The duo sets a warm, inviting mood right from the jump, beautifully bridging the gap between live musicianship and club-ready electronics

It is officially "Broken-o-clock," and the vibe is impeccably chill yet entirely kinetic.

The grooves lean off-centre, drums snapping and swaying rather than marching straight ahead. Classic funk warmth seeps through the synths, but the finish is modern. Clean. Intentional.

Tracks built for different hours of the night. Early set mood-setters. Heads-down mid-session rollers. The kind of tunes that breathe.

Our selection it’s more than just a compilation of up and coming artists, it's an invitation to explore the depths of sound and discover something new.

Hymns Vol. 1 feel less like a solo statement and more like a communal offering. It’s dance music with memory in its bones and gratitude in its pulse.

Effortlessly weaving through house, bruk, samba, and garage, creating a sound that feels distinctly British yet globally inspired.

Renewal EP captures Kareem Ali in transition, sketching growth in real time and inviting listeners to move through it with him

Kyle Hall & K15 reconnect across oceans on Steel Sharpens Steel EP, a release that feels much more than a collaboration. It’s like a shared language finally spoken out loud.

This time around, Mate has tapped the veteran Swiss producer Shaka to get in charge of the party music, and the result is a masterclass in emotive, jazz-inflected rhythms.

This is a hyper-kinetic pivot, drawing sharp lines between bass music, garage, and footwork.

15 Years of Phuture Shock Musik is a wide-angle snapshot of a Bristol label that’s spent the last decade and a half carving its own lane between house, broken beat, UK bass and leftfield club mutations.

2026 began with a couple of golden releases that have influenced our featured content this month. The selection of 35 tracks includes, as usual, a "best of" compilation featuring the finest tunes we've encountered in January, concluding the playlist with elements that shape our musical preferences.

At its core, Simple Love EP balances intimacy and groove. The title cut drifts through smoky, jazz-touched broken beat, while other moments explore dustier bruk rhythms and soulful house tones that nod to New Jersey and London.

A record that doesn't demand your attention so much as it earns it, settling into the room like a comfortable evening breeze.

True to the alias, very little is revealed beyond the music itself. Jazz, funk, dub, fusion and library moods all drift through the EP, filtered through an obvious love for Chicago and Detroit foundations.

45 tracks shot in the air by the end of December, deepening our appreciation for what came out during this month.

Individuación EP reflects both creative freedom and a clear sense of identity — stripped-back club tools with personality, designed to travel easily from headphones to late-night floors.

Summer Cuts feels like a short, sunlit window into a scene that values movement, collaboration, and groove above all else.

It’s about mood, detail, and the kind of atmosphere that lingers long after the needle lifts.

Jazzbois’ warm, fluid musicianship drifts effortlessly through Gnork’s house-rooted, groove-forward sensibility, creating a sound that’s both loose and locked in.

Whether you're chasing something deeper or just looking for gritty, soulful cuts, Nicewon VA hits the spot with undeniable precision.

Whether you lean deep into the Rhodes hum or the dusty drum-machine shuffle, the EP is kind of a homecoming: for Eglo Records, the man behind it, and maybe for a groove-hungry listener ready for something honest and soulful.

On A Light From The Basement, that balance becomes a subtle, immersive journey: dub-tinged atmospheres, ambient textures and broken-beat motion swirl together, creating a space where introspection meets rhythm.

Cinematic elegance of layers of saxophone, double bass, Rhodes and ambient textures - a sound deeply rooted in jazz but freely dancing into house and broken beat territory.

45 tracks for the soul. November went by supersonic in the waves of the usual eclectic features we made over this month

Every so often a record lands that feels like a car rolling out onto a midnight street — wheels whirling, chrome gleaming, bass thumping.

Deep diving into the crate-digger's paradise of 70s and 80s Bollywood Disco, filtered through the pair's signature production style that has long defined the Energy Exchange imprint’s reputation for fusing broken beat, future soul, and jazz-rave aesthetics.

This split release, which features two contributions from Higuchi alongside Ringer's own tracks, stems from a meditation on progress and purpose. Deep house finesse.

In Analog Stories Vol. 5, Abacus’s stripped-back power really shines — a quietly bold statement, perfect for late-night sets or introspective moments.