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Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque! It's been a super long time since a post on the blog (You can blame my first year of A-Level exams, other creative projects and life in general for that one, sorry!) - but to make it up to you, I thought I'd get someone super special back in the hot seat for the first interview of the summer! Today, we have Opierm - the founder of legendary filter house collective Creux La Nuit and a coveted producer in his own right back in the virtual hot seat. Since I last caught up with him back in April 2025 - a lot of stuff has changed, so I knew I had to get him back on the blog so he could share some sweet stuff with you fellow readers! Without further ado, let's get to it! For those who don’t know you, or are new to the blog – who are you, where are you from and what music do you make? Hello! My name is Patrick - I’m known as Opierm. I’m from Montevideo, Uruguay and I usually make French House, Lofi House and Electro sometimes. Welco...

Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque! Spring is now well and truly upon us - and alongside that, over the last fortnight there's been a huge number of killer releases from some of the blog's biggest talents - alongside a whole bunch of other great stuff - and if this is anything to go by, this summer is looking to be even more packed than last year - so buckle your seat-belts, because this is going to be a huge, huge post! Without further ado - let's get started! Oran Jusu - Let You Down Released everywhere on Friday - the brand new single from the blog's resident Scotsman Oran Jusu is absolutely brilliant, and in my humble opinion - it's his best track to date. While he's mostly known in the scene for his bright, quirky future funk productions, this song takes a slightly different approach - rather, this is a shimmering piece of late night nu-disco built for those upcoming summer days with lots of groove, a plethora of original instrumentation which f...

Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque! Today's post is a super awesome one - and it's been a very long time in the making.  Stepping into the virtual hot seat today is Minnesota born, Arizona based music producer, artist and DJ - DJ Chidow (that's pronounced "shadow" by the way...) - starting their music career many, many years ago - Chidow has built up an extremely impressive collection of fantastic releases, alongside being one of the most notable new talents in underground electronic music. With all of this in mind - I knew I had to get them onto the blog! Without further ado, take it away, Chidow! For those that don’t know you – who are you, and what music do you make? What's good people? It's ya boi coming from the Shades of the Underground, I am DJ Chidow. One half of the duo, DJ Chidow and Myūjikku. I make a plethora of genres and styles ranging from EDM to Funk, Jazz to Soul and Rock to Hip-hop.  Let’s start this off strong – back in May, ...

Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque! As always - March was a super interesting month - and I've been listening to a whole bunch of amazing stuff - ranging from sweet, late 90s French house cuts, to quirky future funk, glamorous nu disco and a whole bunch of blog-era bangers - and as usual, today's post is about spotlighting some of the things that have been stuck in my head in March - so without further ado, let's get started! (P.S - I am super, super sorry to anyone that stumbled upon the April Fools joke earlier today - if you missed it, check on The Internet Archive for something a little bit stupid!) Ian Pooley - Since Then (2000) Released through London based label V2 in September 2000 - Ian Pooley's third major record Since Then - a deep, soulful album that beautifully mixes the filtery French sound with buckets of Brazilian influence and live instrumentation - has been constantly on rotation over the last month for many, many reasons. After listening t...