Artist: Pablo Sanchez Title: Easy Out Label: Moodmusic Records Release: 3rd August 2015 Cat. No. mood-165 Sasse’s Moodmusic label continues to lead the deep house scene with a new EP from Venezuelan producer Pablo Sanchez. His original comes backed with remixes from Patlac, Baldo and the boss...

Artist:  Claudio Coccoluto Title:  The Dub 102 Label:  The Dub Release: Vinyl 6th July, Digital 10th August Cat. No.  THEDUB102 Format:  Vinyl, Digital The Dub label is back with a fine two tracker from acclaimed Italian DJ, record collector, producer and composer Claudio Coccoluto. Coccoluto...

Artist: Rukaiya Russell Title:  Return From Miramar EP Label: RuRu Records Release: August 17th 2015 Cat. No. RU0415RFM South London’s Rukaiya Russell returns to her own imprint, RuRu Records, with a new three tracker that is typically fresh and lovable. It is named after a recent trip to...

Artist: Duncan Gray Title:  Promise EP Label: Rock to the Beat Records Release: 24th August Cat. No. RTTB020 Rock to the Beat Records welcome a dark disco talent to the ranks with their 20th EP: Promise is a fine five track affair with three standout originals from Duncan Gray and remixes...

Having arrived in Dubai little under a year ago I have been delving in to what the Middle East’s party capital has to offer and I have found that the scene here is just as diverse as any major sun drenched destination. With clubs catering for and regularly booking international guests in...

Artist: Ishivu Title: Gryning Label: Trunkfunk Records Release: 20th July 2015 Cat. No. TF032 Format: Vinyl Sweden’s Trunkfunk Records returns with a brand new single from hotly tipped producer Ishivu. The Trunkfunk label has been pushing out quality electronic music from it’s Gothernburg...

With Edinburgh’s annual population explosion, commonly known as The Edinburgh International Festival looming on the horizon, the shining beacon in the Edinburgh bar scene, 99 Hanover Street has announced its hotly anticipated run of free parties. You wont be disappointed…. Nightmares on Wax ...

With festival season on the home straight and the options for some festival summer sun action dwindling, EQTV round up some late summer dancing options should you wish to escape the UK for some good times…. Event– Strafwerk Festival Date – August 22nd 2015 Location – Sportpark...

If you don’t know who Quintin Van Der Spek is then in a short few minutes you will. He is the promoter and founder of the boutique festival Outsiders which this year boasts two charismatic arenas filled with house and techno stalwarts. Quintin has been involved in his fare share of...

With Dubai’s burgeoning nightlife taking a well-earned rest during the holy month of Ramadan, it returns later this month with a bang. EQTV picks its top 3 nights to get you back in to the groove…. Plus Minus @ Level 41 Media One Hotel) 31/07/15 Having moved to Dubai little under a year ago,...

    Now in it’s third series, Nightvision really has taken Scottish clubbing events by the horns. An amalgamated force featuring 2 of the countries biggest and most notorious promoters – Musika & Xplicit. The formula is simple, take the best artists around and set...

Glastonbury (Worth Farm) – is that small rural town situated on the low lying Somerset levels which for one week in the year becomes the most famous place on the planet to pitch a tent, get out your wellies, and witness some of the heavyweight acts across every genre of the music scene...

Arriving from the creative minds at Native Instruments, STEMS is the freshest format within production and live performing. The multi channel audio file can now channel your in such format you can control each element individually. With the STEMs project now in full throttle, EQTV sits down...

Not many electronic music subjects are as intriguing as Ivan Latyshev. The Russian producer isn’t just a fine craftsman when it comes to pushing underground house and techno, but he’s also obsessed with mountaineering, fitness and more. A true musical fanatic, we wouldn’t bet against...

Electronic music is a global game these days. Everyone knows that, but it’s still genuinely exciting when new producers emerge from places you’d rarely – if ever – have associated with the sound. One such man to do exactly that recently is Eastmask, a Seoul native who is fast becoming a...

