Spotlight Archive

Spotlight Archive

Browse all past and present featured artists and labels from the DeepWaves editorial team.

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Artist Spotlights

In-depth features on underground artists

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Objekt

“I never set out to make music that fits a genre. I just follow the sound wherever it wants to go — e...”

Berlin, GermanyTechnoUK Bass

47

Tracks

12

Releases

28.4K

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Actress

“I don't make music for the dancefloor. I make music for the space between your thoughts at four in t...”

Birmingham / London, UKAbstractUK Bass

89

Tracks

8

Releases

41.2K

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Label Spotlights

Deep dives into the labels shaping the underground

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Lucidflow Records

Label Spotlight

Lucidflow Records

“We never chased trends. We just kept putting out music we believed in, and eventually the right peop...”

Berlin, GermanyDeep HouseTechno

890

Tracks

156

Releases

45.2K

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Klockworks

“Techno is not entertainment. It is a discipline. Every record we put out has to earn its place.”

Berlin, GermanyTechnoIndustrial

86

Tracks

28

Releases

124.0K

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Editor's Choice

Hessle Audio

“We started Hessle because we wanted to put out records that we couldn't find anywhere else. That's s...”

London / Leeds, UKUK BassDubstep

210

Tracks

68

Releases

67.3K

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