Best New Music: 010

Best New Music 010 focuses on techno, electro, progressive, and UK club sounds, moving between stripped-back rhythmic cuts and more layered melodic productions. Expect new music from Max Cooper, Guy J, and Duke Dumont, alongside releases from Because Music, MEANT, BCCO, and Club Blasé.

Max Cooper – Flecks
Label: fabric Records

Free-flowing bass music develops through sustained low frequencies and layered percussion, creating a liquid framework for his contribution to fabric presents Max Cooper.

Shygirl – Alyse
Label: Because Music

A nonchalant, string-led opening gives way to a distortion-heavy atmosphere, where tempered breakbeats meet aggressive synth programming.

Marc Houle – Magical Ability
Label: MEANT

Hypnotic vocal work and slamming drums form the core of this electro, minimal, tech hybrid, drawing together several strands of Houle’s experienced production style.

Guy J – My Existence
Label: Early Morning

Slowly evolving progressive house develops through harmonising melodic elements and a consistent bassline, with playful one-shots introduced throughout the arrangement.

DJ Tennis & M-High – Cold Hands (Italo Mix)
Label: Life And Death

Resonance-soaked synths and rhythmic vocals give the track a distinctly nostalgic character, as DJ Tennis and M-High revisit their original with an Italo-influenced approach.

Luigi Madonna – Flowz
Label: BCCO

Deep, impactful drums establish a groove-led foundation, with horizontal swing, sweeping filters, and bright melodic tones appearing at different points across the track.

Duke Dumont – Ain’t No Game
Label: Club Blasé

Vibrant house pianos and string arrangements sit alongside a soulful lead vocal, while a gritty low end gives the production its distinct UK club character.

THELMA – One Step Closer
Label: Que Pour La Musique

Rapidly pulsing basslines and stripped-back drum grooves drive this fast-paced techno cut, with a carefully measured balance between high and low frequencies.