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September 28, 2019 • Jason Bentley captures the hypnotic pulse of modern city life in a weekly dance show on Saturday nights.

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May 6, 2019 • Dance music luminary Martin Mendoza, a.k.a. Doc Martin, has been a fixture in the global house community for more than 20 years — and he shows no signs of slowing down.

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May 1, 2019 • Israeli tech-house DJ, producer and label boss Guy Gerber knows a thing or two about throwing a party.

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April 22, 2019 • Kölsch is a selector on the decks and in the studio, guaranteed to turn your nights upside down.

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April 15, 2019 • Agoria's been recognized for years of producing consistently impressive music and for helping the French electronic scene flourish.

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April 8, 2019 • The Montreal duo cemented its place in the electronic music scene with an ethereal ability to spread love and expand consciousness. Now, this newly focused iteration of Blond:ish comes to Metropolis.

Listen To Apparat's Guest Mix On 'Metropolis'

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March 23, 2019 • Celebrate Apparat's fresh release of LP5 with an exclusive guest mix on KCRW's Metropolis.

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March 2, 2019 • Feed Me's venturing onto new musical ground, specifically with a new album High Street Creeps and we can't wait to hear it. Listen to the guest mix on Metropolis.

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February 23, 2019 • Channel Tres has recently bloomed into his own as a solo artist ready to bring his musical craft to the masses. Hear his guest mix on Metropolis.

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Listen To Erol Alkan's Guest Mix On 'Metropolis'

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February 16, 2019 • Erol Alkan remains one of UK club culture's defining figures, strikingly original and wholly influential. Hear the noted producer's own spins to Metropolis.

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February 9, 2019 • It's been eight years since DJ/producer Enzo Siragusa founded Fuse. Hear his taste in global dance music on Metropolis.

Listen To Nightmares On Wax's Guest Mix On 'Metropolis'

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January 19, 2019 • Hear the kind of deep-in-the-pocket grooves and sticky melodies Nightmares on Wax is known for.

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December 31, 2018 • The New York City DJ duo has spent its career stacking up accolades.

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Listen To Damian Lazarus' Guest Mix On 'Metropolis'

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July 23, 2018 • Damian Lazarus is a DJ and producer that also acts as curator of Day Zero, Get Lost, and Rebel Rave, making him one of the most respected exponents of the contemporary house and techno scene.

Listen To Poolside's Guest Mix On 'Metropolis'

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Listen To Poolside's Guest Mix On 'Metropolis'

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July 7, 2018 • The music of Los Angeles-based disco pioneers Poolside has been described as "daytime disco."

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June 30, 2018 • French Canadian artist Fred Everything began his career in the early '90s playing at nightclubs in Montreal, and the auspicious career that followed has spanned over 20 years and continues to thrive.

Listen To The Presets' Guest Mix on 'Metropolis'

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June 23, 2018 • The Presets formed when Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes first met at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. The duo quickly recognized for their ability to fuse elements of dance music.

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June 16, 2018 • English trance and electronic mavens Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness, and Paavo Siljamäki formed the group in the year 2000, and has received many accomplishments in the electronic music world since then.

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June 2, 2018 • Disclosure, Calvin Harris and ZHU pop up in the Australian producer's hour-long mix for Metropolis.

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May 26, 2018 • The British electronic producer released his cult club masterpiece Drone Logic back in 2013. Now, Avery is back with his follow-up LP, Song For Alpha.

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May 26, 2018 • Longtime DJ and festival curator Destructo, aka Gary Richards, is behind electronic powerhouse events such as L.A.'s HARD Fest.

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Listen to Purple Disco Machine's Guest Mix on 'Metropolis'

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May 12, 2018 • German producer and DJ Tino Piontek aka Purple Disco Machine, is known for producing funky disco and house masterpieces since the conception of his highly successful disco-house project in 2009.

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