Belgian DJ and electronic music artist Steve DjWatts has released his debut single, “Body Language”, through Cafe De Anatolia.
The track draws from House and Afro House, combining driving rhythms with melodic elements and vocal textures.
“Body Language” introduces Steve DjWatts’ electronic sound, which moves between House, Afro House and other electronic influences.
“Body Language” is available on streaming platforms.
Electronic artist LODIC has released “dust”, a two-track EP featuring “reflections” and “dust” that explores melancholy, sadness and introspection.
Released on August 12, the project marks LODIC’s 10th release and moves further into the darker, more psychological side of the artist’s electronic sound.
Both tracks combine melodic and cinematic production with emotionally focused songwriting. The songs explore personal experiences while leaving their meanings open to interpretation, allowing listeners to connect the themes to their own relationships and memories.
The EP is shaped by contrasts between melancholy and euphoria, intimacy and accessibility, and darker production and melodic elements.
“dust” follows LODIC’s recent single “reflection”, which also examined themes of obsession and identity.
“dust” is available on streaming platforms.
Japan-based independent artist LUNÉ has released “Go Down Slow”, the second single from the R&B artist’s catalogue.
Released on August 12, the track combines R&B with African dance music, with production from Japanese producer audiot909. The producer has been involved in the development of Amapiano in Japan, bringing his experience with the genre into the track’s production.
“Go Down Slow” follows LUNÉ’s first single and continues the artist’s exploration of R&B alongside African-influenced dance sounds.
An official visualizer and remix are also planned as part of the project’s next phase.
“Go Down Slow” is available on streaming platforms.
MatGrooves has released “Africa Moves”, an instrumental track combining Afrobeat and Afro-chill influences.
The track is built around layered percussion, melodic guitar lines and subtle flute passages, with the arrangement maintaining a relaxed rhythmic foundation throughout.
Without vocals, “Africa Moves” places its focus on the interplay between the live-sounding instrumentation and percussion. The guitar and flute provide the melodic elements, while the groove keeps the track rooted in Afrobeat-inspired rhythms.
The release sits between rhythmic and atmospheric approaches, using a relatively restrained arrangement rather than a vocal-led song structure.
“Africa Moves” is available on streaming platforms.
Italian producer Piero Farho has released “I Got U Today”, an Afro House collaboration with Aluwell and Untitled Audio.
The track is built around driving Afro House rhythms, layered drums and melodic elements, with a vocal performance providing its emotional centre. The arrangement moves between rhythmic sections and more expansive melodic passages.
“I Got U Today” brings together elements associated with Farho’s previous releases “Time” and “Slips Away”, while incorporating the contributions of Aluwell and Untitled Audio.
Aluwell is one half of South African DJ and production duo Major League DJz, whose work has been closely associated with the development of Amapiano and African electronic music.
“I Got U Today” is available on streaming platforms.
Guinea-Bissau singer Ramiro Naka has released “Nha Indimigo”, a new version of the Guinean classic featuring Patche di Rima.
Released on August 14, the track draws from the traditional Goumbé sound of Guinea-Bissau while incorporating a contemporary production. Fred Laser produced and arranged the new version.
Naka’s career is closely associated with Goumbé music and the wider Lusophone African music scene. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he began performing with groups including Cobiana Jazz and Nkassa Cobra before developing an international career in Lisbon and Paris.
His work has also extended beyond music. Naka appeared as the lead actor in Flora Gomes’ Po di Sangui, which was selected for the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.
In 2025, Naka returned to recorded music with “Tchon Tchoma”, a collaboration with Tabanka Djaz that received radio play across Guinea-Bissau, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde and France.
“Nha Indimigo” continues Naka’s return to music, this time alongside Patche di Rima and with a familiar Guinean song at its centre.
“Nha Indimigo” is available on streaming platforms.
LODIC has released “reflection”, his 10th release, moving into darker electronic territory while exploring themes of obsession, identity and attachment.
Released on August 12, the track centres on a narrator who becomes increasingly unable to separate himself from the object of his fixation. The idea of a reflection functions as both a literal image and a metaphor for an internal presence that becomes difficult to escape.
“I followed my reflection / until I couldn’t walk away / I followed my reflection / knowing I shouldn’t have stayed,” LODIC sings.
The production takes a darker and more atmospheric approach than the artist’s earlier electronic material, while melodic hooks remain central to the arrangement. The track moves between contrasting emotional states, including melancholy and euphoria, as the narrator confronts the relationship between attraction, identity and self-destruction.
“reflection” forms part of LODIC’s ongoing exploration of identity, vulnerability and transformation, with the song leaving its central metaphor open to interpretation.
“reflection” is available on streaming platforms.
Guadeloupean singer-songwriter Alex Alidor has released “AUREL-LEE”, a track that places traditional Gwo Ka alongside elements of South African Afro-Jazz and electronic production.
The song uses Ka percussion as a central part of its rhythmic foundation, set against deep bass, shakers and electronic textures associated with contemporary African club music. The result connects a traditional Guadeloupean sound with a more modern production framework.
“AUREL-LEE” is part of Alidor’s broader work across Afro-Caribbean and African-rooted sounds. His catalogue also draws from Reggae, slow-tempo music and Bolero, alongside Gwo Ka.
Alidor is an independent singer-songwriter based in Guadeloupe who releases his music independently. He is also working on a debut book exploring themes of love, resilience and personal experience.
“AUREL-LEE” is available on streaming platforms.
Hugh Peeple has released “Room 2 Dance”, the second album from the underground music project following a two-album run over two years.
The project has involved several established musicians and producers, including Danny Saber, whose production credits include work with the Rolling Stones, Madonna and David Bowie, and guitarist Levi Seacer Jr., who previously played with Prince.
“Room 2 Dance” follows Hugh Peeple’s earlier release as the project continues to operate largely outside the mainstream music landscape.
The album’s production brings together the contributions of musicians with backgrounds across rock, pop and funk, placing Hugh Peeple’s work in a broader lineage of genre-crossing collaborations.
“Room 2 Dance” is available on streaming platforms.
Author and speaker Stephen Crawford has released “Resonant Sounds”, a ten-song record created alongside his book, The Five Stages of Resonance.
The project is built around the idea of a person as an instrument, using music as another way to explore the themes of resonance that run through Crawford’s writing.
Crawford describes the record as a companion to the book, with “I Speak for Two”, “STRIKE ME I RING” and “Show Me the Dust!” identified as part of its central set. The record is also dedicated to Breeanna Smith, whom Crawford credits with seeing through him during a crowded-room encounter.
Crawford is the author of The Five Stages of Resonance and has spoken in 33 countries. “Resonant Sounds” marks his move into recorded music, extending the ideas explored in his writing into a ten-song project.
“Resonant Sounds” is available on streaming platforms.