Terminal V

The Naarm/Melbourne production line keeps on turning out essential new talent, with artists continuing to push the groovier end of the dance spectrum forwards. The latest to make their mark around the world, having...

Zurich-born, self-taught and self-made, Jasmin Fumagalli aka Jazzy, has never chased trends, and it shows. From underground raves to genre-fluid sets spanning hard techno, harderstyles and trap, her sound - and her...

KLOUD is a perfect alias for an artist whose take on hard techno has an ominous presence that looms larger over any dance floor he plays. The enigmatic American shares very little personal detail online, instead...

Hot outside, isn't it? As it happens, that's exactly how Lithuania-born EMILIJA likes it. The fearless hard house selector deals exclusively in sounds that make you sweat physically and emotionally. Whether dropping...

Dr. G is on a roll. The Brussels-based artist has weaponised grooves not just to blow up dance floors, but as a way to stir up emotions. He plays hard and fast but always with meaning and a signature bass sound that...

Kara Okay is all about serving up sonic treats that bring joy. Importantly, though, the Dutchman knows you can have too much of a good thing, so he has learned to balance the ups with the downs, the light with the dark...

Baron Von Trax is part of the Australian new wave, but what makes him unique is the joy and emotion he brings to harder dance sounds. His tracks are always luminous and uplifting, rich in melody and packed with...

Liverpool’s MXGN belongs to a new generation who have come up through the internet age but don't live online. Instead, he's been locked in the studio since his mid-teens and refining a sound that hits with brutal...

Aberdeen's Vivace are forging a sound that is unbound by rules, history or pretence. They have an eclectic range of tastes and influences and pull from all of it when cooking up heat in both the booth and the studio...

Rising fast out of Sydney’s north-west, Efesian is armed with techno weaponry built from pummelling kicks, jungle-leaning percussion and flashes of ‘90s trance euphoria. He's already had a Beatport #1 with 'Can’t Be...

Mirage is a new school disruptor from Ghent. The young DJ and producer has been digging deep into the roots of hard house, UKG and piano house for years and is now rewriting it with his own perspective. It's seen his...

Belgian DJ ROW1 is riding the crest of a new wave of hard dance talent that is emerging from Europe’s underground. Still early in his journey but already shaping things with a distinct identity, his approach leans into...

Hanover's Arman John is at the sharp end of the hard techno scene as both a DJ and producer. He heads up Phased Records but also releases on labels like Obscuur and Ismus, often with elements of Euro dance and trance...

If you’ve spent any time in Europe’s underground dance circuit over the past decade, you'll have surely heard of Tjade. Amsterdam-born and floor-focused, he’s always defining his own brand of high-energy dancefloor...

Melbourne’s JOKESONYOU is riding a serious wave right now. The Aussie is carving his own lane in the new-school trance and hard techno crossover with razor-sharp melodies and chest-rattling bass. Backed by heavy hitters...