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New EDM Friday Aug 21: Alesso, Hardwell & W&W, and More
New EDM Friday Aug 21 brings Alesso’s The One EP, Blanke’s debut album, and new tunes from Hardwell, W&W, HUGEL, and more.
New EDM Friday Aug 21 brings together EPs, album releases, crossover collaborations, and debut originals covering progressive house, big room, bass music, dubstep, trance, techno, Latin house, and underground dance. From Alesso with The One EP to Hardwell and W&W with Bangkok, Blanke’s debut album EDGE OF THE WORLD, HUGEL with Sexyy Red and Gatano on Bad Bitch, Detox Unit’s Schematic EP, and debuts from COSTA and BIIANCO, these are the tracks you should not miss on this week’s New EDM Friday.
Alesso – The One (EP)
Alesso releases The One, a two-track EP via Body Hi and Tomorrowland Music featuring fan-favourite IDs Smoke Machine and Get Your Groove On. Both tracks have been performed live across recent months, with Smoke Machine drawing particular attention at Tomorrowland 2026, and the EP arrives alongside Alesso’s show concept of the same name. Get Your Groove On opens the project as his current tour opener before Smoke Machine closes it out, giving the release a structure that mirrors the live experience directly. The One signals a bold new direction for Alesso and adds one of this week’s most anticipated progressive house releases to New EDM Friday August 21.
Hardwell & W&W – Bangkok
Hardwell and W&W follow Turn Up The Bass with Bangkok, continuing what is shaping up to be a strong run of collaborative output between two of the genre’s most established big room acts. The track lands as both artists maintain busy summer schedules across the festival circuit, and Bangkok carries the same high-energy dancefloor focus that has defined their work together. Another direct club statement from the pairing on New EDM Friday August 21.
KUKO – Voicemail (Tiësto Remix)
Tiësto puts his stamp on KUKO’s Voicemail, adding one of dance music’s most recognisable remix credits to a track that already had momentum behind it. The remix lands as Tiësto continues an active release schedule in 2026 and brings his signature blend of polished production and dancefloor energy to the original.
Danny Eviza – Good Bad Ok
Danny Eviza releases Good Bad Ok, adding a new original to a growing catalogue that has been gaining traction across the melodic and progressive house space. The track brings his emotive production style into focus and contributes one of this week’s more understated but well-crafted releases to New EDM Friday August 21.
Detox Unit – Schematic EP
Detox Unit returns with Schematic, a four-track EP nearly three years in the making and his most refined body of work to date. Named after the concept of reducing a system to its essential components, the project applies that philosophy throughout, stripping each record down to its most impactful ideas without losing the experimental spirit that defines his sound. The EP opens with the atmospheric Low Visibility before moving into lead single Detonator, then through the weight and groove of Big Mood and closing with the hypnotic precision of Equidistant. A bonus remix of Ludacris’ The Potion is available exclusively through Bandcamp and SoundCloud. Schematic arrives during one of Detox Unit’s busiest touring years, following surprise appearances at Electric Forest and headline performances at Sound Haven and Nocturnal Valley, and stands as one of this week’s strongest underground bass releases on New EDM Friday August 21.
Buunshin – Save Crystal
Dutch producer Buunshin continues building toward his debut album with Save Crystal, a collaboration with vocalist Mara Necia that follows first single Luminous Body. Where that track explored transcendence and self-awareness, Save Crystal feels more immediate, pairing melodic percussion and intricate layering with Mara Necia’s emotionally vulnerable vocal. The track introduces a UK garage-leaning sensibility into Buunshin’s sound while retaining the darker, detailed production language he has developed, and pushes the forthcoming album’s world further forward on New EDM Friday August 21.
COSTA – You Got Me
New York-born, DMV-based producer COSTA releases his debut original You Got Me via Monstercat, a collaboration with DJ duo Fortune Favor that marks his first official release after building a dedicated following through SoundCloud. Rooted in underground hip-hop production and blending gritty UK dubstep, deep wubs, robotic sound design, and explosive low-end energy, the track feels both nostalgic and forward-facing. COSTA has already earned support from Excision, Subtronics, Zeds Dead, and Levity, and arrives off the back of standout performances at Splash House, Red Rocks, Bonnaroo, and Electric Forest. You Got Me opens a new chapter for one of bass music’s most promising rising acts on New EDM Friday August 21.