Left to right: Davide (Label Partner), Zman (Deo & Zman), Take It Easy (Label partner), Eiad (Bambook), Doctor Dru, Monte, Deo (Deo & Zman )  JEUDI records is one of the hottest labels of 2015. Doctor Dru along with Take it Easy who is one half of The Adana Twins run the imprint with...

De Sluwe Vos, real name Robert Vosmeijer has had an outstanding outset to his career with cuts on the likes of Albion and Louche Records being serious flavours of the month. The Dutch spinner recently released his first full length, but not as you would presume. Coming in three parts, the LPs...

Dubai outfit + – have pulled out all the stops this season to bring the party to the UAE, featuring stand out sets from Chris Liebing, James Zabiela and Benoit and Sergio, but the season closing party features an artist like no other – Mathew Jonson. Mathew’s productions...

Artist:  Ashworth Title:  Cork Label:  Needwant Release: 22nd June 2015 Cat. No.  NEEDW036 In the run-up to release of debut album, Grain, Ashworth treats us to a three track EP of extended 12” edits taken from the long player. Ashworth has turned the heads of press, punters and DJs alike in...

Artist: Black Loops Title:  No Questions (inc. Ardalan remix) Label: Toy Tonics Release: April 13th 2015 Cat. No. Toyt034 German’s Toy Tonics imprint returns with another unmissable slab of House music, this time courtesy of label favourites Black Loops backed with a remix from Dirtybird...

Artist: Rogerio Martins Title:  Otherwise Unknown Label: Piston Recordings Release: vinyl 07/05, digital June 2015 Cat. No. PRV2015006 vinyl + PR2015167 digital Format: Vinyl/digital Piston Recordings was launched in 2007 by Rogério Martins to fill the void in Portugal’s independent...

DJ Gregory, or Point G as we now know him has been laying the foundations on some epic house cuts as of late, none more so than his latest release for the guys behind Dungeon Meat. Here we have a quick chat to him on his current shenanigans. I can imagine your studio to be pretty epic with...

PAWSA has made a big impact with his fulsome house sounds on labels like Relief and Deep Tech before now, and is also a DJ of some repute. He has plenty of dexterous skills and a vast knowledge of house and more besides, and as such has played all over the UK, Ibiza and many other places in...

2015 has seen the launch of East Recordings, the sister label to London based Brick Lane Radio.  With a roster of artists from east London and internationally, the charge was lead for the debut release by label boss Paul Whelan. After a decade making beats in pop/urban Paul has returned to...

Artist:  Nils Noa Title:  Lucy EP Label:  Troll Records Release: Out Now Cat. No. TLR027 Norway’s Nils Noa is back with another fine transmission on Troll Records, the label he co-runs with Christian Sol. Serving up two great tracks, he keeps up his tradition of inventive deep house grooves....

Artist: Doublet Title:  Paradise Village EP Label: Doublet Release: 18th May 2015 Cat. No. DBT001 Format: Vinyl Doublet is the production moniker of friends and musical partners Tomoki Tamura and Tuccillo, previously releasing together on other labels, they have come together to form the new...

On May 20-22, IMS 2015 will fuse a selection of daytime panels, discussions, workshops and parties to inspire interaction with dance music producers, listeners and industry professionals from around the world. For the second year, it’ll be hosted at the Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza, with surrounding...

Psychemagik have recently been in the desert putting working on their latest studio album. Although we won’t expect the album soon the fact we can envisage one on the horizon leaves us hanging in anticipation. That said we can expect fresh 12 inches over the course of the years as well...

Artist: Skinnerbox Title:  Sawtooth Blues EP Label: My Favorite Robot Records Release: April 27th 2015 Cat. No. MFR121 My Favorite Robot Records introduce a new act to the label in the form of German pair Iftah Gabbai and Olaf Hilgenfeld aka Skinnerbox. Here they serve up three exciting new...

