Monday Choon: HUGEL - Movin' To The Sun

 

In the current age of social media it is hard to ignore the trends, and kudos to apps like TikTok who do wonders for artists that we don't really know of because when a trend goes viral with a track, best believe everyone in the world will know you and your song. HUGEL however isn't an unknown artist but has had several of his tracks go viral on TikTok and what seems to happen is that people will then use the same tracks on their IG videos, I like to call this a cross pollination of trends. HUGEL's latest offering "Movin' to the Sun" is all over my TikTok feeds and some dubbing it the song of the summer, I still think Axwell's track which we featured last week has it beat but that is not for me to decided. Movin' to the Sun is still a banging track, the vocals and the drop sync so well you can't help but vibe to it. 

Monday Choon: Axwell ft. Bonn - Whatever Turns You On

 

Axwell's latest release, "Whatever Turns You On" featuring Bonn, is everything you'd expect from the Swedish icon. It blends his signature melodic progressive house sound with that unmistakable Swedish House Mafia energy, delivering a track that's both euphoric and emotionally charged. It's easily become my favourite song of the moment and has been on repeat all weekend since dropping on Friday. Judging by the traction it's already gaining on TikTok, this one looks set to be one of the standout dance anthems of the year.

Monday Choon: Darren Tate - A Child Of The Times

 

British producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist Darren Tate returns to Anjunabeats with his latest single, A Child Of The Times, following its debut on Anjunabeats Volume 25. Known for a career spanning multiple successful aliases, twelve UK Top 40 singles and over 20 film scores, Tate continues to push the boundaries of trance music. The track carries a powerful message of optimism for future generations, inspired by trance music's ability to unite and uplift listeners. Featuring vocal elements influenced by African and Eastern spiritual chants, Tate explains that the song is designed to create a shared sense of connection, positivity and emotional release. A Child Of The Times is available now on Anjunabeats.

Monday Choon: XIRA - Feel (J Ribbon Remix)

 

The unmistakable voice of XIRA encapsulated me when I first heard her on 3LAU's hit track "Tokyo", she returns to the blog with a track of her own titled "Feel" and its everything that you'd expect and more. The track has been remixed by J Ribbon and is featured on the Anjunabeats Volume 17. A song that hits your heart right away, a feel good track with a catchy beat and chorus and one that will have you press repeat over and over again. 

Monday Choon: Tiësto - Don't Lose Your Head feat Olivia Sebastianelli

 

When Tiesto said he was heading back to his trance roots, many felt that it would be short lived or diluted with modern sounds and he would never really go back to his roots. Well, those same people are left eating their words as he dropped his latest track last week featuring Olivia Sebastianelli on vocals and it's yet another trance bomb. He first previewed the track during his live set at EDC Las Vegas last month and it was a crowd pleaser of note, last week he released the track and it's been doing great on the streams and solidifies his commitment to the trance culture. 

Monday Choon: Darren Tate & Genix - Taking Us Higher

 

Genix is no stranger to this feature on our blog with him having featured multiple times over the years, this time see's him team up with Darren Tate,with a legacy in dance music spanning over two decades and multiple aliases, the British multi-instrumentalist, Darren Tate, has racked up twelve Top 40 UK singles across his established career as DT8 Project, Angelic with Judge Jules, Jurgen Vries, Orion and Citizen Caned. Taking us higher which is the title of today's featured track is a mixture of sounds from the duo that just flows with harmony. 

Monday Choon: Grum & Amba Shepherd - Slow Motion

 

Scottish producer Grum returns to Above & Beyond’s Anjunabeats imprint, alongside legendary singer/songwriter Amba Shepherd for their new collaboration ‘Slow Motion’.

A prolific progressive house producer and longtime Anjuna roster act, Grum releases his first song on the label in over four years. First joining the label in 2015 with his ‘Trine EP’ Grum quickly grew to a respected name in the scene.  He shared stages around the world with Above & Beyond as one of their frequent direct support acts and his music  has routinely been supported by; Armin van Buuren, Tiesto, CamelPhat, MK & more.

 ‘Slow Motion’ is Grum’s hyped return, teased by Above & Beyond at their recent shows in South America as well as the trio’s upcoming shows at EDC Las Vegas, their Australian tour and on further dates through North America.  Grum has also road tested the track himself over 2025 and early 2026 at his show across the United States. 