BIIANCO – where_the_drummer_at?
NYC-born, London-based multi-instrumentalist BIIANCO releases where_the_drummer_at? via Ultra Records, the first single from their forthcoming two-part EP project near_sight. Built around acid synths, frenetic breakbeats, driving percussion, and BIIANCO’s own vocals, the track captures the same high-intensity collision of acid, breakbeat, techno, and neo-trance that has made their live performances and viral clips such a talking point. The single introduces the Machine vs. Human concept that runs through near_sight, with the Machine EP exploring the machinery that has shaped BIIANCO both creatively and personally. Following appearances at Tomorrowland, Boiler Room Festival London, and Solar Festival, BIIANCO arrives on New EDM Friday August 21 as one of the more distinctive voices in contemporary underground dance.
Blanke – EDGE OF THE WORLD (Album)
Blanke releases EDGE OF THE WORLD, his long-awaited debut album and the culmination of a three-part EP trilogy that has been unfolding throughout 2026. Across the project, he moves between cinematic electronica, melodic bass, trap, midtempo, and experimental sound design, with standout records including Born Again with Jason Ross and ZOHARA, Hysteria with Linney, Ultriminal with Virtual Riot, and Illuminate alongside a highly anticipated reunion with 1788-L. The album weaves in tracks from the EXODUS, SKYFIRE, and AWAKENING EPs, giving the earlier chapters new context within a larger narrative centred on destruction, rebirth, and human connection. The release arrives on the opening day of his Far From Home co-headline tour with Virtual Riot, a North American run that moves through Echostage, Rebel Toronto, Brooklyn Steel, and the Hollywood Palladium before closing with a hometown finale in Denver in February 2027. With over 250 million combined streams and collaborations spanning Illenium, REZZ, Seven Lions, and Zeds Dead, EDGE OF THE WORLD is Blanke’s most complete statement yet and one of this week’s essential listens on New EDM Friday August 21.
HUGEL, Sexyy Red & Gatano – Bad Bitch
HUGEL teams up with rapper Sexyy Red and rising artist Gatano for Bad Bitch, out via Make The Girls Dance Records and the second single from the forthcoming deluxe edition of his album Twenty One, due October 16. Built around playful, off-kilter production and HUGEL’s signature Latin house sound, the track pairs Sexyy Red’s bold rap style with a crossover dancefloor groove that extends the collaborative reach of the Twenty One album era. It arrives as HUGEL holds the top two spots among the world’s most Shazamed songs and continues his Make The Girls Dance residency at Hï Ibiza. Bad Bitch adds one of this week’s most unexpected crossover moments to New EDM Friday August 21.
Dani Ashley & Venessa Michaels – Put Me on the List
LA-based duo Dani Ashley and Venessa Michaels close out New EDM Friday August 21 with Put Me on the List, a summer party anthem built around the all-too-familiar experience of trying to get into the city’s hottest events. Dani Ashley brings her vocal and nightlife credibility from years coordinating some of LA’s most sought-after underground parties, while Venessa Michaels handles production that draws from Jersey club, hard bounce, and tech house. Both artists are fixtures in LA’s queer nightlife scene, with festival credits including Coachella, HARD Summer, Day Trip, and EDC Las Vegas. Put Me on the List is a playful, instantly relatable club record made for anyone who has ever refreshed a guest-list text and wondered if their name actually made it on.
Deadbeats – We Are Deadbeats Vol. 7 (Compilation)
Deadbeats celebrates ten years at the forefront of bass music, Zeds Dead’s flagship label returns with one of its defining annual traditions: We Are Deadbeats Vol. 7. Spanning 17 tracks, the latest installment of the compilation series brings together familiar faces and a new generation of producers pushing bass music into its next chapter, reinforcing Deadbeats’ decade-long reputation as one of electronic music’s premier platforms for artist discovery.