Artist: La Mverte Title:  A Game Called Tarot Label: Her Majesty’s Ship Release: Out Now Cat. No. HMS018 After a first release in 2014 that got picked up by RBMA and saw La Mverte attend the famous workshop in Tokyo, he recently returned to the studio to finalise this new EP, ‘A Game Called...

Artist: Fluida Title: Red Spiral EP Label: Southern Fried Records Release: April 13th 2015 Cat. No. ECB402 Southern Fried Records continues to introduce us to exciting new talents in the wake of excellent EPs from MOTSA, Jona Sul and The Emperor Machine, with a release from mysterious pairing...

Red Bull have been back on the road over the past month venturing to their spiritual homes of London, Manchester, Bristol and Glasgow for a highly anticipated series of events. Although I wasn’t able to take in the full project I was on hand to witness some of the memories left behind...

Speaking at an intimate show at The Redbull Studios (Studio Science) on Friday, Julio Bashmore had a plethora of equipment at hand showcasing his intricate methods of production. From being an avid fan of YouTube to becoming a master on the 808, the Bristol spinner has been one the highlights...

Cera Alba applied his trade in the stalwart city of Leeds, club hopping in his Uni days he soon found a buzz for the house scene, following nights like The Dirty Disco and of course Back to Basics. Nurturing his own feel on the house culture, he caught the eye and ear of labels like Hot...

German duo Extrawelt are an inspiration to all things live, with highly acclaimed albums under their belt and an over due third on route. We get 60 seconds with the guys before they head to Egg LDN this weekend… The live tour, tell us about the current tour and what its been like? Any...

When we first heard Yuri Lima and Ivan Kovaček’s sounds, we weren’t really sure what to expect. Weird, wonderful, enticing and enthralling, it initially started off in pretty inconspicuous fashion before it exploded into a real monster of a track. Such traits permeate the guys’ work, so it...

So as we approach festival season, EQTV will be running exclusive interviews with owners and promoters of some of the UK’s most prestige and best loved events throughout the summer. To kick things off we chat to Rob Star of Eastern Electrics about his summer shenanigans. Tell us about...

When it comes to electronic music, few of those in the contemporary domain can possibly compare to Mar-T. As resident at Amnesia, Ibiza, he has been responsible for many great nights on one of the world’s most celebrated dancefloors, whether that be as part of Music On, Cocoon or any number...

Hydra has become one the of the stalwart figures in within the London music culture. Now laying their hat at studio spaces to sold out crowds each month. We chat to promoter Ajay about the year ahead and their inspiration behind the brand. Its been a huge vocal point recently that London has...

EQTV and The Rainbow Festival Birmingham are giving the chance to win a copy of Daniel Avery’s new album and T-shirt to co-inside with his debut gig in Birmingham. Daniel will play the event on April 4th/5th. Tickets are available here – www.therainbowvenues.co.uk News on the...

Describe the record in five words. It’s all in the groove What is it about this record that will appeal to the fans? A chance to be able to hear a different side to the music I make. How does it differ from your last release? It’s my first solo EP featuring 3 tracks and not a...

Describe the record in five words: Pressure, Vibe, Groove, Rhythm & Bass What is it about this record that will appeal to the fans? This tune brings together the more energetic side of the album, and is definitely going to be more directed at the dance floor than some of the other cuts...

Describe the record in five words. tense Italo Disco Boogie Stomper What is it about this record that will appeal to the fans? A fresh new face producing dance music the oldschool way: a basement, a synthsizer and a sequencer. How does it differ from your last release? It’s much more...

Catch Recordings – With a forward thinking ethos focussed on finding something new and different, Catch Recordings are releasing a four track EP from Hungarian Khristian K. With releases on labels such as Lucidflow Recordings and Naked Lunch, Khristian is carving a promising path for...

EQTV.co.uk and Studio 338 are proudly offering one lucky winner and guest the chance to win a pair of tickets to the London outfits 1st birthday. To enter all you need to do is share the competition via facebook and tag EQTV.co.uk and we will pick a winner at random. Secondly you have to...