Monday Choon: Alok & Khalid - Dive Into Me

New music this week from Brazlian DJ Alok who teams up with vocal sensation Khalid for his latest track "Dive Into Me". the instrumental track has been out for some time now and been played by many artists during their sets but the addition of Khalid's vocals has been a game changer to the song and makes it feel complete. 

Monday Choon: John Grand - Feel The Love

 

Feel The Love opens with warm chords and uplifting momentum, balancing radiant melodies with a sense of forward motion designed for both club floors and open-air moments. Hear You Calling follows with a deeper, more melodic touch, pairing John Grand’s and Daijan’s refined production. With regular DJ support from Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond, Ferry Corsten, Andrew Rayel and Tritonal, John Grand continues to cement his place within the global progressive landscape, delivering a release built for peak-time sets and melodic journeys alike.

Monday Choon: Kyau & Albert - Unforgivable

 

German DJ duo Kyau and Albert latest offering dropped last week, "Unforgivable" is a track that is very melodic with a sound that we're used to from them. The song's euphoric melodies and driving beat contribute to a feeling of pure bliss, fitting the emotional landscape of trance music.

Ultra SA 2026 - Artist Line Up

Big news for all ultranauts dropped yesterday with Ultra SA giving us the full artist line-up for this years event taking place on the 25th of April in Johannesburg and the 26th of April in Cape Town. Unlike previous years where we had a phased artist announcement, this year they decided to just drop the entire line-up which in my opinion is better rather than playing the waiting game to see if your fav's are coming. 

The international mainstage headliners did not disappoint with sets from Afrojack playing back-to-back with R3hab, Axwell, DJ Snake whom all have played in the country before but making his debut and being the main headline act is John Summit. We're a big fan of what John has been doing and we can guarantee you he will be bringing that energy to the SA crowds come April. 

Resistance stage is back with Dennis Ferrer and SA's very on Shimza who's been creating "fire" on dance floors across the world headling that. Loads of support artists for the event is made up with some of the best local acts, such as Dean Fuel, Aidin Caye, Liquideep, Timo ODV, DJ Kent, Baby Whitz and many more. Tickets are still availabe at www.ultrasouthafrica.com 

Monday Choon: Above & Beyond and Malou - Letting Go (Rinzen Remix)

Originally released in July, ‘Letting Go' was the first collaboration between Above & Beyond and German-Hawaiian singer-songwriter Malou, whose introspective, soulful vocals have helped define a new generation of emotive electronic music, having previously collaborated with Ben Böhmer and Nils Hoffmann on ‘Breathing. Rinzen, the cinematic techno innovator from Los Angeles, offers a moody, spacious remix that builds a slow-burning energy while preserving the track's emotional core. “It’s honestly a surreal feeling to remix Above & Beyond,” says Rinzen. “I’ve been listening to their music for 15 years. I absolutely love everything Malou does as well, so it’s a big honor to put my spin on ‘Letting Go.’

Monday Choon: Kosheen x Ferry Corsten - Catch

 

When it comes to remakes of classic trance tracks, it's always nice when the person doing the update keeps the essence of that track alive and respects the original artist in doing so but when the original artists themselves are the ones doing the update, then you can give room for differences. Ferry Corsten is no stranger to the world of Trance, basically the right hand man to Armin van Buuren, has teamed up with Kosheen to update their hit track from 2001 "Catch" and they have done an amazing job. This update keeps essence of the song but enhances it to bring it up to speed of the sounds of today. Ferry is a master at this and it shows clearly in this track, giving it a more vibey feel and bassline that will have your head bopping from start to end. 

Monday Choon: Tiësto - Bring Me To Life

 

Back when electronic music was just classified into two genre's namely Trance & Techno, there were two major names in the industry, Armin van Buuren and Tiesto. Both made trance music but Armin's style leaned more onto the uplifting and euphoric while Tiesto was hard hitting and high energy. To this I took more to Tiesto's style and seeing him live in 2010 at Randburg airport where he played a 5 hour set was just the cherry on the top for me. Since then Tiesto's style took a turn, I wouldn't classify it as going commercial but definitely styled his music for all in pop-culture. He still created good music but there's something us trance music lovers craved from Tijs that we know he could create. I think he's seen that as well so he's decided to shift back to his roots, he's cleared his IG page and reverted to his old logo to echo his return to trance. "Bring Me To Life" is the first of his new releases and it ticks all the boxes, I've played it close to a 100 times since it's release on Friday, that is how much this song resonates to me, I hope it does to you as well. 