Honorable mentions:
Andrew Rayel – Neon Glow
Blasterjaxx – My Heart Will Go On
BLOND:ISH – How I’m Feeling
BUNT. – I Will Find You
BYOR – Baddies Going Out
CASSIMM, STBAN – El Baile
Corey James, Paul Green – Dimension
CURBI – Listen Up
Deadbeats – We Are Deadbeats Vol. 7 (Compilation)
Dennis Sheperd, Antonio Moreno – Ms. U
Devault – What I Came For (EP)
Dosem – Passion 101 [wes]
Frank Walker, Alexander Stewart – Missing Piece
HEDEGAARD – Forever In Our Hearts
KSHMR, Ampermut, Gobi Desert Collective, TEJA – Mirage (Album)
Louis The Child, Elohim – Wish You Were Here
LP Giobbi, Bruno Be & Carola feat. Clover County – Do For Love
Macky Gee, T & Sugah, Blvk H3ro – Winner
makko, The Chainsmokers – Inundauswendig
MARNIK x Captain Curtis x IMHAPPY – Out of Nowhere
Mark Knight, Cristoph – Yebisah
Marten Hørger, James Carter – Paradise
NGHTMRE, Jordin Sparks – No Air
Ocean.Pop, DJ Tony Magic, Nat Dankir – In the Dark
ONY – Warum tut deine Liebe so weh?
Oomloud, Kallak – Daddy
Orjan Nilsen, DJ Meetch – Body On Me
Paige Tomlinson – Take Me Back
Patrick Topping, Rebuke, 1111 – People Dancing
Robbie Rivera – Glory
Showtek – Something To Believe In
Sonny Fodera, Becky Hill – Say Something
StadiumX, Tujamo – Take It Higher
The Second Voice – Let Me Be (Justė Remix)
Topic, carteblanche – Lucky Ones
Tsuki – CLOSE2U
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New EDM Friday Sep 11 brings new music from David Guetta, Hypaton, Armin van Buuren, Pete Tong, Kaskade, Dillon Francis, and more.
New EDM Friday Sep 11 brings together new singles, crossover collaborations, remixes, and bass-heavy releases covering melodic techno, trance, house, bass music, dance pop, and electronic dance. From David Guetta and Hypaton with You and I, Me and You to Armin van Buuren and Pete Tong with Poppy Baskcomb on Toca’s Miracle, Kaskade with Satisfy You, Dillon Francis with Cry Myself to Sleep, the Monstercat vs. NCS 15 Year Showdown, and Tape B and Effin with I’ll Never Know, these are the tracks you should not miss on this week’s New EDM Friday.
David Guetta & Hypaton – You and I, Me and You
David Guetta and Hypaton reunite on You and I, Me and You, a new single through Atlantic and Warner Records that had already been tested across David Guetta’s summer shows. The track pairs soaring vocals and euphoric drops with the refrain “Me and you, together whatever we do,” continuing the nostalgic dance direction behind their partnership. It follows their official version of La Bouche’s Be My Lover, which has passed 350 million streams, along with recent 2026 releases involving Bonnie Tyler and RAYE that have also reached tens of millions of streams. After a summer that included UNVRS, Ushuaïa Ibiza, the Monolith tour, Stade de France, and Coachella’s Quasar stage, You and I, Me and You opens New EDM Friday Sep 11 with one of the week’s biggest dance releases.
Armin van Buuren & Pete Tong ft. Poppy Baskcomb – Toca’s Miracle
Armin van Buuren and Pete Tong revisit Toca’s Miracle with Poppy Baskcomb, bringing the classic trance record into this week’s New EDM Friday. The release is listed as Toca’s Miracle (Extended) on Beatport, with Armin van Buuren, Pete Tong, and Poppy Baskcomb credited on the track. The original Toca’s Miracle became one of dance music’s most recognizable early 2000s records, making this version another update of a track that has stayed close to trance and club culture for more than two decades. For Armin van Buuren, the release follows another busy run of trance-focused records, while Pete Tong brings his long-standing connection to dance music history into the collaboration. With Poppy Baskcomb adding the vocal presence, Toca’s Miracle brings a classic name back into New EDM Friday Sep 11 through a new 2026 version.
