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Progressive House

Dancefloor-worthy devotion drenched the latest melodic house hit, Until You Wake, by Horizon Beats

Posted on 5 September 2026

Horizon Beats has been emotionally heightening melodic house since 2020, and with their latest single, Until You Wake, they reached peak-sticky sweet transcendence.

Evolving from an ambiently melancholic prelude and first verse, where nothing reverberates more than the emotion from the deep, sombre indie-pop-adjacent vocals, Until You Wake builds into a burst of kinetically bright energy and keeps flexing its progressive muscles to leave your emotions in a head spin.

Until You Wake follows someone standing beside a loved one who cannot wake, saving little memories, collecting stories and promising to wait for as long as love demands. Yet the single refuses to drown in tragedy. Its hopeful melodic-house drop becomes the emotional release, translating patience, resilience and devotion into a bright, body-lifting surge.

Founded in New York by Steven Sinanan and Recardo Ramkishun, Horizon Beats began as a beat-making and instrumental production channel before turning fully towards EDM and melodic house in 2025; it’s always perceptible when producers understand the fundamentals of space instead of only knowing how to make an ‘impact’ through dizzying drops.

Fans of Lane 8, Ben Böhmer, Tinlicker and Elderbrook should get plenty from the track’s progressive lift, tender vocal framing and cinematic electronic reach.

Until You Wake is now available on all major streaming platforms, including YouTube.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Frank Abraham Sweetened the Golden Hour Glow with his Emotional Electronic Music summer anthem, On a Day Like Today

Posted on 4 July 2026

To see why coining the genre Emotional Electronic Music, EEM, was necessary to encapsulate his dreamily emotive sonic signature, slip into the affecting transcendence of Frank Abraham’s latest single, On a Day Like Today. The California-based producer, DJ and curator has created a release where progressive momentum and ethereally romantic vocals move in complete synergy.

The guest vocalist reaches nirvana with her harmonies as the beats carry the track forwards, yet no single element dominates the euphoria. There is immense emotional freedom to be found within On a Day Like Today, giving you permission to dream and drift through disinhibition, far away from any notions of monotony. The production glows with the melodic uplift of artists such as RÜFÜS DU SOL and Above & Beyond, while still remaining rooted in Abraham’s own EEM ethos.

There are swathes of sync appeal in this sun-bleached masterstroke, which treats the sunset like a bittersweet event, a reminder that perfect moments go on forever only in memory, so make them while you can.

On a Day Like Today is now available to stream on all major platforms, including Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Rayrick’s ‘Orbit’ Sends Tenderness Through Cosmically Spaced Electronica and Neon New Wave Desire

Posted on 5 June 2026

On June 5th, Rayrick launched his most intimately interstellar release yet with Orbit. With his unique talent in bringing tenderness into expansive sound design, the Taiwan-born, NYC-based electronica artist has been making all the right waves since his debut; he approaches retro-futurist soundscapes with reverence for past and present, keeping the soul of 80s synth pop alive while exhibiting how attuned he is to the fervour that falls over contemporary dancefloors.

Passion finds its propulsion through the strobing synths, snares, cosmically spacious motifs and vocals, delivered by a guest vocalist whose emotive depth rivals the Grand Canyon, pulling you into a black hole of sticky-sweet progressive pop romanticism glossed with the neon strobe lights of new wave synth pop. Orbit carries melodic dubstep, bass, and progressive house through a clean-lined, emotionally heightened production style that’s built for headphones and rooms where bodies move under ultraviolet light.

As a producer, DJ, and audio engineer, Rayrick brought his technical chops to the single without sterilising its sentiment. His attention to structure, pacing, and atmosphere gives Orbit its sense of lift, letting the track feel expansive, intimate, and ready for late-night surrender.

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

Review by Amelia Vandergast

KingMessiaOne Turned Bass-Swathed Progressive House into Aural Cinema on ‘Let the Bass Fuck You Up’

Posted on 27 March 2026
The Queen of the fucking Universe by King Messiah One

Las Vegas’ KingMessiaOne is equal parts producer and orchestrator of aural cinema; the standout single, Let the Bass Fuck You Up, from the brand-new LP The Queen of the Fucking Universe, is a definitive blockbuster of bass-swathed progressive house.

