ‘Light’

London-based producer and composer Priyank Shah kept it intrinsically original with his monocultural mould-smashing single, Light, which lands as such an uplifting release you might genuinely wonder if you will ever quite come down from it. With the hook deep immersivity of pop, the glistening synthesised ebbs and flows of house and synth pop lines of pure euphoria,

Light proves how compassionate melodies have the capacity to be, especially when they are joined by layered harmonies that show no hint of restraint when illustrating how pure affection could feel if you allow it to run as freely as the sticky sweet ecstasy in this latest release. By letting his cultural roots colour the production, he stands in a luminous league of his own, letting the groove move dancefloors while the sentiment quietly unties emotional knots.

Across the arrangement, he threads hand-played guitar warmth into the electronic architecture, letting the rhythm lift like a sunrise set written for people who feel too much and keep most of it to themselves. That duality makes Light equally suited to festival speakers and solitary late-night headphone moments.

Born in Gujarat and shaped by years of classical vocal training before relocating to London to sharpen his production skills, Shah built his sound around the idea of Sound as Divine, then filtered that philosophy through modern dance pop sensibilities. International press has already started to clock the way he pulls traditional Sangeet roots into contemporary contexts, yet Light feels less like a calling card and more like a statement of intent, a bright, sincere love song that proves dance tracks can still carry profound soul without sacrificing radio-ready immediacy.

Light is now available on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify. 

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Rayrick’s Remix of Sapne Sets the Pulse of New York’s Electronic Future

Your own pulse may keep you ticking, but the beat in Adhitavo’s latest single, Sapne (Rayrick Remix) makes you feel alive in a way that pure biology never could. The Rayrick remix turns the already electric original into a euphoric house anthem that could only have been conjured in NYC; the style that slicks every progression says more about Adhitavo’s substance than any press release ever could. The innovator may still be navigating the depths of the underground as I type, but it feels inevitable that his name will soon be gracing every bougie Brooklyn rooftop party as twilight simmers over an intimate crowd.

Adhitavo, a New York-based Indian electronic artist, found the perfect partner in Taiwanese-New York producer Rayrick, and together they reimagined “Sapne” into a hypnotic Hindi dancefloor dreamscape. The remix layers lush synths, disco-washed grooves, and introspective vocals, creating a cross-cultural anthem that slides between motion and melancholy with magnetic ease. Both artists are fixtures of the Manhattan scene, having met at Power Station Studios and now fusing their visions to transform Sapne into a late-night electronic odyssey for anyone who needs music that goes deeper than the dancefloor.

Their performance at Masala Mixtape, New York’s largest South Asian music festival, marked Sapne’s official arrival as a genre-defying, language-defying hit. With each live set, Adhitavo cements his reputation for immersive, projection-driven shows, and Rayrick’s ambient touch gives the remix its shimmering architecture. For those hungry for the next wave of electronic innovators, Adhitavo and Rayrick have set the bar for New York’s alternative electronic scene.

Sapne (Rayrick Remix) is now available on all major streaming platforms via this link.
Review by Amelia Vandergast

Ror Materials Sparked a Lyrical Riot Against Digital Drudgery in His Waxed On House Hit, ‘Silent Mode’

Well, it’s a first for us, being given a YouTube reel to review, but that isn’t the only innovation that materialises in Ror MaterialsSilent Mode, which came to us live from a roof terrace. The future of house is here, and that future isn’t short of funk, euphoria or liberating messaging.

After the fairly archetypal female house vocals that stretch the production to the skyline, Ror Materials blazes in to wax lyrical on living in the moment instead of behind a screen. He holds few prisoners as he dissects how mindlessly numb we’ve become in our dopamine-chasing world that lives by the mantra, ‘pictures or it didn’t happen’ and has an endemic tendency to take things out of context and whip up unnecessary frenzies..

The track is pure lyrical gold, but Ror Materials never allows the lyricism to become a lecture on how to live. His cheeky charm will win the UK rap scene over and beyond. It’s an infectious hit that, for your own sake, you need on your playlists to remind yourself you don’t have to be a digital slave and submit to the melancholy of swallowing more tragedy than you can stomach.

With influences spanning The Prodigy, The Streets, Roots Manuva and Aphex Twin, Ror Materials crafts a sonic manifesto for anyone feeling caged by their phone screen, fusing breaks, alternative rap, and a taste of funk to spark a rebellion on the dancefloor.

Silent Mode is now available on all major streaming platforms; for the ultimate experience, catch the track on YouTube. 

