LIVE ARTIST MXGN ANNOUCNES HIS BRAND-NEW LABEL INXT WITH A ‘BRING ACID BACK’

The producer draws on the raw energy of ’90s rave and techno for a hardware-driven debut packed with 303 pressure, industrial textures and relentless dancefloor intensity

MXGN launches his new imprint INXT Records with ‘Bring Back Acid’, a blistering hard techno single arriving on Friday 6th November 2026. Drawing inspiration from the raw, uncompromising sounds of ’90s dance music and underground techno, the release brings a hardware-driven approach to contemporary hard dance, combining searing acid sequences, industrial percussion and rave-soaked synthesis in a full-throttle statement of intent for the label.

‘Bring Back Acid’ wastes little time establishing its considerable weight, driving forward with pounding techno rhythms, gritty industrial textures and a potent 303 bassline that twists and modulates throughout. Piercing rave synths and abrasive electronic layers build around its relentless percussive core, creating a dense, high-pressure arrangement loaded with the raw energy of classic acid techno and the harder, faster edges of modern club music. Unapologetically intense and packed with rhythmic movement, it's a peak-time stomper made for hot, sweaty, pitch-black dancefloors, where the physical impact of the groove takes precedence over everything else.

Central to the release is MXGN's hands-on production approach, with the track recorded directly from hardware rather than relying solely on digital production techniques. The result reflects his fascination with the physical character of analogue equipment, bringing the rougher textures, unpredictable movement and unmistakable squelch of the 303 into a contemporary techno setting.

Inspired by the sounds and spirit of the 1990s, MXGN draws on an era when acid sequences, hard-edged drum machines and uncompromising rave energy became defining features of underground electronic music. ‘Bring Back Acid’ carries those influences into the present, retaining their raw character while increasing the intensity through modern production weight and driving hard techno rhythms.

The single also marks the first release on INXT Records, establishing the imprint through a sound firmly rooted in hardware experimentation, acid techno and high-impact club production. With MXGN continuing to develop his musical identity through a direct, machine-focused creative process, the label's opening release provides an introduction to the harder, rave-influenced direction of his work

NEW FAMILY FESTIVAL BLUME SUMMER CAMP ANNOUNCES EROL ALKAN, LUKE UNA, JAMZ SUPERNOVA AND MORE FOR 2027 DEBUT

Erol Alkan, Luke Una, Jamz Supernova and Auntie Flo lead the first announcement for a new family festival combining music, outdoor adventures, fire-cooked feasts and forgotten skills at Stapleford Estate in Leicestershire.

Blume Summer Camp is a new family festival from Hideout Festival co-founder Dan Blackledge and musician and creative director Molly Blackledge. It will bring music, culture and craft into the wild when it debuts from 6–8 August 2027 at Stapleford Estate in Leicestershire and Rutland.

The festival is created for a generation of parents who grew up going to clubs and festivals. Blume brings those experiences into the countryside, with a programme for children and grown-ups alike. Kids have adventures of their own, and parents can enjoy the things they loved long before the little ones arrived.

The site is set among woodland and open parkland, connected by the estate’s own miniature railway. Blume brings together live music and DJs, nature, craft, growing, movement, outdoor cooking and camping.

Dan Blackledge, co-founder of Blume Summer Camp, says:

“We spent a few years searching for the right site, all over the world, and ended up finding it in our own backyard in Rutland. The landscape really inspired Blume, along with our desire to spend more time outside, with the kids and without them.

We want more music, more growing, gardening and cooking over fire with mates around. More making things with our hands, less rushing around, and enough space for the kids to find the magic that’s already there.”

The first artists announced are Erol Alkan, Luke Una, Jamz Supernova, Auntie Flo, Daudi Matsiko and Alice Boyd, with more names to follow. Headliners are programmed early, bringing big musical moments into family-friendly hours without losing the energy of a proper festival.

Blume’s soundtrack is rooted in the club and festival culture of the 2000s and 2010s. It moves between house, disco, Balearic, folk, jazz and ambient across three music spaces, from morning sessions in the woods and coffee raves to live performances and folk around the fire. The Listening Lounge offers somewhere to flick through vinyl and introduce the kids to your favourite records. It also hosts conversations, intimate performances and late-night sets. 

The Potting Shed is curated by Mitch McCulloch (Mitch Grows, The Seed Hunter). It offers hands-on growing and gardening alongside Gaz Oakley, Garden of Moths. A nature-inspired soundtrack includes Plants Can Dance from Auntie Flo and performances by Alice Boyd.

Spiritlab brings together wellness, movement, sound and contrast therapy, curated with Annie Clarke and two-time world freerunning champion Tim Shieff. The programme includes breathwork from Stuart Sandeman (Breathpod), wood-fired saunas and cold plunges from Stamford Sauna Club, hot tubs, yoga and movement for adults and kids.

Base Camp is curated with Henry Brydon of Outside Kids and dedicated to outdoor adventures. Activities range from den building, fire skills and knots to stone skimming, birding, marshmallow roasting and an adventure passport for children to explore the site.