As an out gay artist working from Las Vegas with a sound rooted in bass culture, queer freedom, and cinematic sonic architecture, KingMessiaOne has built a project that thrives outside neat genre confines, and this track proves exactly why.

With a tongue as sharp as his songwriting chops, there’s no avoiding a visceral reaction to the monolithic rush of euphoria. Between the builds and breaks, KingMessiaOne finds the perfect moments to inject heady volition into the production, ensuring that the ecstasy is spiked with a hedonic dose of abrasive emotive energy. Just the refrain of the title alone is enough to send an intravenous shot of adrenaline into your veins as you’re caught up in the kinetic hooks. It was a genius move on his part, and that’s exactly why he’s going to become bigger than sound. There’s a physicality to the release that hits before thought fully forms, which ties neatly into the wider world he’s been building since 2020 through body-moving, mind-bending electronic transmissions.

Let the Bass Fuck You Up is now available on all major streaming platforms, including Bandcamp.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Nafsi’s anthem, Higher, pushes EDM euphoria to its limit of transcendence

Posted on 28 October 2025

Nafsi reached the peak of EDM transcendence with Higher, his latest floor-filling single that drags you straight into the kind of rapture only a body in motion can understand. With elements of progressive house pop written into the mix, there are as many hooks as there are drops, yet this isn’t an even-keel ride through euphoria. Nafsi knows exactly how to toy with your rhythmic expectations, throwing frenetic constellations of stabbing and strobing synths into the fray until you’re caught between chaos and bliss, unable to decide which state you’d rather stay in.

Higher captures that pulse-quickening moment on the dancefloor when tension turns kinetic, when the crowd moves as one, and you forget your body has limits. There’s a sensory thrill running through the production that’s impossible to fake. You can hear every ounce of control, every heartbeat behind the build-ups, and the restraint that keeps the track from tipping into indulgence.

The Canadian-born, South Asian electronic artist and producer has built a signature sound around fusing bouncy basslines with moody textures and emotional depth. Drawing inspiration from John Summit, D.O.D., and Fred again.., Nafsi shaped Higher with both underground finger on the pulse grit and the global appeal of an Ibiza anthem in the making. At this point, the only way is up.

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

Review by Amelia Vandergast

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

Posted on 19 June 2025

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

Breaking the Deep House Mould: Take Me (The Russmerican Mix) by Saxboi Slick and ANNIKS

Posted on 7 February 2025
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With Take Me (The Russmerican Mix), the powerhouse of a collaborative duo Saxboi Slick and ANNIKS cracked open a portal where progressive deep house meets the smoky billows of jazz saxophone, creating an organic transformative sonic synergy that can only be described as revolutionary.

The dynamic duo’s artistic chemistry is palpable in the five-and-a-half-minute mix, where pulsating electronic textures intertwine with soulful sax lines that guide the listener through ebbing and flowing momentum. The sax lines function as an almost non-lexical vocal, delivering emotional resonance without a single word.

ANNIKS, revered for emotional storytelling with cutting-edge production, and Saxboi Slick, a saxophonist who turns adversity into artistry, have crafted a track that redefines genre expectations. Drawing inspiration from ANNIKS’ viral TikTok presence and Saxboi Slick’s mission to integrate the warmth of live jazz into modern electronica, Take Me blurs the line between live performance and electronic innovation. The sax riffs act as a subversive crescendo, breaking deep house conventions with seamless, organic fluidity. Every note feels as if it was born to complement the next.

Perfect for fans of Bakermat, CamelPhat, and Nora En Pure, the track bridges progressive house energy with jazz-inspired depth. With its hypnotic balance of melodic grooves and electrifying rhythms, Take Me (The Russmerican Mix) is a genre-fusing triumph, proving that electronica’s future belongs to risk-takers willing to rewrite the mould.

