The Basement Jaxx catalogue includes the legendary singles “Red Alert”, “Rendez-Vu”, “Jump n Shout”, “Do Your Thing”, “Bingo Bango”, “Romeo”, “Where’s Your Head At” & “Good Luck” as well as a series of albums including the ground-breaking, million-selling debut, “Remedy”, and the double platinum UK number one collection, “The Singles”, earning two BRIT awards and a GRAMMY along the way, whilst their iconic live show has graced The Hollywood Bowl & headlined both the Main Stage & The Other Stage at Glastonbury. They continue to bring the party around the world via their eclectic DJ sets including a headline slot at this years “Movement Festival” in Detroit, USA and their long running Ibiza residency at “Glitterbox”. 

Declan McKenna is still in his early 20s, but is approaching a new era in his journey as a songwriter. 'Sympathy', the first single from his forthcoming album What Happened to the Beach? is a song that represents the effortless and uncomplicated style of writing that McKenna has been focusing on. "It was important to use fewer words and not over-explain things this time around," he confirms. The album was recorded in LA and produced by Gianluca Buccellati, best known for his work with Arlo Parks and Lana Del Rey. It is a record full of colour, written with the intention of making people feel good. The lasting impression is one of an artist operating at the peak of his confidence, all while pushing himself in new directions. As McKenna puts it, "opening up and embracing the simple things in life has helped me make something that is more authentically me than ever before."

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Denim is a Naarm based DJ who is quickly carving a rightful and distinct place for herself in the scene. With a seamlessly dynamic and unpredictable style, Denim has sold out floors across Australia with her hard hitting, bass-thumping and eclectic mixes. From touring internationally as Mallrats DJ, to playing the likes of Beyond The Valley, Splendour In The Grass and the main room at XE54, she has already built a following of loyal and dedicated fans. With her infectious energy, Denim incorporates a catalogue of super charged tracks creating memorable dance floor experiences, inspired by artists such as SOPHIE, Skrillex and VTSS , while still always remaining true to her own signature sound. Denim will soon be an unavoidable name seen on the decks everywhere.

For the past decade, Flume has been dominating the music world with his hypnotic and abstract compositions that awaken the senses. Stemming from a desire to do the opposite of what is typically optimized for the algorithm, Flume’s technique involves weaving layers that are bound with introspection and intrigue. On his most recent album, Palaces, the producer challenges listeners to switch gears and consider Mother Nature’s point of view for a change. Completed during the pandemic after returning to his native Australia, the thought-provoking project reflects this transition as he reconnected with nature and developed an even deeper appreciation for wildlife. As expected, Palaces includes a star-studded lineup of collaborators including Damon Albarn, Caroline Polachek, KUCKA, LAUREL, MAY-A, Oklou, Virgen Maria, and Emma Louise. 

While Foals’ career has spanned more than 15 years – with highlights including a UK #1 album, a further five Top 3 records, and the 2020 BRIT Award for Best Group – their current status isn’t so far from their roots on the Oxford underground scene. That visceral, free-spirited attitude remained as their gigs grew in stature, but an ever-growing catalogue of essential songs plus the musicality of their six-piece live band has taken them to another level. In parallel to their consistently acclaimed albums, Foals have always kept an open mind as to how to uncover new angles to their music and to present it in different ways. Their close links to the electro, techno and house scenes has been reflected by their choices of remixers, calling on unique talents such as RÜFÜS DU SOL, Kieran Hebden (Four Tet), Purple Disco Machine and Hot Chip rather than the obvious rota of superstar DJs. 

Griff is the multi-faceted modern pop star where normal rules need not apply. Born and raised in Kings Langley, she started making music early in her teens, also realising at an early age - whether through her Chinese-Jamaican roots or her all-encompassing approach - that she was different. From day one, Griff’s learning curve has proved similarly sideways: she played just one gig prior to the pandemic in support of DIY EP Mirror Talk, with lockdown mixtape One Foot In Front of The Other rocketing Griff to pop stardom whilst stuck in her bedroom. The barrier-breaking project became the first mixtape from a female artist to go top 5, with Griff winning the prestigious BRITS Rising Star, two NME Awards, and surpassing 660M+ streams to date in support of homemade hits like ‘Black Hole’. Finally unleashed from lockdown, Griff has gone on to see the world touring with some of today’s biggest artists: all the while, like anyone her age, trying to find her place in an upside down world.