Kaskade ft. Bobby Harvey & Sam Harper – Satisfy You
Kaskade continues the ORIGIN// rollout with Satisfy You, a new vocal-forward house collaboration with Bobby Harvey and Sam Harper. The track brings modern house and UKG influences into the album’s final pre-release single, with Bobby Harvey adding production and songwriting while Sam Harper carries the vocal. Satisfy You follows recent ORIGIN// singles including Meet Again with Natalie Jane and Layton Giordani, Comes Back Around with BUNT., A Little Bit with Crankdat, Runaway with GLOCKENBACH and Kaitlin Aragon, and Hear Me Now with Wooli and MAXINE. The release also follows Kaskade’s Coachella 2026 debut of the ORIGIN// live concept, where he introduced nine new songs alongside the next phase of his production. With ORIGIN// now nearing release, Satisfy You brings Kaskade back into New EDM Friday Sep 11 with the final single from the album rollout.
Dillon Francis – Cry Myself to Sleep
Dillon Francis brings a more emotional side into New EDM Friday Sep 11 with Cry Myself to Sleep, a new single through Monstercat and Broke Records. The track pairs a catchy vocal hook with euphoric production, turning heartbreak and late-night melancholy into something closer to his usual dancefloor world. It follows his recent run on Broke Records, including Make You Move, What It Feels Like with Daya, and RIDDEM with Allenora and America Foster. The release also comes ahead of a busy fall schedule, with upcoming stops including Gridlife Laguna Festival, Academy LA, Ember Shores, and DILLSTRADAMUS. With Cry Myself to Sleep, Dillon Francis brings one of this week’s more emotional dance releases into New EDM Friday Sep 11.
Tape B & Effin – I’ll Never Know
Tape B and Effin continue their creative run with I’ll Never Know, a new collaboration released ahead of Tape B’s debut album Ghost In The Static. The single brings together Tape B’s connection to classic dubstep and hip-hop influence with Effin’s use of detailed sampling, emotional songwriting, and nostalgic textures. It follows their 2025 collaboration Ups and Downs from Effin’s Daydreams album, as well as their unofficial remix of Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black, which has passed 651K streams on SoundCloud. Tape B described I’ll Never Know as their third collaboration since early 2025 and said the track has been a highlight of his recent tour sets. With Ghost In The Static set for October 2, I’ll Never Know brings Tape B and Effin’s shared bass, hip-hop, and nostalgia-driven sound into New EDM Friday Sep 11.
Honorable Mentions:
ALPHA 9 – Warning Lights
CamelPhat – Landlords Nightmare (EP)
Cedric Gervais, Carla Monroe – Gotta Be
Chase & Status, Skrillex – Essa Ta Quente
Cloonee – Get Up and Dance
Coone & Lovixx & Stosliv – Don’t Tell Your Dreams (Hard Version)
Creeds, JKLL – Disco Bastard
Dual Damage & Rebelion – Wickedest Bassline
Ely Oaks – Self Aware
Flux Pavilion, Baauer – Beat Goes Boom
Franky Wah, Tripolism – TripoWah
Frontliner – Running Running Running
Ganja White Night – New Normal
Giuseppe Ottaviani & Ilan Bluestone – Together Again
HI-LO – MEGALITHIC
Juliet Fox, CARAVEL – Nobody Else (Off My Mind)
Marshmello, ILLENIUM, SACHA – Close My Eyes
Max Dean, Luke Dean, Nafe Smallz – Not A Problem
Maxim Lany – Jump
Michael Bibi, Baby Tate – Feel This Grip
MOGUAI, FatSync, EJ3000 – PARTY PUMPIN
Ran-D – Level Up (Knockout Outdoor 2026 Anthem)
Rebuke, Hannah Boleyn – Tears from Heaven
T78, Brisa (ES) – Sonido Acido
Three Drives On A Vinyl – Air Traffic (Cafius Remix)
Tom Enzy, Juany Bravo, Sam Blacky – Gang Shit
Vluarr – Walk The Walk
WILL K – Treat You Better (The Aston Shuffle Remix)
York, DJ Sammy – Irresistible
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What started as grassroots, techno-driven warehouse parties has officially exploded into the largest techno festival the city has ever hosted.
Over Labor Day weekend on September 4th & 5th, local organizers Twisted Lines debuted Twisted Festival at Atlanta Utility Works. The result was an unapologetic, high-energy atmosphere that marked a turning point for Atlanta’s underground music scene.
The Atmosphere & Stages: Industrial Architecture Meets Raw Energy
Historic masonry and sprawling ironwork set the tone immediately. Atlanta Utility Works provided an ideal industrial playground for the event. Overall, accommodating three distinct environments designed to give dancers room to move freely throughout the venue.