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Rick Holden Poured Grief Into Progressive House in the Celestial Lament See Your Soul Again

Rick Holden set the bar for emotive EDM production sky-high with See Your Soul Again, a progressive house elegy that drapes sentiment over a four-to-the-floor pulse until it splits open with catharsis. Built in memory of his father, the track doesn’t shy away from the jagged edges of loss; instead, it channels them into a euphorically heart-bruising experience that proves Holden’s ability to stir far more than dancefloor ecstasy.

While the beat propels the body, it’s the purity-bleeding female vocals that direct the emotional voltage. With crystalline clarity, they reach beyond the clouds and into the quiet corners where grief keeps its secrets. Lyrically, Holden doesn’t crowd the space; instead, he lets the weight of the words and the swell of cinematic textures strike with precision. It’s ambient house stretched to its most human limit, with melodies that feel pulled from the same place as the memory of someone you’re not ready to stop loving.

Originally from Droylsden, Manchester, Holden first began composing on a Commodore 64 before evolving into a producer who scored the official theme for Manchester’s 2025 Eurovision party, Manchagen. With See Your Soul Again, he swaps out the superficial for the soul-bearing and reminds listeners that dance music can move more than limbs; it can bring ghosts into the light, if only for a few sacred minutes.

See Your Soul Again is now available on all major streaming platforms, including YouTube. 

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Obsidian Cane & Gizella Eased the Friction of a Wearied Reality with Their Soul-Fuelled Electro Release, Crazy World

Crazy World saw producer Obsidian Cane and vocalist Gizella join forces once again through unflinching determination to better the world through sound. As we become wearied by the weight of the world, it can almost feel impossible to find a guilt-free reprieve, but that is exactly what you will find in the soul-infused electro anthem. With vocals tempering the frenetic pulse of the breakbeats which feed drum n bass rhythms into the leftfield tropical house atmosphere, there’s no denying that the symbiotic collaborators orchestrated a hit as authentic as their creative connection. As your rhythmic pulses get rhythmically delivered shots of adrenaline, your mind won’t escape the catharsis of knowing that there are others out there praying for peace to stand in place of the lack of humanity and friction which gets more corrosive day by day.

As one of London’s most boundaryless beatmakers, Obsidian Cane – whose career has spanned producing for major label acts and scoring for British TV – has never bowed to formula. With Crazy World, he once again rewrites the rules. After producing for Gotcha! Records, Gizella earned her stripes as a vocal chameleon, traversing the UK Garage and Drum n Bass scenes with her singular range and emotive command. Their latest release expands their sonic synergy and marks them as artists unafraid to make their art mean something in the age of desensitisation.

Crazy World is now available to stream on all major platforms, including Spotify. 

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Big C brought the house down with his grime anthem, Work Out

There’s workout music, and then there’s the adrenalising anthem Big C cooked up with ‘Work Out’. Dropped on April 10th with an official video already pulling in over 10,000 views, Big C delivered a grime-charged pulse-pounder that throws motivation straight through the speakers. With all the viral potential of ‘Put a Donk on It’, Big C has every chance of becoming the Blackout Crew of this generation.

The UK-based artist, who splices grime, rap, and house into fresh, high-energy fusions, tailored ‘Work Out’ for fitness fanatics, gym warriors, and anyone needing a sonic caffeine hit. If you’re struggling to find the motivation to pump the iron, stick this on your playlists and get hyped by the vibe that sneaks motivation around the anthemic dance-worthy beats.

Big C quite literally brought the house down with this grime anthem. The body-moving basslines don’t just fire up your muscles — they light a fire under your ambition. Every verse punches with the precision of a heavyweight fighter, while the beat races ahead like it’s got something to prove.

For anyone seeking a track to sweat, stomp, and smash through limits to, ‘Work Out’ is the pure sonic adrenaline your playlists have been crying out for.

‘Work Out’ is now available to stream on all major platforms. For the full experience, stream the official music video on YouTube. 

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Viresha Found Rhythm in Transcendence with Her Organic Tech House Debut, Flow of Life

Viresha

Hit play and permit the augmentations of transcendent spirituality to slam and spiral through your speakers as the synthesis of organic house and techno in Viresha’s debut, Flow of Life awakens the senses. Like a tribal calling to the dancefloor, the instrumental radio edit of Flow of Life delivers exactly what it says on the tin—encapsulating what it means to be human in the tension and catharsis of the progressions, which seamlessly shift as a tribute to the trials we face and the sanctuaries we can lead ourselves to if we ebb to the flow of life.