Monday Choon: Cosmic Gate, RYVM & Marlene - Heaven Knows

 

Cosmic Gate needs no introduction to old school trance and EDM fans, their track Exploration of Space to this day remains one of the most iconic tracks of the electronic dance music industry and continues to get played all over the world in various remixes and styles. The German duo consisting of Claus Terhoeven and Stefan Bossems are still ripping up the decks world over and producing some great new music, one of which is our featured track of the week, "Heaven Knows". They team up with UK based RYVM and Marlene for this track and it certainly has a summery afro-house feel to it. It's a great track and sure to be one for the Southern Hemisphere summer. 

Monday Choon: Martin Garrix & Saksham - Ain't Letting You Down (feat. Scott Quinn)

 

Martin Garrix has been creating some masterful work over the past year and it's worth noting since he featured on the Ultra SA aftermovie for this year, which could hint he could be a repeat headliner next year. He recently play at Red Rocks in the US and debuted his track "Ain't Letting You Down" which features Scott Quin and Indian medical doctor turned music producer Saksham. It's a typical Garrix feel good track with a heavy piano back track courtesy of Saksham with Scott Quinn's vocals tying it up to conclude a musical masterpiece. 

Ultra South Africa 2026 - Tickets on sale

 

Ultra South Africa 2026 tickets have gone on sale but only if you have registered on the website for ticket sales. As usual, Ultra will be held in two cities next year, namely Johannesburg and Cape Town with the first show taking place in the city of Gold on the 25th of April 2026 at the Nasrec Expo Center, Cape Town's show will take place on the next day, 26th of April 2026 at the Ostrich venue. No artists have been confirmed as yet but that hasn't stopped the Ultranauts from snapping up the Tier 1 general access tickets in record time yesterday. 

Tickets for the various shows and pricing are as follows:

ULTRA SOUTH AFRICA 2026 TICKET PRICING
Ticket Category	Johannesburg - 25 April 2026	Cape Town - 26 April 2026
General Access Tier 1	R895	R795
General Access Tier 2	R995	R895
General Access Tier 3	R1095	R995
General Access Tier 4	R1195	R1095
VIP Tier 1	R1500	R1500
VIP Tier 2	R2000	R2000
VIP Tier 3	R2500	R2500
VIP Tier 4	R3000	R3000
VVIP Tier 2	R4500	Not Available
VVIP TIer 3	R5500	Not Available

Tickets available from the Howler Website for Johannesburg and Cape Town

Monday Choon: Lucas & Steve - Push The Feeling On

 

Dutch DJ duo Lucas & Steve have revived the legendary track "Push the Feeling on". The original track which was released in 1995 by the Nightcrawlers became a cult classic in the clubs and has been remixed by many, but this is the first time it has been redone and after having a listen to it a few times, Lucas & Steve have done a great job by bringing up to the modern sounds of today but retaining the main framework of the song that made it great. Let me know what you think. 

Monday Choon: Alesso & Sacha - Destiny

 

Sacha is no stranger to the EDM world with her collaborating with some of the biggest names in the industry, most recent it was Armin with "Set Me Free" and last week Friday, her mega track with Alesso was released titled "Destiny", it was a song that Sacha wrote and sang, she posted it on her TikTok channel and it went viral, Alesso picked up on it and decided to release it with Sacha and the end result is just pure flames!

Monday Choon: James Hype, Samurai Jay - Waterfalls (feat. Sam Harper & Bobby Harvey) [Samurai Jay Remix]

 

It's James Hype bitch! With the Hype man set to light up stages in Johannesburg and Cape Town this December, its only right to get everyone hyped up for the shows. His track Waterfalls featuring Sam Harper and Bobby Harvey has been out for two months now and last week the official remixes just dropped, one of which is done by Samurai Jay and it is an absolute banger! The Italian DJ from Napoli has taken this song and given it the extra oomph it needed for the second part of festival season and it's hitting all the right notes.