INTRODUCTION
Dante returns with New Places, his third studio album and the boldest of his career. Recorded entirely in London during the summer of 2024, the record was born out of an urgent need: to break through a creative block and find new sonic horizons. The British city — with its raw energy, cultural diversity, and endless nights — became the true co-author of the project. Field recordings, urban textures, and pulsating rhythms run through the twelve tracks of an album that moves between UK garage, jungle, breaks, and house, never losing Dante’s unmistakable identity along the way. New Places is out on April 10th, 2026 in digital format and as a limited vinyl edition via Diggersfactory, and represents far more than a shift in sound: it is a personal journey toward creative honesty and the freedom to create without expectations.
I. Origins of the album
Club Furies (CF): New Places seems to emerge from a moment of personal and creative re-evaluation. At what point did you feel the need to change your surroundings so the music could start flowing again?
Dante (D): It was the moment I realized that I was stuck in how I produce music. My ideas ran out, and I felt like I had already explored almost every possible topic.
CF: You decided to temporarily move to London to work on the album. What kind of energy did you find there that you weren’t finding in your usual environment?
D: In London, art is everywhere, and the city is full of incredible artists — you can really feel that. It’s constantly pulsating, incredibly diverse in music, art, and people. That’s very different from my usual environment, and it pushed me a lot.
II. London as a sonic landscape
CF: The album was created entirely in London and seems to breathe the city in every track. How did its urban rhythms, clubs, and musical diversity influence your creative process?
D: It influenced me a lot of course. You encounter so many different kinds of music everywhere, and that makes you feel alive and motivated to keep going. For me, without the city and its urban culture, these songs wouldn’t exist.
CF: You’ve mentioned that the city eventually “took over” the project. Was there a specific moment or place in London that marked a turning point during the production?
D: I was the moment when I first arrived and walked through the city for the first time. I remember thinking, “Man, you did everything right coming here.” It was exactly how I imagined it. From day one, it motivated me and also made me reflect critically on my past years in my hometown and my musical journey.
III. Musical language and narrative
CF: Your music blends elements of UK garage, breaks, jungle, and house with a very atmospheric approach. How did you find the balance between these influences throughout the album?
D: To be honest, during the production process I didn’t think about that at all. It only came up later during mixing and mastering, when I had a moment of “Oh boy, this could get difficult” and I had to find the right balance.
CF: Many of the tracks feel like fragments of memory or moments in motion. Did you think of New Places as a continuous narrative or more as a collection of sonic scenes?
D: Both. On one side, some elements feel like moments in motion. But at the same time, art has a way of holding everything together and forming its own story. At first, it wasn’t even my intention to make an album — I just didn’t know what would come out of it. But after four weeks there, I felt the need to shape it into something complete: an album that exists within its own chapter. And in the end, it became exactly that — something unique that can’t be recreated.
CF: In the title track New Places, there’s a very particular mix of nostalgia and renewal. Musically speaking, what does it mean for you to inhabit a “new place”?
D: Before I moved, I didn’t know what would come next. But the moment I stepped off the train at King’s Cross, I knew I was on the right path. At the same time, I also questioned why I hadn’t made that move earlier and criticized myself for not being brave enough in the past. That’s why discovering a new place feels incredibly relieving.
IV. Creative process and personal moments
CF: You’ve mentioned that the album ended up reflecting some difficult personal moments you were going through. When did you realize the music had become a kind of emotional mirror?
D: Really fast. You know how it is: something bothers you but after sleeping one night and with a little distance suddenly it doesn’t feel as bad as before anymore. At the same time you gain clarity. In London, that clarity was on another level. I was able to reflect on my emotions very quickly and very clearly while making music.
CF: In the press text you mention something quite striking: that real success might simply be creating without expectations. Did that realization change your relationship with music while making this album?
D: Yes. For me it’s already a success to bring this album to life — especially with the vinyl and the merch. It doesn’t depend on streams. It’s a success simply because it exists, or will exist. That mindset has taken a lot of pressure off me.
V. Community and physical format
CF: The vinyl edition of the album is being realized through a community-driven campaign. What does it mean to you that listeners can directly participate in bringing the project to life?
D: It’s amazing that this is even possible. Without the community-driven aspect, it wouldn’t be the same — and probably not even possible at all. I’m really grateful and happy that there will be a vinyl for this album.
CF: At a time when everything seems to revolve around streaming, what value does the physical vinyl format still hold for you?
D: For me vinyl is still the most powerful medium for music. It’s timeless. And since I try to make timeless music, it felt like the right path. I honestly prefer the idea of 100 people owning my vinyl over having a million streams on a platform.
VI. Closing
CF: If New Places represents a change of landscape —both musically and personally— what kind of creative territory would you like to explore after this album?
D: It sounds romantic to release an album independently and do everything yourself — and in a way, it is. But at the same time, it’s also exhausting, and it leaves me with less time to create new music. So for 2026, I want to focus on making music again and enjoy the process. After that, I want to go in the exact opposite direction: no solo album, but an “anti-solo album” — every track created with a different artist: one big collaboration.
CONCLUSION
New Places is an album that exists because Dante dared to let go of control. London gave him back the clarity he needed to make music from a more honest, freer, and more personal place. The result is a record that captures not just a city, but an inner state that was hard to put into words. With its vinyl edition — limited to 500 hand-numbered copies and backed by his community — Dante reaffirms that success, for him, is not measured in streams but in the very existence of the work. What comes next points in the opposite direction: collaborations, new voices, new places. But that is another chapter. For now, New Places deserves to be heard for what it is: a complete, unrepeatable, and deeply alive record.
Artist: Dante
Title: New Places
Format: Album
Label: Self-Release
Release Format: Vinyl LP, Digital
Genre: Electronic, Tech House, UK Garage, Breaks
Distribution: Bandcamp, Ditto Music, Beatport, Apple Music
Vinyl: Diggersfactory
Domain: dante-music.com
Release Date: April 10th, 2026
Support & Buy: Bandcamp
Tracklist
01 / A1 Feel Me
02 / A2 Choices
03 / A3 New Places
04 / A4 Feel Me
05 / A5 Sudden Silence
06 / A6 Calling
07 / B1 Steps
08 / B2 Come Ahore
09 / B3 Flashbacks
10 / B4 Overcome
11 / B5 Blue Skies
12 / B6 Primrose Hill
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