Forget about summer: The great Belgian destroyer is back with a new track called Bubba – and his sounds are darker, harder, and dirtier than ever! Out on Dim Mak Recs on May 8th.

Amazing remix for Surkin’s Don’t Go Away by Club Cheval’s Canblaster – nothing but pure class (and lots of funk, to be honest)! Free 320kbps download now because of Canblaster reaching 10k fans on Facebook.

Surkin – Dont Go Away (Canblaster Extended Mix)

Sir Bob Rifo is back – with a catchy Monday afternoon pop tune.

Teophilus London feat. Sara Quin – Why Even Try (The Bloody Beetroots Remix) [unreleased version]

Just when everyone thought it was safe to say that electro has its home in France, a bunch of Italian artists proved everyone wrong a few years ago. Today the situation is even more fragmented, with lots of new epicenters of electronic dance music popping up all around the world – and while countries like France or Italy (or of course also Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, the UK or the States) are commonly known for having an active electronic music scene, one sometimes gets the impression that it seems to be a well-kept secret that Austria has been growing a strong, vibrant scene over the past few years.

The Austrian Tapes are a new series of monthly mixtapes on discodemons.net with the ambitious goal of showcasing the best in Austrian electronic music, featuring DJs and producers who I think are not only talented artists but are also making an active contribution to actually move and push things forward in Austria’s musical landscape. And as interesting artists tend to have interesting tales to tell, each mixtape will be accompanied by a short interview, letting the artists get a word or two about themselves and their music – but also about brostep, Falco or Skrillex’ brother.

It’s not without pride that I announce the name of the first guest: Pola-Riot, known for hosting some of the best parties in Vienna, for their excessive DJ sets and of course for a steadily growing number of successful releases, including tracks like Superpimpin and Brazza, to name just a few. Enough praise – let the music speak for itself!

Old but gold – and now a free download.

Forget about Madeon: here’s the next 15-year-old wunderkind (and surprisingly he’s not even French). If you like Mord Fustang you’ll love Melbourne-based prodigy Throttle: powerful electro house with catchy melodies to get you in the mood for Saturday night!

Friday evening – and as most of you are probably better off than me and don’t have to study tomorrow, here’s one for the road: big club tune by Dutch electro outfit Baskerville!

I known I’m a day late on this and you’ve probably heard it on a gazillion of other blogs by now, but Mr Oizo’s new Stade 3 EP is just too good to keep it for myself – and the best thing about it: you can download the entire EP in its full 320kbps glory completely free on Mr Oizo’s amazing website. Awesomeness!

Mr Oizo – Stade 3

More deep awesomeness from Canada’s Nautiluss.

Somewhere between indie rock and electronic dance music: Amazing remix for Swedish singer-songwriter Karin Park’s latest single Restless by no one less than Reuben Wu, better known as member of Liverpool-based electro pop band Ladytron. Reminds me of Fever Ray – which can’t be anything but a compliment.