Forgotten Arts brings foraging, navigation, spoon whittling, basket weaving and natural dyeing. Notswolds curates the craft programme alongside contributors including Axe & Paddle.

Rebel Book Club will programme authors, conversations and campfire stories across Base Camp and the Potting Shed.

Food at Blume is rooted in fire, seasonality and the outdoors, with feasts and brunches using local produce. Fire-cooking specialist Genevieve Taylor and Gaz Oakley will run live cooking workshops. A kids’ cookery school is included in the ticket, alongside food traders, coffee from first light, wine, cold beer and cocktails.

Children’s sessions will run throughout the day and evening. This gives parents time to catch a DJ, head to a class, visit the sauna or spend an hour with friends. Blume will even supply printed permission slips for parents to give each other a little time out.

Molly Blackledge, co-founder and creative director, says:

“Blume brings together the music we love and the outdoor culture we want more of in our lives. We haven’t got it all figured out, far from it. This is our attempt to make a little more space for those things. Maybe other families want a bit more of them too.”

Early Bird tickets go on sale Tuesday 17 November 2026. People who register at blumesummer.camp get first access. Tickets start from £210 for adults, £84 for children and free for under-fours. 

SLANDER, EXCISION AND BLANKE COLLABORATE TO RELEASE “GIVE YOU LOVE” VIA HEAVEN SENT

After years of sharing festival stages and back-to-back sets, the bass titans collaborate once again for a melodic dubstep heartbreak anthem.

Electronic music heavyweights SLANDER, Excision, and Blanke team up for their new single, “Give You Love,” out now on SLANDER’s Heaven Sent label. After years in each other’s orbit, playing the same festivals and sharing back-to-back sets, SLANDER and Excision bring a highly-anticipated collaboration to life with this melodic dubstep track, written as a final plea to an ex to give it one last try.

 LA producer duo SLANDER have been changing the landscape of dance music throughout the past decade; they are a multi-platinum and Grammy-nominated act whose influence reaches deep into the trenches of dubstep as much as it touches the heart of melodic bass and crossover genres.

Based in Kelowna, Excision is a bass music pioneer from British Columbia who has revolutionized bass music through his prolific catalog and world-class festivals. 

Born in Australia but operating out of Denver, Blanke is another artist categorized in a league of his own, flowing between heavy-hitting and cathartically melodic sounds as he blazes through dubstep, drum & bass, and melodic bass. 

“Give You Love” has been in the works for nearly three years, with early versions appearing in SLANDER's and Excision’s sets for over a year and a half. The track features soft croons and riveting vocal belts that lay out the terms, meeting halfway to make up after a devastating breakup. The melody builds over atmospheric textures, with arpeggios leading into melodic bass stutters and a deep dubstep drop featuring rumbling, distorted synths.

SLANDER is coming off their recent 'StarDisc’ release, including singles "Lead the Way," "Booster Ignition," "Under My Skin," and  "Do You Feel Loved,' the last two pulling in 2.54M and 2.17M streams, respectively. 

They have upcoming festival sets at EDC Orlando, Freaky Deaky, Decadance, Give Thanks, and headline shows at Revel and The Vanguard, as part of their Voyager Tour. 

Excision recently concluded the ninth edition of Lost Lands, as well as the eight edition Bass Canyon, where SLANDER and Excision performed a B2B set for the first time in 7 years. He recently performed at renowned festivals including Escape Halloween, Hulaween, HEX Rawhide, and has upcoming tour dates at The Rave Milwaukee, Echoa Ridge, and Decadence. 

Blanke previously remixed SLANDER's single "Potions," drawing tastemaker support from Gryffin, Arcane, Man Cub, Ducky. He is currently on a co-headline 'Far From Home' Tour alongside Virtual Riot, including stops at Hollywood Palladium, San Jose Civic Center, Echostage, Rebel, The Ave, Concord Music Hall, The Complex, Silo Dallas, The Vanguard, Brooklyn Steelyard, Royale.  

“​It was such a great experience working with Excision and Blanke to find that perfect mesh of all of our sounds. We have only done a few triple collaborations in the past, and based on our experience we feel they push everyone involved to give their absolute best. There are usually a couple more creative speed bumps to get to the finish line, but the end result always shines so bright. We hope everyone enjoys the hard work all of us put into this record. We love it and we are grateful for the chance to work with our talented friends on something this special.”  — SLANDER

“It was awesome getting to work on this track with SLANDER and Blanke. We each brought something different to the table, and I think our styles really came together to create something unique. It’s been over five years since my last release with SLANDER, so this track marks both a long-overdue reunion and my first collaboration with Blanke after years of crossing paths in the bass music scene.” — Excision

“Can’t express how awesome it is to be collaborating with two huge huge influences and giants in the scene. Slander and I have been working on multiple collab ideas for a few years now and we’re so happy to be presenting Give You Love alongside Excision. This was so much fun to create and we hope you love it.” — Blanke