Los Angeles has always done House music a little differently. Away from the genre’s traditional centres, the West Coast developed its own language over the years—deep, funky, patient and built around groove rather than spectacle.
Elevate’s Top10 | August 2026
Late summer has its own rhythm. The days are still long, dancefloors still warm, but somewhere between afternoons in the sun and nights stretching into the morning, the music starts to shift with them.
exclusive | Natebytheway – A Mixed Bag | Créme Club
A mixed bag by name, perhaps, but certainly not by quality.
exclusive | Brennan – Two To Tango | SHIBUI
Brennan is having quite the run. With recent and forthcoming appearances across Goodtunes, Studiotek, Fluff Records, SHIBUI and Amores Records, alongside the attention surrounding his work on Dubble, George Brennan has been steadily carving out his own corner of contemporary Tech House.
exclusive | Nögue – Vaffanculo | Toscal Records
With around two decades spent digging, DJing and producing, Tarragona’s Nögue has developed the kind of relationship with House music that comes from living with it rather than simply passing through
exclusive | eira haul – Teak Cut | Slump Recordings
Few producers seem to be gathering momentum quite like eira haul at the moment.
exclusive | Cutty – VSR002 | Vermilion Sun Records
Boston's underground has always seemed to thrive slightly away from the obvious routes, and Vermilion Sun Records continues to offer a glimpse into that world with its second release
exclusive | Heimyl – Power Cat | Locked-In
With "Basic Witchcraft", Lyon-based producer Heimyl Amsterdam's Locked-In with another reminder of why his name continues to surface among lovers of deeper, groove-led club music.
exclusive | Adam Rose, JJ Selects, Miro – Indecision | Deep Steppe
For its latest various artists affair, "Between Tides", Deep Steppe brings together four contributions from Mungo Sound Machine, Ballan, Kerouac, and the trio of Adam Rose, JJ Selects & Miro.
interview & art:cast °198 | Kerouac
Twenty-five years is a long time to spend chasing sounds.