Always inspired by her environment and how that affects her sense of self and identity, from her parent’s Haunted House to flatshares in London with The Walls Are Way Too Thin, award winning British singer songwriter Holly Humberstone's highly anticipated debut album Paint My Bedroom Black represents her coming of age. Growing from unknown singer at her parents' piano to the most exciting alternative pop stars of her generation, the dark and otherworldly space Holly has built and invited fans into, both sonically and visually, have been lucid and visceral, with the camera always on her shoulder, a lens into her chaotic thoughts and deep feelings. Already nominated for two Ivor Novello's, winning the BRIT Rising Star in 2022 and coming runner up in BBC Sound Of 2021, Humberstone’s bear-all storytelling is the heart of her craft.

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Expect in your face, sledgehammer house music from Galway’s KETTAMA. Well-versed in lifting the roof off your favourite club or cavernous warehouse, KETTAMA sees an eager dancefloor and comes in swinging. It’s been a lightning fast rise to the global stage ever since he shoved a USB stick of originals at Mall Grab and hoped for the best. Mall Grab recognised quality, and KETTAMA’s been delivering ever since.

The definition of ‘charisma’ in the dictionary should be cut, crumpled, and thrown out the window. Instead, insert a photo of Logan John Priest, aka Logan, a 21-year-old multi-instrumentalist, singer, producer, and songwriter from Southeast Queensland. Logan’s captivating presence and infectious charm is imprinted all over his music. When you hear it for the first time, it’s like it’s lived in your playlists for years; like your all-time favourite song and latest obsession rolled into one.

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“Every time I sit down to write music, I have no idea what it’s going to sound like” says Samantha Poulter aka Logic1000. This understated approach has fared Poulter well so far in her career, with a string of pulse-raising, in-the-moment releases that sit just under-the-radar while rapidly gathering notoriety. Before all this Poulter was living in her native Melbourne and lacking in focus. “I would just dabble in different careers” she says, "I would potter around making music, which seemed to get a good response from my followers on SoundCloud”. It wasn’t long before this response caught the attention of local label Sumac who released her debut, self-titled EP. Finding her place in the world coincided with Poulter finding her place in music. Her debut EP steadily brought widespread acclaim with tracks being played round the world by DJ’s including Four Tet—who has gone onto support her throughout her career as a mentor and friend.

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Operating at a dangerously high frequency, Jordon Alexander aka Mall Grab is perpetually evolving, but always retaining one constant motif - raw energy. The Australian's rise from an exciting newcomer to a dominant force over the last six years has been impossible to ignore. Now based in London, he’s continued from strength to strength with diverse releases on his own label Looking For Trouble, running parties, working on new projects and music, all while keeping the axis spinning with the label he runs along with his 3 best friends, Steel City Dance Discs. A dynamic stage presence and DJ, MG specialises in a genre-transcending infectious energy that involves the whole crowd - It's the club in which Mall Grab does the realest damage, favouring predominately unreleased strictly-for-the-floor MG material. Best arrive ready.

Since her 2021 debut EP Don’t Kiss Ur Friends, Australian singer/songwriter MAY-A has hit some incredible milestones. Collaborations with some of the biggest Australian artists including DMAs, Budjerah and of course on the Hottest 100 topping, ARIA-nominated, ARIA Platinum accredited ‘Say Nothing’ with Flume. She’s also played some of the world’s biggest stages including Coachella and Gov Ball. MAY-A and her band (Chloe Dadd, G, Handsome) spent most of 2022 on the road – playing alongside Flume on his US and Australian tours, opening for 5 Seconds of Summer on their Australian tour and Wallows on their UK and European leg. She also played her first ever UK headline show, which sold out. MAY-A’s sophomore EP Analysis Paralysis (out September 1) heralds a new era for MAY-A, where she’s exploring and experimenting with new sounds and experiences.

