ATB

From:Germany

DJ style:Emotional, energetic dance music

Best known for:‘9PM (Till I Come)’

Over the last two decades and counting, German producer ATB has released a slew of trance anthems, tracing back to the timeless ‘9 PM (Till I Come)’ on Kontor Records in 1998. But a one-hit wonder ATB is not, and having clocked up 22 appearances in the polls over the years, it’s no surprise that the Freiberg-born artist has returned once again.

André Tanneberger, aka ATB, has churned out countless club-driven studio albums, EPs, singles, compilation contributions, video albums, and music videos throughout his storied career. Having welcomed the arrival of his daughter last year, ATB took some time out to spend with family. More recently, however, he embarked on a tour of Romania, Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, and the United States. He also delivered new music via a collaboration with Dopamine on the single ‘Don’t Stop (I Wanna Know)’ on Virgin Records, which featured ATB’s iconic hook from the original ‘Don’t Stop’ in 1999.

ATB also shared the single ‘Future City (A Dreamstate Anthem)’ o

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Faustix

From:Denmark

DJ style: “Big techno.”

Best known for: “Collaboration with Diplo, Faustix, Imanos and Kai called ‘Revolution’.”

Everything about 2024 was big and bold for Faustix. The Danish dance music lifer found a new sound over the course of the past year, where ropey and dramatic arpeggios dart in and out of brash techno kicks and every drop feels like barreling down a dopamine rollercoaster. Each release seemed to push the envelope further and further — from the soaring emotions of ‘Lead Me To Love You’ with vocalist Mougleta to ‘All My Friends Are Hot’, whose cheeky vocal flip (“All my friends are hot and only listen to techno”) was the perfect summer festival anthem. Add to that a teased remix of Belgian Stromae ‘Alors on danse’ and it’s clear that 2024 was, without a doubt, the year Faustix found a whole new groove.

While he’s certainly been busy in the studio, Faustix has also played everywhere — from 13,000 person raves in the middle of Copenhagen to gigs on the Faroe Islands. Faustix, in other words, hasn’t taken his foot off the gas for even a second. And, with each gig and release, he is testament to how much people still love pumping, hard-edged techno.

Fave tune of 2024?

“Dash Berlin ‘Till The Sky Falls Down’, it’s an all-time classic and still gets me