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New EDM Friday April 17: John Summit, Subtronics & More
New EDM Friday April 17 is here with new music from John Summit, Subtronics and more.
From the peak of the charts to the deepest corners of the warehouse, this week is defined by artists challenging their own identities. Whether it’s house music legends evolving or bass pioneers reclaiming their sound, these are the tracks you should not miss on this week’s New EDM Friday.
John Summit – CTRL ESCAPE (Album)
The wait is officially over. Today, John Summit unveils his debut album, CTRL ESCAPE, via Experts Only / Darkroom Records. Serving as a comprehensive portrait of his life over the last few years, the album is a genre-blurring journey that fuses tech-house flair with dubstep, drum & bass, and melodic textures. From stadium-sized anthems to intimate late-night cuts, CTRL ESCAPE is designed to be played in rooms of all sizes. It’s not just an album; it’s a communal experience that cements Summit’s position as the definitive face of modern dance music.
Malaa (Alter Ego) & YDG – STFU
French house titan Malaa introduces his “Alter Ego” to the Deadbeats family, teaming up with breakout star YDG for the high-intensity single “STFU.” This track is a volatile crossover, moving fluidly between breakbeats, trap rhythms, and a driving four-on-the-floor switch. It marks a darker, more experimental phase for Malaa, perfectly complemented by YDG’s heavy low-end precision. With both artists heading to EDC Las Vegas, this is a primary weapon for the 2026 festival season.
GRiZ – BBFL
GRiZ returns with “BBFL” (Bass, Beats, Funk, Love), a track that distills his entire musical ethos into one high-impact statement. Built around his signature silky saxophone topline and anchored by hip-hop-leaning vocals, the track bridges feel-good funk with groovy pressure. After a massive year that saw the debut of his Seven Stars Festival, “BBFL” signals that GRiZ isn’t just revisiting his past—he’s expanding it for a new era of connection and joy.
Claude VonStroke ft. Jasper + Ella – Two Line Groove
Claude VonStroke takes a deeply personal turn with “Two Line Groove,” the latest single from his upcoming album Wrong Number. In a move away from feature-driven releases, this “family affair” features his children, Jasper and Ella Crenshaw, on vocals. Eschewing festival spectacle for a patient, jazzy house groove, the track feels right at home on a DC10 terrace. It’s a generational reset that prioritizes “uplifting creativity” over trends, proving Claude is still finding new ways to innovate from within.
Kaleena Zanders – Stronger Than Machines
Vocal powerhouse and producer Kaleena Zanders drops “Stronger Than Machines,” the third single from her forthcoming debut album Anything Goes. Written as a “slice of musical hope” in a world of AI, the track is a groovy, uplifting anthem built on driving chords and infectious gang vocals. Arriving on the heels of several viral social media moments, the single lands just as Kaleena prepares for her headline tour and major slots at Electric Forest.
Kayzo & Manji – FKN LOUD
Kayzo continues his full-throttle transition into hard dance with “FKN LOUD,” a blistering collaboration with hard-techno force Manji. Driven by distorted plucks and punishing kicks, the track is a raw fusion of hardcore and techno. Kayzo’s move into this genre has been solidified by his recent Mixmag LAB announcement, and “FKN LOUD” serves as a high-impact anthem for those who prefer their dance music heavy and unrelenting.
Moody Good x KARAN! – Mouth Piece
Moody Good pushes further into his “SPEEEDBUMP” audio-visual universe with “Mouth Piece,” a collaboration with Brazilian producer KARAN!. The track merges futuristic baile funk grooves with industrial bass precision. It is a meticulously engineered, bouncy experience that continues to expand the hyper-detailed world Moody Good is building on Deadbeats.
Grabbitz – Better Off Before
Following his creative reset, Grabbitz returns with “Better Off Before,” a track that re-centers him as a top-tier producer. Blending textural bass pulses with his signature vulnerable vocal delivery, the song explores themes of identity and self-worth. It’s a sophisticated, emotionally uncompromising record that feels equally at home on a massive sound system or in a pair of headphones for late-night introspection.
Honorable Mentions:
AVAION, BUNT. – ifidiewouldyoucry
Boris Brejcha, SHELLS – Be OK
BYOR – Club Go Crazy
CASSIMM, Piem – Always About Love / Ya Mon
Chris Lorenzo, aMo (um) – HOTS 4 U
Danny Howard, RUZE – Story Of My Life
Dillon Francis – Make You Move
G Jones, EPROM – Break of Dawn / The Real
Hedex, Ray Volpe – Braindead
Joel Corry, Rahh – Devotion (Sweetest Emotion)
John Summit – CTRL ESCAPE (album)
Jordan Grace, Florian Cassiede, MAZRO – Lose the Light
Malaa, YDG – STFU
Mark Sixma – Bring The Fire
Matoma – No Tomorrow
Matroda, San Pacho – Feel Alright
Max Dean, Luke Dean – Gets Like That
MOGUAI, Jan Blomqvist – Sympathy For The Devil
Moody Good, KARAN! – Mouth Piece
NIVIRO, Ro – Back To You
Steve Aoki, Jessica Audiffred, Jon Z – FotoPaparazzi
Subtronics, Inéz – Eyes Cut Deeper
Sullivan King – Headlock
TELYKAST, Saksham – Echoes
WILL K, Ms Banks, JAY1 – Loose, Pt. 3
Zerb, Rita Ora – If It’s Not Love
Stream all the new music on Spotify and Audiomack to hear the full New EDM Friday April 17 playlist.