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RONA. is the electronic project of Kaytetye producer Rona Glynn-McDonald. Coming to you from Mparntwe in the Central Desert, RONA. shapes sounds for the ongoing journey of finding connection between many worlds. RONA. combines the soundscapes of Country and place with synths and melodies that pack emotional punch. Moving between Naarm and the desert, RONA. explores connections between the industrial dance floors of Naarm to the soundscapes and rhythms of her home. Drawing from these distinct spaces, her infectious sound can stir any dance floor through thoughtful and moving electronica.

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salute spent the first 18 years of their life in Vienna, Austria, where as a young teen they first started becoming enamoured with British dance music via the internet and games like FIFA Street. salute moved to Brighton at 18 before eventually landing in Manchester, where they are now currently based. After hitting their stride with some incredible club releases, salute made their major label debut. salute's music in 2022 has garnered the support of Four Tet, DJ Seinfeld, Floating Points, Mall Grab and more. This has led salute to become something of a cult sensation and this year's standout DJ performer, playing to packed crowds at Field Day, Parklife, Secret Garden Party, Warehouse Project, and an incredible home show at Boiler Room Vienna. At the top of their game and signed to his childhood dream label Ninja Tune to work on records and their debut album, 2023 and beyond is set to be the year salute truly breaks out.

With a family ancestry that traces itself through East Africa and India, specifically Goa, as well as Scotland and England, Aaron Jerome “grew up on a farm in rural England.” Moving to London at 18, he distributed tracks on a smattering of labels. Releases across Good Looking Records and BBE sat alongside “a stack of remixes” before the world was introduced to SBTRKT.  Releasing his first album, ‘SBTRKT’, in 2011, it grew to be a seminal project which garnered global critical acclaim and commercial success. This is now a new era for the British producer though, and it cannot begin without acknowledging the masked identity. New album ‘The Rat Road’ is a sonic ride reflecting on the societal changes in the six years SBTRKT has been creating it, and also a personal reflection of his journey through his life. The album wears its emotions openly as SBTRKT takes the listener on a journey through euphoria and melancholia.

The ascent of Sycco, aka 19 year old First Nations artist/writer/producer Sash McLeod, only stared in 2020 (mid-pandemic) but her pop-driven, psych-influenced, dance-inducing brand of electronica has already won her fans near and far. Sycco’s trippy bops have seen her land in the pages of Vogue (Australia), NME, Billboard, among others, and amassed +17 million streams. She’s sold out her tour, performed (virtually) for SXSW, partnered with Buscabulla, Tim Atlas and Oscar Scheller, landed #29 in the iconic triple j Hottest 100, won big at the Queensland Music Awards, picked up nominations at the AIR and NIMA Awards and performed for KCRW and triple j’s Like a Version. Sycco was recently announced as YouTube’s Music Foundry Class of 2021, scored a Times Square billboard as the face of Spotify’s Equal Campaign, named as Apple Music AU’s Up Next Artist for August, and won Australia’s prestigious Levi’s Music Prize – and she’s only just getting started.

There are few living musicians as influential and wholly original as world renowned recording artists, producers and DJs, The Avalanches. Their debut album Since I Left You, released in 2000, laid the blueprint for the future of sample-based music in the 21st century. Similarly, their follow up album, 2016’s Wildflower, sits on a patchwork of samples earning the band further critical acclaim across the globe. In 2020, their third full length album We Will Always Love You went on to garner further worldwide critical acclaim. As DJs, they’ve performed at their own infamous monthly club night ‘Brains', to the main stage at some of the biggest festivals in the world including Splendour In The Grass, Fuji Rock, Primavera Sound, Glastonbury, Coachella and Creamfields. Big believers in the life changing power of music, wherever they’re playing and whatever they’re spinning, The Avalanches’ sets will always be joyous, raucous and celebratory affairs.