Stream Take Me (The Russmerican Mix) from February 7th on all major platforms, including SoundCloud.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Theo Lucas Shook Up Progressive House Pop with a Splash of Summer with ‘Sunset Martinis’

Posted on 24 August 2024

For his latest release, Sunset Martinis, the South London-based, Cypriot queer artist, Theo Lucas, hooked up with the multiplatinum DJ and producer, Lorenzo Cosi to drop the hedonistically hot EDM anthem of the summer.

By putting his own spin on progressive house with intersections of hyper-pop, Lucas crafted a track as intoxicating as the cocktail referenced in the title. The electrifying momentum seamlessly transitions into melodiously sensuous pre-choruses, efficaciously building intensity and anticipation before the bass drops, resulting in installations of pure euphoria.

The sticky-sweet vocal lines can sugar the pill of any hangover; by charging his vocal performance in the earworm with sincerity, it is clear that if Theo Lucas gets any hotter, he’s going to contribute to global warming.

In Sunset Martinis, Theo also embraces his queer identity and Cypriot roots, infusing them into his music with authentic flair as he lyrically compares his lover to Aphrodite, drawing on rich mythological imagery to celebrate love and beauty in its many forms.

So much more than a hit-maker, Theo Lucas is lighting a beacon for diversity and inclusion; his passion for advocacy shines through his work, which has seen him perform everywhere from London Pride to Westminster Abbey. Watch this proverbial space.

Sunset Martinis was officially released on August 15; stream the single now on Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Tom Jung decoded festival vibes in his EDM anthem, Everybody Feels the Love

Posted on 18 August 2024

In his latest aural embodiment of transcendence, Everybody Feels the Love, the DJ and producer, Tom Jung harnessed the heat of festival season, allowing the warmth of unity to permeate his peerless EDM production.

The unmatchable feeling of getting your body beat and rushes of serotonin and euphoria surrounded by people sharing in a singular experience reverberates through the trance-y take on progressive house, allowing the release to unravel as a parable of the sanctity of emotion-driven electronica and the paragon of it.

The way Jung manipulates sound with nuance to spark a profound emotional response establishes him as one of the most promising up-and-coming producers in the industry. The anticipation as the ethereally enveloped instrumental layers inch towards climax will leave you entranced until the bass-swathed house beats amplify the euphonic ecstasy resulting in a danceable remedy, capable of exhilarating and moving even the most steadfast listeners.

Don’t be surprised if in a few years keeping your finger on the EDM pulse revolves around revelling within the pulsative utopias orchestrated under Jung’s prodigal volition.

Add Everybody Feels the Love to your Spotify playlists and follow Tom Jung on TikTok to keep up to date with the visionary’s latest releases.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Electro-House Goes Pop in Secret Wish’s EP Melody of the Music Man

Posted on 1 July 2024
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Secret Wish’s hotly anticipated EP, Melody of the Music Man, kicks off with the unfetteredly feel-good 7th Heaven Radio Edit before blasting into the 7th Heaven Club Mix, then progresses into the DJ Combo & Rayman Rave, Duumix, DIM3NSION, and Stelios remixes; offering nine different ways to experience the euphoric waves of electro house as they progressively crash on the shores of airwaves and dancefloors worldwide.

The opening iteration of Melody of the Music Man starts with a simple AVICII-esque piano melody before erupting into a disco-grooved EDM anthem for the ages, not just the summer; the appeal of an EDM anthem in this evocatively and melodically liberating vein could never come close to temporal.

The track reaches the epitome of sun-drenched rhapsodic bliss through layers of transcendentally augmented instrumental layers; the beats bring just as much enraptured ecstasy as the synths as they endlessly ascend throughout the progressive house mix that stands as a testament to the Belgian duo’s ability to craft infectious dance-pop anthems with global appeal.

Their music consistently tops charts across Europe and Asia, demonstrating their ability to transcend borders with crowd-pleasing anthems while injecting high-octane energy into productions hooked with a timelessly finessed pop sensibility. It’s safe to assume that Melody of the Music Man will be sitting scintillatingly pretty at the top of the charts before long.

Stream the Melody of the Music Man EP in full on all major platforms via this link from July 1st.

Review by Amelia Vandergast