Fred Again..

From:UK

Style:Melodic house

Best known for:Boiler Room

It’s remarkable how quickly Frederick Gibson, aka Fred again.., managed to reinvent himself from pop songwriter for chart acts like George Ezra, Rita Ora and Ed Sheeran into the dance music superstar he is today. His Boiler Room set in 2022 had a lot to do with it, still one of the most watched in the entire series, and so did the patronage of artists like Four Tet, Brian Eno, Overmono and, especially, Skrillex, with whom he cut the undeniable track ‘Rumble’, featuring Flowdan. Since, he’s toured pretty much nonstop around the world, while cutting solo records stuffed with all-star collaborations.

Gibson’s new album, the recently-released ‘ten days’, features a varied selection of guests including rapper Anderson .Paak, singer-songwriter Sampha, and country rocker Emmylou Harris. The DJ/producer/songwriter has played some huge gigs this year, from filling out the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to performing at big European festivals including Sziget, Way Out West, Flow, Lowlands and Rock En Seine, with a headline slot at Reading in the UK. Fred again.. also features on the 100-track compilation that accompanies new football video game EA Sports FC 25, alongsid

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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