MARTEN LOU COMBINES WITH LUCH ON NEW SINGLE "HIDEAWAY" ON WARNER MUSIC

Marten Lou keeps the exciting collabs rolling: following his track “Need You” with Colyn, his second single of the year emerges from another creative partnership – this time with Mexico City’s Luch. The two DJs and producers are not only longtime friends but also share a passion for warm, organic sounds, deep grooves, and the courage to look beyond the usual house boundaries. “Hideaway” is going to be premiered live at the end of March during Miami Music Week, where Marten Lou and Luch shall play it together for the first time.

The track grew out of an ongoing creative exchange: the two had previously demonstrated their musical chemistry in 2025 with a joint remix of Wales’ viral hit “LoveHate Thing (feat. Sam Dew)” (260 million streams). From there, the dialogue continued through ideas, demos, and sketches shared regularly. “Hideaway” is the result of this sustained collaboration.

"Even from the very first version I had the feeling that there was something special about it," says Marten Lou. “The track has a bit of an indie house character, which feels like a natural evolution from what we did before. We both wanted to create something that still carries emotional depth but also feels fresh and slightly different from our previous collaboration.”

That balance is reflected in the sound: “Hideaway” builds on a hypnotic groove that slowly unfolds, while warm textures and subtle melodies create a dense, almost cinematic atmosphere. For Marten Lou and Luch, the emotional impact was key. “For us it was important that the song creates a certain feeling of escape,” explains Marten Lou. “Whether they’re listening at home or on the dance floor, the song has a very uplifting and emotional energy, which is something I always try to capture in my music.”

The lyrics mirror this feeling perfectly. The song tells the story of an emotional safe haven, a person who provides support when everything else feels unstable. “My light when I’m in the dark / My soul when I’ve lost my heart” sings the refrain, leading into the central line: “I’m safe now you are my hideaway.” It’s this mix of vulnerability and liberation that drives the track: a brief moment of escape from reality captured within a warm, pulsing club context.

“Hideaway” also fits seamlessly into Marten Lou’s musical evolution. Melodic and emotional elements have always been part of his sound, but here they gain a new texture that is slightly more organic and indie-inspired. At the heart of it all is Marten Lou’s drive to explore new textures and sonic directions without ever losing the emotional essence that defines his work.

Timed with both the release and March’s Miami Music Week, Marten Lou also anded the front cover of Mixmag LATAM & Caribbean— a bold visual statement that was hard to miss in the city.

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PARADOKS DELIVERS POWERFUL SINGLE GRANULAR ON PURIFIED RECORDS

Following his impactful release Remember last year, label mainstay Paradoks makes a striking return to Purified Records with his first release of the year, Granular.

Demonstrating his refined ability to fuse cinematic, emotive soundscapes with bold, high-impact production, the track unfolds with precision and intent, balancing atmospheric depth with driving momentum. Daring and uncompromising, Granular channels a relentless surge of energy into every dancefloor it reaches – a quality shaped through extensive global testing across the winter season. As he continues to push the boundaries of his evolving sound, Paradoks once again reaffirms his position at the forefront of the melodic house and techno landscape.

Speaking about the release, Paradoks mentioned:

"Granular is very connected to what’s going on around us right now. The world feels unsettled, and we’re constantly exposed to digital noise, bad news and information overload. It affects us, and sometimes it feels like we’re just passengers, with no real control over what’s happening.

This song reflects how my mind sometimes feels, fragmented into bits of information, that sense of living in a world where everything moves so fast it becomes overwhelming and hard to process, to the point where we almost disconnect from it. There’s a certain heaviness in that.

But at the same time, even if we can’t control the bigger picture, we can still choose how we experience it.”

With a sound that bridges powerful electronic music and melodic storytelling, Paradoks connects listeners to themselves, each other, and the present moment. His music celebrates life’s dualities: light and dark, calm and intensity, mind and heart, offering an authentic exploration of the human paradoxes within us all.

The artwork for Granular features a stunning aerial image of an outer reef, captured by Australian photographer Brooke Pyke. Australia is home to the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef system, which supports more than 1,500 species of fish and 400 species of coral. In alignment with this visual narrative, the Australian Marine Conservation Society continues its vital work protecting the country’s oceans and marine life—campaigning against overfishing, reducing plastic pollution, and safeguarding threatened species and habitats.

Brooke Pyke is an award-winning marine life photographer based on Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia. With a background in diving, she has dedicated her career since 2014 to capturing the beauty of the underwater world through ocean, travel, and adventure photography.

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Granular is out now on Purified Records.

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DESERT HEARTS REINTRODUCE THEMSELVES WITH DEBUT CALIFORNIA EP

LAUNCH NEW ‘DESERT HEARTS’ UNIFIED ARTIST PROJECT, A  COLLABORATION BETWEEN FOUNDERS MIKEY LION, MARBS, & LEE REYNOLDS

ANNOUNCE NEW LABEL DEAL WITH EMPIRE

Desert Hearts have stepped into a new era. The Southern California-born collective today release California, a two-track EP that marks founders Mikey Lion, Marbs, and Lee Reynolds formally uniting as a production trio and touring act under the Desert Hearts name. Long known as a label, festival, and global community, the group now brings that same collaborative framework into a singular artist identity.

Featuring “California” and “Dancing Feet,” two cuts that distill the intersecting house and techno sounds of Mikey Lion, Marbs, and Lee Reyonds, the EP captures a dynamic that has been central to Desert Hearts since the beginning. Their “One Stage, One Vibe” festival format, built around uninterrupted programming and extended sets, has always emphasized continuity, with artists shaping the direction of a party together across non-stop weekenders. What emerges is a unified sound shaped in step with a loyal and ever-growing community.

From its early days in Southern California’s Mojave Desert, Desert Hearts has grown into hundreds of events, international touring, and a vast catalog of releases. What began as a renegade gathering of friends has expanded into a worldwide family, where the line between artist and attendee dissolves, and the dancefloor becomes a shared experience. Releasing music under the Desert Hearts name brings that spirit full circle, channeling the collective energy of the community into a singular sonic identity.

The EP also marks the beginning of a new partnership with EMPIRE Dance, expanding the reach of a project that has largely developed on its own terms. At a moment of continued growth, the release of California establishes a clearer throughline between Desert Hearts’ identity on the dancefloor and in recorded form.

Desert Hearts’ new California EP, produced by Mikey Lion, Marbs, and Lee Reynolds, is out now. 

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