Prestigious Techno label, Drumcode, is again with its annual A-Sides compilation to spherical out 2025. Quantity 14 options 20 top-shelf tracks from the likes of Adam Beyer, HI-LO, Nicole Moudaber, Kaufmann, Mark Reeve, Victor Ruiz, and masses extra! Adam Beyer’s new large single ‘We Don’t Say Please’ leads compilation.
In order for you a snapshot of Techno in any given yr, look no additional than Drumcode’s annual A-Sides compilation. The discharge broadly charts the evolution of the style. It offers a platform to standout demos Adam Beyer has obtained throughout the course of the yr. Many rising artists discover their music on Drumcode for the primary time. Living proof: Wehbba, Charles D, and Raxon, who all debuted on the label by way of a observe on the A-Sides collection. They’ve gone on to turn into common contributors to Beyer’s influential labels.
A-Sides Vol. 14
This yr’s compilation options an thrilling mixture of established heavy-hitters. Alongside them is a slew of latest faces set to make their mark on the style. ‘We Don’t Say Please’ – is emblematic of Adam Beyer’s sound in 2025 – contemporary, experimental, and thriving on cross-genre pollinations. Components of bass music, rap, and techno collide, underpinned by a particular UK vocal. The outcomes are inspiring.
Elsewhere, the 20-track compilation brims with highlights. HI-LO’s ‘NYC to Amsterdam’ has inflections of New York home fused with driving techno components. Nicole Moudaber returns to DC in cahoots with the rising ZLATA for the super-charged ‘Report back to the Dancefloor’. Oscar L & Charles D mint a brand new collaborative partnership with the immersive, spacey lower ‘Carry Me Up’. LUSU continues their red-hot run following the latest ‘Transfer 2 the Groove’ EP. They craft a straight-up mind-mashing single ‘LIKE THIS’. Mark Reeve is in trademark robust kind with hypnotic ‘My Thoughts’, which involves life by way of an enormous synth-led. The improbable Kaufmann shares her ‘Individuals are Unusual’, a nod to a basic Vox, re-contextualised for a contemporary techno viewers.
As is custom, a troupe of ascendant producers lands on Drumcode for the primary time. They embrace Uruguay’s Enzo Monza, who delivers the crisp ‘Late Evening’ – a favorite of Beyer’s. Additionally, Mattia Saviola, whose ‘Parallel Dimension’ is a strong lower with improbable sound design, contributes. Romanian artist Tao Andra shares the celestial ‘Unity’. Moreover, long-time trade stalwart AdamK makes a well-deserved Drumcode debut. He companions with Vikthor feat. MC Stretch on the beautiful ‘Silence + The Sound’.
