Swedish House Mafia

From:Sweden

DJ style:EDM

Best known for:‘One’, ‘Miami 2 Ibiza’, ‘Don’t You Worry Child’

The trio of Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello, aka Swedish House Mafia, remains iconic. It’s now more than a decade since they were part of the initial EDM boom but they still draw in some of dance music’s biggest crowds. This summer they proved that again with a six-week mini residency at Ushuaïa Ibiza, where the supergroup’s stadium-sized sounds were paired with the open-air venue’s epic production levels.

The two-time Grammy nominees also found time to link up with US singer-songwriter Alicia Keys for a new reimagining of the classic Kings Of Tomorrow track, ‘Finally’, having premiered a full live version of it at Ushuaïa Ibiza. The track marked their second official release of the year after they dropped ‘Lioness’ with Niki & the Dove earlier this year, and they have now released the stems of it for fans to remix. Amongst other things, they are playing a special show in Chicago in aid of Cancer For College, with Anchormman star Will Ferrell playing a set alongside them, capping another big year fo

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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