MEES SALOMÉ AND PARADOKS MEET ON ‘REMEMBER’ REMIX

Mees Salomé reimagines Paradoks’ 2025 single with a tranquil, sunrise-inspired interpretation on Purified Records

Following his celebrated label debut ‘Colourblind’ with Chris Howard, leading Dutch melodic house artist Mees Salomé makes his return to Purified Records with a graceful new remix of label mainstay Paradoks’ 2025 single, ‘Remember’.

Where Paradoks’ original captures the energy of the peak-time dancefloor, Mees Salomé’s interpretation takes a more introspective route. Stripping the track back to its emotional foundations, he introduces delicate textures, luminous atmospheres and subtle melodic details, transforming ‘Remember’ into a blissful sonic journey that evokes the first light of sunrise.

Marking the meeting of two distinctive melodic voices, with Salomé preserving the emotional core of the original while guiding it into new territory. Spacious, refined and deeply atmospheric, the remix embodies the qualities at the heart of Purified Records: emotional, timeless and immersive.

Mees Salomé has established himself as one of the Netherlands’ fastest-rising melodic house artists. Classically trained in piano, guitar and drums, his musical background informs a sound that balances intricate musicianship with emotive electronic production. His acclaimed Distant series has evolved from a podcast into a fully realised live concept, culminating in sold-out open-to-close concert experiences and further cementing Salomé’s reputation as an artist capable of creating deeply immersive musical journeys.

Paradoks exists in the space between shadow and light, tension and release. Blending emotional storytelling with powerful, driving electronic music, the Swiss artist creates moments that pull listeners out of the mind and into presence. Rooted in melody and energy, his sound balances cinematic motifs with raw dancefloor connection, amassing over 30M+ STREAMS and close to 400k Shazams. Paradoks has performed at iconic venues such as Ultra Music Festival, Hï Ibiza, Space Miami, Brooklyn Mirage NY, Piknic MTL, La Fabrica CBA, Âme Laroc BR and more, while his music has been

supported on stages including Tomorrowland Mainstage, Ultra, and Coachella.

The artwork for Remember features a striking photograph by Kelsey Williamson, capturing the unique underwater landscapes of the crystal-clear waters of Kayangan Lake in Coron, Philippines.

An adventurer and photographer with a passion for exploring some of the world’s most remote and extraordinary regions, Williamson’s work focuses on untamed landscapes and underwater environments, encouraging a deeper connection with the natural world and a sense of curiosity about the unknown.

Often described as a freshwater lake, Kayangan Lake is actually fed by a combination of rainwater and ocean seepage, creating a distinctive ecosystem and some of the clearest waters in Asia. Towering limestone cliffs descend beneath the surface, creating a dramatic meeting point between land and sea.

The artwork’s connection to the natural world also highlights the importance of protecting these fragile environments. The Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation works to safeguard this balance through coral reef restoration, reforestation and environmental education. Learn more at PRRCF and on Instagram.

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SLAPPED RECORDS ANNOUNCES FULL LINEUP FOR ADE SHOWCASE AT FARALDA CRANE HOTEL

Mitch Oliver, Yulia Niko, Mishell, Joyce Muniz, TMPLE and Manuel Falardeau join SLAPPED Records X Crane Sessions on October 25

Montréal-based imprint SLAPPED Records has announced the full lineup for SLAPPED Records X Crane Sessions, its upcoming Amsterdam Dance Event label showcase, taking place at the iconic Faralda Crane Hotel on October 25.

 

Bringing together six artists from across the label’s international community, the showcase will see Mitch Oliver, Yulia Niko, Mishell, Joyce Muniz, TMPLE and Manuel Falardeau take over the Faralda Crane for a an extra special night spanning deep, groove-led house and forward-thinking club music.

 

The event lands towards the end of this year’s packed ADE calendar, with SLAPPED bringing its Montréal-rooted sound and its international artist network to one of Amsterdam’s most distinctive venues. The Faralda Crane, a former shipyard crane transformed into a unique hotel and event space overlooking the NDSM area, provides the setting for an extended night of music running from 10pm through until the early hours.

 

The showcase forms part of SLAPPED’s continued expansion into the international event circuit, and arrives off the back of international events in Ibiza, Miami, Los Angeles and Amsterdam already this year. Founded in Montréal, the label has increasingly used its events to connect its local roots with a wider community of artists, DJs and producers across Europe and beyond. 

 

The ADE event also follows SLAPPED’s label Showcase at Het Sieraad on October 2, giving the imprint two significant Amsterdam dates during the month. These events form part of a wider programme of SLAPPED activity that has seen the imprint continue to develop its catalogue while establishing a growing presence outside Montréal.

 

Manuel Falardeau & Marc Wellon — This Feeling

The ADE lineup announcement comes off the back of Manuel Falardeau’s recent release on the label with This Feeling, a collaboration with fellow Montréal producer Marc Wellon. Released on September 18, the track brings together the pair’s respective approaches to groove-driven club music, built around samples from Polyrhythmics and Lucky Brown.

The collaboration came together when Falardeau and Wellon joined forces in the studio earlier this year, bringing together two producers from Montréal’s emerging club community. The track has already picked up early support from artists including Jamie Jones, Maceo Plex, Anna Lunoe, Ruben Mandolini, Ilario Alicante, Yas Cepeda, Sugarstarr and Sinca.

