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Electronic music moves at a relentless pace, yet few producers navigate its shifting tides with the enduring grace of Jody Wisternoff . For over three decades, the Bristol-based DJ, producer, and A&R maven has remained at the absolute forefront of dance music innovation. From his early days as a teenage hip-hop prodigy and rave pioneer to his era-defining work alongside Nick Warren as Way Out West , Wisternoff has consistently reshaped our sonic landscape. Now, his name is inextricably linked with Anjunadeep , the global powerhouse record label that has redefined modern melodic house and progressive electronic music. As a central pillar of the label's identity, Wisternoff has spent more than a decade co-curating its flagship compilation series and championing a rich, textured style of electronic production that paved the way for the global explosion of organic house music . His latest single, 'Citadel' (a collaboration with British producer Jamie McDermott released on ...

The return of Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia and Sharam Tayebi as Deep Dish is the kind of event that makes the hair on the back of a house head’s neck stand up. For those of us who spent the late '90s and early 2000s hunting down every white label with a Yoshitoshi or Shinichi stamp, this isn't just another reunion—it’s a restoration of the natural order of electronic music. As an avid fan of Deep Dish in that period, I spent my time collecting as many 12" releases, box sets and mix CDs I could find. Somehow I managed to pick up copies of some of their lesser known 'classics'. I regularly spent late nights listening to classics such as the Deep Dish remix of Dusted -  Always Remember To Respect and Honour Your Mother and Sven Vath's My Name Is Barbarella. Those bass lines never got old. ​Now with their Global Underground #49: Dublin compilation set for release on May 22, 2026 , and the echoes of their legendary January gig at The Academy (and Index) ...