At Turbo, each day is a gift we unwrap with our hearts and ears. And in this respect, the label debut from Miura represents nothing less than a Christmas beyond compare. This Ukrainian DJ/producer’s angular, ultra-modern house sound has broken through to the S-tier of the European club circuit, and she first came on our radar after meeting Turbo founder/creator/ombudsman Tiga in Ibiza this past summer. We must stress that “chance meetings” are NOT a viable path for ambitious young artists who think hiding in Tiga's luggage with a pen drive will get them anything but his personal phone number and a week’s worth of heavily discounted “DJ lessons."

For this release, Miura was generous enough to provide us with heartfelt and poetic notes on each track, which we will present verbatim, accompanied by only the most respectful SEO-optimized comments:

1) I Do

Miura: "This track dives into the realm of fantasy. It’s a story of him calling her, longing to immerse himself in her inner world as she escapes into her thoughts, sitting in the stillness of her bath.”

Turbo: You may be delighted to learn that Turbo HQ features a bathtub of its own, designed for fully-clothed "wet brainstorming” as killer Hi-NRG-inflected hits like “I Do” play over the unreliable-at-best bathtub sound system.

2) 7AM In A Lovetown ft. Melon Blush

Miura: "This song captures the magic of love. It’s about locking eyes on the dancefloor as the first rays of sunlight stream in, sharing stolen kisses to the rhythm of the music, and confessing your heart in the early morning light.”

Turbo: While we are certainly no strangers to after-hours dancefloor romance anthems, we will note that confessing your heart in an early afternoon email can be just as effective and leaves the door open for follow-ups that say things like, “Just giving this a quick bump :)” and “It’s been 45 minutes — are you ok???"

3) Three Dots

Miura: "This track was born in a bomb shelter in Kyiv. In the midst of chaos, the only refuge for my mental health was putting on headphones and creating music until the noise around me faded. It’s a song of resilience, featuring the Ukrainian words, "що нас не вбиває робить нас сильнішими" ("what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger"). I dedicate this track to everyone on this planet fighting their own unseen battles…”

Turbo: This narrative runs far closer to being genuinely meaningful than we are normally comfortable with. Please have the decency to let us call it a “five-star house banger replete with arpeggiated synth flourishes and sleek vocals” from the safety of our comfort zone, which is itself replete with back issues of Modern Lizard magazine, and leave us be.

4) Call Me ft. Cafius

Miura: “This track is a playful ode to the friends who are always just a call away—like Tamagotchi in our pockets, always there when we need them most.”

Turbo: This acid gem offers a wonderful metaphor, with calling someone (which you should never do) standing in for texting someone (which you should do when you want something).

You gotta and oughta know by now that releasing world-class music the whole year round is both squarely and firmly in our wheelhouse. And if you’ve never been to our wheelhouse, stop in some time to chat over a piping stack of wheelcakes. It should be fun.