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New EDM Friday Aug 7: Hardwell, W&W, Max Styler & More
New EDM Friday Aug 7 brings new music from Hardwell & W&W, MEDUZA, Kevin de Vries, Max Styler and more.
New EDM Friday August 7 brings together new singles, EPs, and album previews covering big room, techno, bass house, melodic house, and electronic pop. From Hardwell and W&W with Turn Up The Bass to MEDUZA and Kevin de Vries with 7 Days, Eli Brown with It’s Like That, Max Styler with I Don’t Think I Can Stop, Skilah with Dance MF, and Jazzy with My People, these are the tracks you should not miss on this week’s New EDM Friday.
Hardwell & W&W – Turn Up The Bass
Hardwell and W&W reunite for Turn Up The Bass, bringing together two of the most recognisable names in big room and electro house. The collaboration lands as both acts continue strong runs of live appearances across the summer festival circuit, and the track does exactly what the title suggests, delivering the high-energy floor-focused sound that defined the peak era both artists helped build. Turn Up The Bass opens New EDM Friday August 7 with one of the week’s most direct dancefloor statements.
MEDUZA & Kevin de Vries – 7 Days
MEDUZA and Kevin de Vries join forces for 7 Days, pairing one of melodic house’s most consistent production outfits with one of the genre’s most in-demand selectors and artists. Kevin de Vries has spent the past few years building a reputation across the bigger stages of the melodic and progressive world, while MEDUZA continue to operate across club and festival settings with equal footing. 7 Days brings both together for one of this week’s most polished house releases on New EDM Friday August 7.
Eli Brown – It’s Like That
Eli Brown returns with It’s Like That, the second single from his debut album Panic Attack, due August 7 via Insomniac Records. Built around a defiant vocal refrain, rumbling basslines, acid-fuelled synths, and rave sirens, the track captures the escapism and collective energy of rave culture with a gritty edge rooted in his Bristol upbringing. It follows Electrify and pushes further into the raw, uncompromising sound that runs through Panic Attack. Brown has performed at EDC Las Vegas, Tomorrowland, Ultra, Coachella, Awakenings, and Creamfields, and heads into the rest of 2026 with his largest headline show to date in Los Angeles on November 14. It’s Like That is one of this week’s strongest techno entries on New EDM Friday August 7.
Max Styler – I Don’t Think I Can Stop (EP)
Max Styler releases his six-track EP I Don’t Think I Can Stop through his own imprint Nu Moda, arriving on the heels of his Lollapalooza performance. Built to replicate the arc of his open-to-close live sets, the project moves between blaring sub-bass, handcrafted beats, and hooky guest vocals across tracks including the bass-heavy Uh-Oh!, the crowd-facing Body Shake, and the kaleidoscopic Templo Disko. Styler describes the EP as reflecting the pacing and sonic identity of his live sets, a departure from the more immediate impact of his singles. The release also comes alongside the official video for disco-tinged track Love Forever featuring Kuuda, and coincides with his BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix hosted by Pete Tong. I Don’t Think I Can Stop adds one of this week’s most complete EP releases to New EDM Friday August 7.#
Skilah – Dance MF
Skilah releases Dance MF via Breakaway, continuing a breakthrough year for the 23-year-old DJ and producer. Known for her dark, bass-heavy sound and use of her own vocals, she has built a distinct identity in the electronic space alongside a rapidly growing audience of over 3 million followers across TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat. Her live footprint has expanded steadily through appearances at Coachella, Breakaway Music Festival, Foam Wonderland, Ubbi Dubbi, and additional dates across the US and Canada. Dance MF pushes her sound further forward as one of the more exciting emerging voices in New EDM Friday August 7.
Jazzy – My People
Jazzy follows her bass house collaboration Invisible with Chris Lorenzo with My People, released via Chaos Records. Written alongside Mark Ralph, Theo Hutchcraft, and Guillaume Alric of The Blaze, the track is a personal tribute to her hometown of Dublin, weaving euphoric house energy with late-night pop and direct storytelling. It arrives ahead of her debut album Peace and Patience, due October 23, and a headline tour that culminates at Dublin’s 3Arena with a capacity of 13,000. This summer she also joins Calvin Harris as main support across a run of stadium shows in Glasgow, Dublin, Belfast, and Ibiza. My People closes New EDM Friday August 7 with one of the week’s most personal and well-positioned releases.