Viresha—the moniker chosen by Swedish producer, DJ, and breast cancer survivor Anna—channelled her invincible strength into every beat of her self-written and self-produced debut. Drawing from years behind the decks and deep immersion in vinyl and radio culture, she’s carved out a sound steeped in tribal, Latino, afro, melodic tech, and downtempo roots. Her style doesn’t borrow; it builds. There’s structure in the sonic chaos, purpose in the propulsion, and emotion that doesn’t just flirt with the surface but cuts clean through it.

From her past to her pulse-raising future—including her forthcoming attendance at Tomorrowland Academy—Viresha is proof that it’s never too late to create something worth dancing to—debuts rarely come as strong as this fierce rhythmic reckoning.

Flow of Life is now available to stream on all major platforms via this link.

Review by Amelia Vandergast.

The NeS Transforms Turmoil into Transcendence with The Chase

 Berlin-based producer, writer, and performer The NeS proves there are no fixed boundaries in electronica with The Chase—a track that doesn’t just play with genre conventions but smashes through monocultural moulds with rhythmically awakening intensity.

Released on 21st November 2024 as part of an EP of the same name, The Chase pulls techno, trip-hop, soul, pop, and house into its gravitational force, creating an atmosphere that demands rhythmic surrender. The seductively mesmeric official music video is a fitting visual counterpart to the tribal energy surging through the track’s textured progressions. While the beats inject dramatic motifs, the instrumentals thread exotic mystery into the composition, offering a cathartic reprieve from life’s weight.

Lyrically, The Chase compassionately eviscerates the hauntings of a psyche desperate to move beyond the shadow and into the light. Resulting in an experience that speaks volumes of The NeS’ cerebral approach to soul-driven electronica—one that refuses to be confined by conventional genre constraints.

Channelling the chaos of modern existence into soundscapes that uplift rather than oppress, The NeS has crafted a track that reaches the epitome of resonance. If The Chase is a sign of what’s to come, his commitment to sonic wakefulness is going to leave eyes, souls and rhythmic pulses wide open.

The Chase is available to stream on all major platforms. For the full experience, stream the cinematic official music video on YouTube.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Dizzy Panda blasted into space with their bass house hit, Astronaut ft Major Orbit

In an industry-quaking collaboration, Dizzy Panda teamed up with Major Orbit to drop an interstellar track that allows the bass to hit hard enough to knock the bass house scene off its axis. The juggernautical dub-heavy drops match the intensity of the ensnaring vocals as they run through reprises until the track reaches a frenetically broadsiding middle eight that allows chaos to reign.

The beauty in Astronaut lies within how Dizzy Panda use their grit and high-octane ferocity with their devil-may-care charisma, giving the track a tongue-in-cheek feel which is matched by the official music video that proves there are few better purveyors of vibe-driven, bass-drenched euphoria.

Dizzy Panda, an unsigned DJ and producer duo from Haarlem, The Netherlands, refuse to stick to one genre by synthesising Old-School House, Tech House, Techno, and Bass House influences. Like all pandas, they have a dark side too. Astronaut, their first single from the new album, dives back onto the dancefloor with an interstellar groove that was, by their own admission, a surprise discovery while they were working on something else. Bassheads will naturally treat this track as a product of divine intervention.

The official music video for Astronaut will premiere on January 31st; catch it on YouTube.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Preaching to the Converted: Nicco Lupen’s ‘Sunday at Church’ Reimagines Worship on the Dancefloor

Nicco Lupen’s latest single, ‘Sunday at Church’, doesn’t just bring beats to the congregation—it delivers the gospel of tech house with an intricately cultivated sense of purpose.

Hailing from Italy and now based in Prague, Lupen has carved his reputation on grooved-out rhythms, deep basslines, and euphoric melodies, earning recognition on platforms such as Spotify, SoundCloud, and Beatport. But with this release, he transcends the archetypes of house music by imbuing his production with a soul-affirming euphoria that hits deeper than the average dancefloor anthem.

By swathing his pulsating rhythms in sermonic samples, Lupen invites listeners to experience the transcendence of music as energy. It’s a far cry from the hand claps and foot stomps referenced in the samples, which bring the rhythm to church, but the mix is sanctifying sonic scripture all the same. Lupen wrote a New Testament by blurring the lines between sacred spaces and late-night clubs. The vocal outpours contextualise the track beyond its beats, urging reflections on how rhythm and ritual connect people across all walks of life.

The call to communion challenges the predictable structures of tech house and carves a cerebral edge into its hypnotic progressions. Nicco Lupen’s ability to bridge soulful introspection with dancefloor ecstasy solidifies his position as a standout in the electronic scene.

Sunday at Church is now available to stream on all major platforms via this link.

Review by Amelia Vandergast