The Machinery: Enclosed within towering factory walls, this stage delivered the unfiltered, driving industrial grit techno was built upon.
The Ruins: Set inside the open-air foundry framework. This space paired weathered brick structures with precision laser projection as the backdrop.
The Industrial Forest: Tucked away behind the warehouse, this outdoor area combined strobes and organic canopy cover, creating a hypnotic open-air space.
Beyond the architecture, the crowd culture immediately stood out. The dancefloors felt genuinely welcoming, safe, and community-focused, prioritizing mutual respect and a shared love for heavy rhythms over club pretension.
Heavyweight Sound & Relentless Selectors
A proper techno gathering lives and dies by low-end fidelity. Twisted Lines brought in a heavyweight Funktion-One sound system, delivering chest-rattling bass without sacrificing midrange clarity. Acoustic bleed across the three stages was virtually nonexistent, and the audio stayed locked in without a single outage over both nights.
That acoustic power backed a stellar international and domestic roster featuring artists such as Kobosil, Onlynumbers, Ueberrest, EMILIJA, Fenrick, BAUGRUPPE90, and Selective Response. The curation bridged relentless techno, hard grooves, and acid textures. This kept the energy moving from early evening through the late night.
Logistics & Transit
Navigating logistics can make or break an urban event, but access remained straightforward throughout the weekend.
Location & Rideshare: Situated in East Point, the venue sits roughly 10–15 minutes from Atlanta’s International Airport. Rideshare fares generally fluctuated between $5 and $25 depending on departure timing and surge pricing.
Accommodations & Walkability: With multiple hotels located within a 5-minute drive, transit was minimal. The surrounding area also proved easy to navigate on foot, making for a manageable 20- to 30-minute walk (around one mile) to nearby lodging.
On-Site Flow: Bar queues moved quickly, water stations were easily accessible, and entry lines stayed organized even during peak hours.
What’s Ahead for 2027
Twisted Lines took an ambitious step forward with this debut. They turned underground passion into an expansive, community-centered festival format. The organizers have already confirmed that the festival will return next year, with word spreading that the experience could expand across a full three-day weekend. If this first edition proved anything, it’s that Atlanta’s appetite for underground techno is not just thriving–it’s shaping the future of regional electronic music events.
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Over 20 years after its original release, DJ Isaac brings back one of hard dance’s most iconic tracks with a fresh Hardstyle edge.
Back in 2003, DJ Isaac dropped an edit and created a white label 12″ record with no name and no real plan for it. On the edit, he sampled a now-iconic Eminem vocal along with a Moby breakdown, and in turn, created one of the biggest hard dance tunes of the 2000.
Now, over 20 years after its original release, DJ Isaac brings it back to life with the release of ‘Nobody Listens To Techno ’26’. The track takes the beloved 2003 original and retools it for today’s festival and club floors with a fresh Hardstyle edge, keeping the rebellious spirit of the original firmly intact while giving it the force and polish of the current sound.
The 2026 rework actually started out in 2024. DJ Isaac brought the record back with a quick new edit, sending it out to a number of artists who had been playing out his recent releases and they all loved it. It received love from the likes of Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Timmy Trumpet, Wildstylez, Coone, and Brennan Heart while DJ Isaac himself road tested it on mainstages around the world, including Defqon.1, EPIK in Sydney, Aqua Color Fest in Mexico, EDC Mexico, Beyond Wonderland in the US and Basscon: Wasteland. All of these signs almost forced him to turn it from a quick edit into a full scale release.
The original ‘Nobody Listens To Techno’ earned support from some of the most respected names in electronic music such as Carl Cox, Yves Deruyter, and Kutski, a rare crossover achievement that spoke to the quality of the track. The 2026 version aims to bring that same crossover appeal back into focus for a generation that may be hearing it the first time, while giving OG fans a modern version.
It also fits naturally into where DJ Isaac is as an artist right now. A true pioneer of hard dance music with more than 30 years behind the decks, DJ Isaac has spent his career connecting different eras of the genre without losing the character that made him one of its founding figures. From headlining Electric Daisy Carnival, Qlimax, and Defqon.1 to closing the Defqon.1 2024 mainstage alongside TNT with five minutes’ notice and a completely changed set, he has consistently proven that instinct and authenticity matter more than anything else.
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