Honorable mentions:
A Little Sound & Kelvin 373 – Same Thing
Adriatique, Genesi, Emmit Fenn – Closer
ALPHA 9 – Ascend
Amelie Lens & Angèle – Run
AN21, Fiction, O1, Fouren – Stay With Me
Aspyer – Alive
bradeazy, Öwnboss – Louboutin
Chuckie, MC Ambush, Mosimann – Move It 2 The Drum
Crankdat, Wooli, TiaCorine – Fux with Us
Da Tweekaz – Step Into The Madness (Into The Madness 2026 Anthem)
Darren Porter – Taurus
D-Sturb – Good Old Days
Ellie Goulding – Ravers
Flux Pavilion & The Freestylers – Cracks (2026 version)
Giuseppe Ottaviani, Diana Goldberg – Hold On
Koven – wHERE the rhythm goes
Krewella – the blueprint
Lee Foss, GS5 – Separation
Liquid Soul, Captain Hook – Liquid Hook (Victor Ruiz Remix)
Marlon Hoffstadt – Das ist Daddy (Album)
Marshmello, Viperactive – How I Feel
Nifra, KEVU – Hardwired
Noizu, Amira Eldine – Feeling
NOME. & Merow – Alive
Phuture Noize x Deezl – My Misery
R3SPAWN – Adagio For Strings
Rank 1, Notelle – Serotonin
Ray Volpe – THROW IT UP
Route 94, Mellizos – 4Get The Girl (Mellizos Remix)
Said The Sky, ILLENIUM & Heather Sommer – When The Light Breaks
Sara Landry, Alex Farell – Angel Dust
Shermanology – Let’s Go
Solomun, Inéz – Raider on the Storm
Spencer Brown – Storm Chasing
Thomas Newson, Siege, I Jah – Pitcha
Timmy Trumpet ft. Moa Lisa – Wanna Be Loved
Toneshifterz & Dimatik & Weaver – Rise Of The Phoenix
UMEK – Vibrancy (Kos:mo Remix)
Vivid – The After Party
Watermat, James Mac – Daydream (EP)
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The Defining Voice Of Electronic Music: John Martin
The Defining Voice of Electronic Music: John Martin and the songs that made him one of the genre’s most important vocalists
Tomorrowland has once again brought together some of the world’s biggest DJs, with iconic electronic music songs played across both weekends. While those tracks come from different artists and different eras, many are connected by the voice and songwriting of John Martin. From Don’t You Worry Child to Reload, John Martin has become one of electronic music’s most recognisable vocalists and a key figure behind some of the genre’s biggest songs.
The Voice Behind Electronic Music’s Biggest Songs
Tomorrowland saw Martin take to the stage several times to perform old, new, and upcoming projects. His performances were a reminder of how powerful of a voice he has and also of how important he has been to electronic music. His roots in the scene can be tracked 15 years back to 2011 where he showed both his skills with vocals and writing. Though he didn’t sing on the track Martin co-wrote Fade Into Darkness alongside Avicii and Michel Zitron. 2011 also saw him link up with Swedish House Mafia for the first time to provide vocals for their timeless track Save The World. However, it was the following year where he became an instant icon as he once again worked with SHM on the forever timeless Don’t You Worry Child.
The part he played in making this track one of the greatest pieces of music of all time cannot be understated. His voice is simply irreplaceable and has got crowds around the world to sing their hearts out every time they hear Don’t You Worry Child. He also wrote the song so not only would the song not be what it is without him, it wouldn’t have existed without him. But his work on iconic tracks didn’t end there with him soon after working with Sebastian Ingrosso and Tommy Trash for the legendary festival anthem Reload. Over the years the hits have kept on coming especially alongside Martin Garrix who has been a regular collaborator of his. John Martin provided vocals for tracks like Now That I’ve Found You, Higher Ground, and Won’t Let You Go as well as writing Carry You, Hold On, and Home. The list of artists he’s worked with is mind boggling with names like David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Gryffin, Afrojack, and Alesso to name just a few.
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From Rock Music to a 15-Year Electronic Music Career
Something that’s truly amazing about John Martin is how quickly he burst onto the electronic music scene and his longevity within it. Before getting into electronic music Martin took interest and inspiration from the worlds of grunge and British rock and was part of the band Steroids. It wasn’t till 2010 that he discovered electronic music and started writing it alongside his close friend Michel Zitron. Within a matter of months he was working with some of the biggest EDM artists in the world and performing on some of the biggest stages. Over the last 15 years his stature has persistently grown as he continues to work with more and more big names. Tomorrowland saw him perform some upcoming projects with ARTBAT and Timmy Trumpet who now join the illustrious list of his collaborators.
There are very few vocalists who have become so synonymous with electronic music as John Martin has. Once you see his name on any record you know you’re in for an astonishing performance, beautiful melodies, and a wave of emotions. He has been the defining voice of over a decade of the greatest pieces of electronic music. Legend is a word that can be thrown out lightly sometimes, but John Martin is someone who absolutely deserves that title.
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