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Seven years into their musical partnership Rome’s Cascao & Lady Maru continue drawing from their wealth of artistic experiences that span a range of musical genres and practices. Cascao, a sound engineer and actor, brings to the table a post-everything sensibility, while techno/house DJ Lady Maru has a track record of unleashing plenty of funk.

Later this summer the No Wave/electro duo will soon release their latest album, Spleenism, on San Francisco’s based Cochon Records. In the meantime, we’re pleased to world premiere “This Boat” from their upcoming masterpiece. A cut that morphs funk and electro into an urgent hybrid, their jam cuts like a hot knife through butter.

“‘This Boat’ is a visionary song about pirates walking between a boat and waterfalls,” explains Lady Maru. “It’s obviously blurred like a dream and has a light dark surrealistic atmosphere, even though the beat is pretty dancey and syncopated. I think we were spontaneosuly influenced by the residents and great bands like Nico Gomez and the Afro percussion, of course on our punk-wave way.”

Cascao & Lady Maru’s Spleenism will be released September 18, 2015 on Cochon Records.

Ten years ago Hamburg DJ/producer duo Moonbootica — KoweSix (Oliver Kowalski) and Tobitob (Tobias Schmidt) — released “June.” A breakthrough cut on their 2005 self-titled debut album, the track continually engages and captivates over ten years since its creation. A mainstay in the pair’s DJ sets for the past decade, KoweSix and Tobitob decided it was time for their seminal house jam to get a 2015 reboot. Among the producers who the gents with oodles of swagger tapped to reimagine “June” is fellow German mixologist Ante Perry, whose interpretation we’re extremely pleased to world premiere.

Clocking in at an unhurried 8:31, the prolific Perry patiently navigates “June” into deep, dark waters. How he was able to improve upon an already sublime track is beyond our pay grade. Hit the play button below and allow Perry to show you how it is possible to improve upon perfection.

 “June” remixed by Ante Perry, Teenage Mutants, Tagteam Terror and others is out now on Moonbootique Records.

The feel-good club song of summer 2015 has arrived courtesy of an outstanding collaboration between London-based synth-poppers Kill Me Softly and singer-songwriter Sam Obernik (pictured).

Over a bubbling musical bed outfitted with pop hooks galore and a clubby groove, “Blue Lights” slinks along at a steady pace and will have you singing the chorus before you know it.

A veteran songstress who fronted Tim Deluxe’s “It Just Won’t Do” and has toured with the Specials’ Terry Hall, Obernik’s voice is in top form and works perfectly with KMS’s moody backdrop.

Check out the world premiere of the track’s extended mix and get ready to put your hands in the air.

“Blue Lights” is available everyone on Nude Disco on July 20, 2015.