New music highlights from Dancing Astronaut’s Artists to Watch in 2025
John Alto & AYLA – Straightforward Love
Precisely two months after turning into SUPERHUMAN’s latest signee, John Alto has returned together with his follow-up launch on the label. Again in June, Alto delivered a near-hour set full of unreleased tracks, one in every of which was “Straightforward Love” alongside AYLA. Embracing a extra lighthearted, indie-electronic framework in comparison with “Earlier than The Fireplace,” Alto continues to showcase his manufacturing vary whereas additional cementing his standing amongst Dancing Astronaut Artists to Watch in 2025. – Ross Goldenberg
ALEKO & berryblue – Present U Off!
ALEKO — a Dancing Astronaut Artist to Watch alumni – kicks off his 2025 launch calendar with “Present U Off!” alongside berryblue, marking his first launch of 2025. The observe serves as a continuation of ALEKO’s intuition for creating music that thrives within the second, unconstrained by genres, and is pushed by an electrical guitar riff that brings the file to life. “Present U Off!” follows 2024’s “Aura” — launched by way of Boombox Cartel’s MONTA — and lands on the heels of after ALEKO supporting fellow San Diego Waterboy Knock2 on his nolimit album tour earlier this 12 months. – Zach Salafia
Gabss – Electrical energy
Gabss joins CamelPhat’s When Stars Align imprint together with his double-sided EP, Electrical energy. Marking an thrilling milestone within the rising producer’s profession, the discharge sees Gabss crew up with Roddy Lima whereas delivering a pair of tracks that match seamlessly inside the label’s cutting-edge home identification: the title observe “Electrical energy” and the infectious “Funky Beat.” With Electrical energy, Gabss solidifies his place amongst a brand new wave of artists shaping the sound of CamelPhat’s imprint. — Danielle Carty
IDEMI – Everytime (Angels)
London-based twins Rhett and Conran Lee — higher referred to as IDEMI — launched their underground dance undertaking in 2023 and shortly gained momentum in 2024 with their Outta The Field EP on Jamie Jones’s label, Hottrax. Impressed by the uncooked spirit of ’90s home, the British-Chinese language duo have steadily crafted their sound, mixing modern UK minimal home’s detuned synths with quicker observe preparations. Their latest observe, “Everytime,” reworks Lustral’s basic vocal right into a deep-house reduce, retaining the nice and cozy chords harking back to a Chris Stussy manufacturing. Already receiving help from Stussy, Prospa, and Kettama, the file highlights IDEMI’s rising attain on international dance flooring. As DJs spin IDEMI’s unreleased IDs throughout the scene, the duo is quickly establishing themselves as a reputation to observe in the home circuit. — Oliver Broek
Argy, Eli & Dani, Peki & ØSHER – Chasing Highs
Argy’s NEWORLD label returns with the discharge of “Chasing Highs,” a collaboration between Argy, Eli & Dani, Peki, and ØSHER. First unveiled on Tomorrowland’s 2025 mainstage, the observe shortly turned one of many summer season’s most sought-after IDs. The one additionally marks one other milestone in Argy’s spectacular run, following his New World LP and collaborations with Anyma, MEDUZA, and Lost Frequencies. – Alex Lambeau
SCRIPT – Mr. Rager
SCRIPT — an alumni of Dancing Astronaut‘s Artists to Watch in 2022 class — has lastly launched his rework of Child Cudi’s “Mr. Rager.” Out now on Fashionable Supply, the observe first surfaced in late 2024 earlier than gaining much more traction throughout SCRIPT’s look at Anyma’s residency at Sphere, turning into a standout ID in rotation from Chris Avantgarde, Adam Sellouk, HNTR, and others. By remodeling one in every of Cudi’s most iconic songs right into a club-ready file, SCRIPT continues to showcase his versatility as a producer whereas additional cementing his standing as one in every of dance music’s rising forces. — Alex Lambeau
Calvin Harris & Jessie Reyez – Ocean
Precisely a 12 months in the past, the trail towards “Ocean” was set in movement. Whereas the observe initially featured vocals from Miley Cyrus, Calvin Harris has now reunited with Jessie Reyez — who wrote the unique demo — following their 2017 collaboration on Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1. Reyez’s soulful vocals mix seamlessly with Harris’s signature manufacturing, hanging an ideal stability between dancefloor vitality and melodic storytelling. The result’s highly effective and irresistibly catchy, showcasing the duo at their most interesting and persevering with Harris’ run of summer season hits. – Liana Stern
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