Top 100 Chart Placements
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Following a banner year for both Sir Hiss and Sam Binga - and indeed for Pineapple as a whole - in 2025, we felt it was time to revisit their joint release from 2023, the Jus Mek Duppy EP - aptly retitled 'Jus Mek RMX' Bristolian maestro, AÆE leans into his Brazilian heritage on his Funk-powered rework of 'Any Weather'. Classic Volt / Carioca elements meld perfectly with SBA Karma's iconic UK Drill flow, resulting in a festival banger that has been turning heads from Outlook to EDC. Anthemic! Coido makes a return to the label, after his collaboration with HRTY on last year's Fruit Salad EP, turning the 140 electro of 'ADRL' into a snarling 150bpm monster. As always with Coido, the production weight is heavy, and the vibe is meaty - at times, almost hinting at a universe where Noisia grew up in New Jersey. Hiss & Binga rework 'Wicked Set' into a rolling, deeper percussive VIP, explicitly referencing that early 2000s 'proto-dubstep' vibe of the early FWD days. MC Jakes vocal stabs are further dubbed out from the original and are joined by hypnotic chants, distorted ethereal melodic snippets, and depth-charge bass pressure. Turn the lights down and lock in. Finally, Pineapple's resident Booty Queen, one Amy Kisnorbo, twists wicked set into a tuff, minimal but fully propulsive 150bpm workout, equal parts Chicago Juke and Detroit Electro, yet still with an unmistakeable UK Grime influence. Zaps, FX and militant kicks are the key ingredients here - and provide an essential expansion of the Kisnorbian sound world. Distributed by Label Engine - www.label-engine.com
Two years after his label debut, Hassan Abou Alam returns with a second release on Nerve Collect. His seven-track Insa EP features one cut with ZIAD ZAZA and Ismail Nosrat and is another menacing blend of futuristic sonic warfare. Egypt's Hassan Abou Alam has been carving his own unique path for almost two decades. From noise music to sub-heavy techno via charged-up breaks, he has a mutant sound that thrives on contrasts. It's a fusion of the natural and the otherworldly, the ritualistic and the contemporary and has made him a favourite on labels like Rhythm Section, Banoffee Pies and Casa Voyager. With this welcome label return, he remains impossible to pin and even harder to predict. The lurching 'Insa' opens with acrobatic drum patterns and freewheeling hits, all underpinned by buzzing sub bass. Vocal fragments and sinewy synths inject futurism into the full-bodied beats. 'La3ba (ft. ZIAD ZAZA, Ismail Nosrat)' rides a quick, thumping club rhythm, this time with grimy raps and trippy ad-libs that bring urban menace as synths spray across the mix. 'Mahzooz' is a spontaneous collage of restless synths and chopped-up words, imploding and exploding as bouncy low-end anchors the groove. 'Wiskha' showcases heavily syncopated drums and mind-melting synths, stretched, filtered, and drawn out into sweeping parabolas. The brain-tickling frequencies of 'Dilapidated Thoughts' sound like liquid metal shaped with digital precision and booming bass, while 'Doos' is another pressurised ascent with mad oscillations and pixel-thin sine waves. Closer 'Fahem' blends brutal drum patterns with the EPs most human and vulnerable synths for a breathless finish. Insa is club music in constant flux - volatile, visceral and impossible to contain.
This one is gonna be one for the history books! At least for us in this little independent label in by the sea, in the tip of Europe Weve been following Mikeys work for long now, since those early electro releases in CPU And weve also been playing his records for ages, and we even knew we had a couple of common friends, but to see a message from the man himself in our inbox, saying that he would love to to put out an EP with us, caught us completely o guard! Mikey is the kindest soul and his compliments to our vibe and work ethic just flooded our hearts and made us feel seen, probably for the first time! Everyone know on hard it is to get noticed on the scene these days, so his message hit hard! Theres no way we were gonna say no this one! Thank you Mikey, its truly an honour! About the record, in Mikeys own words, Myths of the MediterrAlien is a high-octane voyage through a universe where ancient cultures collide with futuristic visions. For him the MediterrAlien is a hybrid character who drifts between mythology and outer space, carrying fragments of both history and hyperspace into the club. Across four explosive tracks, the EP reimagines deconstructed club and experimental bass through a fast, hyper-energetic lens. Each piece feels like a dierent chapter in the MediterrAliens journey, spiralling through cosmic turbulence, touching down on ancient shores, and refracting tradition through the intensity of a distant galaxy. Designed for the late-night fringes of the dance floor, Myths of the MediterrAlien is both a personal mythology and a sonic wormholebridging the universe where Jensen Interceptors comes from with where his imagination is heading next.
FONZO IS ON A ROLL. Arguably our favourite emerging producer right now delivers two HEATERS for GutterFunk. L-Bomb stands its ground between broken house, garage and more whilst Boujee defies genre and focuses straight on dancefloor. Both records are completely UK in their sound and execution and show why Fonzo is on a roll right now.
Kyoto-based Stones Taro is a producer and DJ who has established a unique standing within the global dance music scene. After operating the NC4K label since 2017, he embarks on a new challenge by launching his own self-release series. The inaugural release, titled 'Foglore,' is characterized by its foggy sound design and timeless arrangements reminiscent of folk tales. In this four-track release, Stones Taro explores a fresh interpretation of the fusion between Dub, Techno, and Deep House. These tracks capture the essence of contemporary music in intriguing ways, yet feel as familiar as if they have existed since ancient times.