 

For SLAPPED, This Feeling also underlines the label’s ongoing focus on its Montréal roots as it continues to build an international platform around them. With Falardeau now opening the label’s ADE showcase, the record provides another connection between SLAPPED’s local foundations and its growing presence on the international club circuit.

SLAPPED Records X Crane Sessions
Faralda Crane Hotel, Amsterdam: October 25

 

10pm — Manuel Falardeau
11pm — TMPLE
12am — Yulia Niko
1am — Mitch Oliver
2am — Mishell
3am — Joyce Muniz

SXM FESTIVAL REVEALS LANDMARK 10TH EDITION LINEUP WITH BOB SINCLAR, DENNIS CRUZ, FRANKY RIZARDO, MEDUZA, SASHA, CLAPTONE AND MORE

Five days. One island. An extraordinary dancefloor. SXM Festival reveals the first wave of artists for its 10th edition, taking place 17–21 March 2027 on the Caribbean island of St. Martin, with Bob Sinclar, MEDUZA, Sasha, Claptone, Dombresky (Disco Dom), Franky Rizardo and Brunello leading the Phase One lineup, joined by Guy Gerber, Patrick Topping, Dennis Cruz, Chelina Manuhutu, Deer Jade, Matt Sassari, Max Styler and more.

Since its first edition in 2016, SXM has built a reputation around something difficult to recreate anywhere else: an entire island becoming part of the festival. There is no single festival site. Over five days, guests move between beaches, villas, clubs, hilltops and unexpected locations across both the French and Dutch sides of St. Martin - the island isn’t simply where the festival takes place, it’s part of the experience.

For its 10th edition, SXM returns to the idea that started it all: exceptional music, extraordinary places and enough freedom for the unexpected to happen.

Music has always come first at SXM. Rather than building the biggest lineup possible, the festival has developed its identity through a carefully curated mix of established artists, respected selectors and emerging talent, and the 2027 lineup continues that approach.

French house icon Bob Sinclar joins global electronic trio MEDUZA and progressive house pioneer Sasha, alongside Claptone, Guy Gerber, Dombresky (Disco Dom) and a new generation of artists shaping the international electronic music scene. Across previous editions, SXM has welcomed artists including Carl Cox, Jamie Jones, BLOND:ISH, Bonobo and Richie Hawtin, while introducing its audience to emerging names at pivotal moments in their careers. Every artist has to make sense for the island, the location and the moment.

SXM is as much about St. Martin as it is about the lineup. The island’s French and Dutch sides each have their own culture, atmosphere and rhythm, and during SXM, guests experience both, moving between venues and discovering the island along the way.

A day might begin on a beach, continue over lunch in a small village, move to a sunset party and end somewhere completely different from where anyone expected. You run into people you met the night before. Someone tells you about another party. A quick stop turns into three hours, and the same faces start appearing at restaurants, on boats, on beaches and eventually back on the dancefloor.

With guests travelling from more than 58 countries in recent editions, SXM creates an international community that feels surprisingly familiar by the end of the week. And at a time when almost everything is planned, posted and documented as it happens, SXM still leaves room to disappear for a while. Some of the best moments aren’t on the schedule.

SXM Festival Founder Julian Prince says “From the beginning, I never wanted SXM to be the biggest festival. I wanted people to go home with stories they would still be telling years later. You come for the music, but then the island takes over. You discover places you didn’t know existed, meet people you never expected to meet, and suddenly you’re watching the sun come up with friends you made two days ago. Ten editions later, that feeling is still there. Protecting it is what matters most to me.”


Ten editions don’t happen without an island that believes in you. When Hurricane Irma devastated St. Martin in 2017, the SXM community rallied around the island and supported its recovery. The pandemic brought another interruption, but the relationship between the festival and St. Martin endured - through it all, SXM kept coming back.

Today, local crews, suppliers, venues, restaurants, hotels, drivers and businesses across both sides of St. Martin remain integral to the festival. Its impact extends beyond the dancefloor: international guests stay in local hotels and villas, eat in restaurants, rent cars and boats, and discover the island throughout their stay. For SXM, sustainability is not only environmental - it’s about building an event that maintains a positive, lasting relationship with the place that hosts it.

The 10th edition celebrates the artists, island partners, team members and international community that have shaped SXM since its beginning. Ten editions later, St. Martin isn’t simply the backdrop to SXM - it’s the reason SXM feels like SXM.

As SXM enters its second decade, the festival remains committed to the spirit that defined its beginning: bringing people together through music, discovery and the freedom to experience St. Martin in their own way. The 2027 edition will celebrate that legacy while opening a new chapter, with further artists, parties and anniversary experiences to be revealed in the coming months.

Ten editions. The island is your dancefloor. Tickets and travel information are available now at sxmfestival.com


PHASE ONE LINEUP

Bob Sinclar

Brunello

Chelina Manuhutu

Claptone

Deer Jade

Dennis Cruz

Dombresky (Disco Dom)

Elvis Guetta

Franky Rizardo

Gudfella

Guy Gerber

Hilel Lev

Indo Warehouse

Jackie Hollander

Julia Sandstorm

Linska

Malive

Matt Sassari

Max Styler

MEDUZA

Mellizos

Nico de Andrea

Patrick Topping

Pauza

Sapian

Sasha

Sistek

Tini Gessler

Tom & Collins

Tony Romera

+ More TBA