DerteeDisco And Morggan Explore Four Shades Of Club Music On ‘Maybe?’ EP
DerteeDisco and Morggan bring their contrasting musical influences together on ‘Maybe?’, a four-track release through Androids Dungeon Radio that moves between nostalgic UK garage, contemporary bass music and late-night house, with remixes from Rico Tubbs, No Drout and Arina Kondreva.
The original collaboration draws on the producers’ different musical backgrounds. Denver-based DerteeDisco has developed a sound rooted in UK garage, bassline and the electronic influences of the 1980s and 1990s, earning support from Kevin Saunderson and Fleur Shore. Morggan, the project of North Carolina producer Morgan Thompson, brings a more melodic perspective shaped by his piano background and influences ranging from Deadmau5 to Fred again..
Their shared production balances emotive vocal fragments and atmospheric synthesizers with broken beats and fluid, bass-driven grooves. There is a nostalgic quality to the arrangement, but its rhythmic foundations keep the track firmly connected to contemporary club music, moving between introspective passages and more energetic moments without sacrificing either side of its identity.
Rico Tubbs takes those foundations into unmistakable UK garage territory, building his remix around chunky beats and an infectious swinging rhythm. There is a playful energy to the production, with its pronounced groove and rhythmic bounce making it an immediately danceable interpretation that feels equally suited to underground club settings and more accessible dancefloors.
No Drout’s ‘Rehydration Remix’ takes a different approach, pushing the release towards a more contemporary future dance and garage sound. Racy grooves and inventive underground sampling drive the arrangement, giving it a restless, energetic character that feels particularly in tune with current club music. It is a lively reinterpretation that prioritises movement and rhythmic creativity.
Arina Kondreva delivers arguably the most contrasting version, moving away from the broken-beat foundations of the other tracks towards a rolling four-to-the-floor groove. Built around a deep, underground house and tech-influenced framework, her remix introduces a distinctly late-night atmosphere, with melodic elements and rhythmic sampling woven throughout. The result offers a different perspective on the original material, favouring a deeper, more hypnotic direction.
What makes ‘Maybe?’ particularly effective as a package is the distinction between its four versions. Rather than simply adjusting the intensity of the original, each remix explores a different rhythmic identity, from the swinging foundations of UK garage to the driving energy of future dance and the rolling momentum of deep tech.
For DerteeDisco and Morggan, the release demonstrates how their contrasting influences can provide the starting point for something broader. The original establishes an emotive, groove-led foundation, while the remixes extend its possibilities across several corners of contemporary underground dance music.
