New Releases: Closing 2025 — Year’s Final Highlights

Spanning remix projects, Soundcloud exclusives and completely self produced releases, the list to close off 2025 is finally here, with wesout, Delcu, Brunossa, JLZ and alys(alys)alys.

Text and interview by Pedro Paulo Furlan

2025 was one of the biggest years for the underground scene, seeing some names we've known for forever hit it big, do international tours and be announced in the line-up of huge festivals. The scene hasn't stopped producing iconic and everchanging music, but, finally - after Carnaval here in Brazil - Vetor brings the list to close off 2025 with some of the scene's coolest new music.

BRUNOSSA

Straight from Rio de Janeiro, Brunossa released his latest EP “ATMOSFERA”, looking to translate the atmosphere of KODE, one of Rio's biggest underground parties, into his own music. Looking to bring people together and create unique atmospheres in each track, the producer mixes Brazilian rhythms with electronic music of all soundscapes.

What's “ATMOSFERA”’s main thesis?

“I was searching for a way to experiment with different rhythms and atmospheres. Each track on this EP creates its own vibe on the dancefloor, and that’s where the name comes from. In the EP, we created five unique atmospheres, each with its own identity - inviting other producers to explore new paths with less fear, it’s a celebration of the freedom that lives in experimentation”.

What were your biggest inspirations while creating “ATMOSFERA”?

“The main inspirations come from my experiences inside the KODE label and from the desire to break down different rhythms and genres. Each track is born from a cross between genres, breakbeats and the techno base that I tend to work with: the samba in FERVO, salsa in BAILA, bass music in TOMA and funk in VAI, with Tuxe’s remix bringing a bit of tribal to the track. The main idea has always been crossing these universes with a breakbeat type of groove and with my own sound.

I love being psychedelic in my tracks - for me, club music has to create a good vibe, make people dance and open these routes to travel. The result is an EP that can be played back to back, but every track has its own atmosphere”.

WESOUT

Also straight from RJ, wesout released the remix version of his mixtape "VELOZ*”. With names such as Cyberkills, Carlos do Complexo, Ramemes and many more, the producer offers 20 new repackages of his songs, sonically going from trance and ambient influences to hard techno, to, of course, brazilian funk.

What would you say is “VELOZ* Remixes” mais thesis? What did it mean to unite so many artists in one project?

“The main idea of the remix album was expanding the possibilities to the max, without any limitations. I'm obsessed with the idea that the same song can be reinterpreted in many distinct ways, and in fully opposite styles, sometimes even taking that track completely out of its original character and creating something new. In the end of the day, it's about collaboration and letting the music flow. And the most beautiful part is to actually see this exchange between so many artists in a singular project”.

What were your biggest inspirations?

“I built ‘VELOZ*’ during five years, so every track carries a part of my personality and each of my phases during that period. So, for the remix album, I wanted something that was dance floor-focused, but with multiple identities, uniting artists that were references for the creation of the original mixtape and new artists that have inspired me a lot”.

DELCU AND JLZ

Last year, the producers Delcu and JLZ came together to create a mini-EP of remixes of some of their favorite tracks: "Meiga e Abusada” by Anitta, “Perfectly” by FKA Twigs and “Elements” by Danny Tenaglia. Both huge names on the scene, Delcu from São Paulo and JLZ from Distrito Federal, the union of the two created a diverse soundscape through the three new tracks.

DELCU

What was the main thesis of “edits vol.1”? How did you both choose the songs to remix?

“Fun fact, the dialogue that started off the EP was that João came to me with the idea to do a trance remix of ‘Meiga e Abusada’, and immediately i wanted to follow through because I love that song. We created that one pretty quickly but never officially released it, even after a few tries on the dance floor. Then, last year, we had this idea to transform it into a mini-EP because we wanted to remix a few other tracks, and that's how ‘edits’ was born”.

What were the biggest inspirations behind the EP? And from which rhythms did you pull from? 

“Specifically in this project, we started out wanting to go towards a trance sound, but, I think we both are, as DJs and producers, people that look for different sounds, and end up uniting many sonic references from different rhythms. We started with this trance idea, but then we grew the project from a track to a mini-EP and we ended up exploring other sounds that are present in our journeys, like bass, techno and a bit of trap”.

JLZ

What was the main thesis of “edits vol.1”? How did you both choose the songs to remix?

“The meaning of the project was transforming some tracks that me and Duda love into club tool songs, or songs to play on the floor, tracks for DJs. And the choice of these songs was kinda natural, the trance-remix of ‘Meiga e Abusada’ was something I had already wanted to do, and apparently Duda too, the same way as the ‘Perfectly’ remix, so we just combined our ideas. The last track was a bit of a surprise because I found it through scrolling on Youtube - Danny Tenaglia is so fucking good, so I showed it to Duda and she loved, so we created this edit together. It's also important to say that we created this EP basically in a week”.

What were the biggest inspirations behind the EP? And from which rhythms did you pull from? 

“We really were inspired by the synths from old school trance music, current acid techno and I guess we were inspired by ourselves (laughs)”.

ALYS (ALYS) ALYS

Born in Brazil but based in Berlin, alys (alys) alys had many different releases last year, but one of the standouts was her single “Jogging in Circles” - released as a part of Boukan Records’ seventh year compilation. Born out of her dynamic creative process, the track grows and snakes around itself in a circular form that justifies the name.

What was the main thesis of “Jogging in Circles”?

“This single doesn't have a specific theme or meaning; it came from jamming on Ableton right after I received the invitation to be part of the Boukan Records compilation. The title 'Jogging in Circles’ was due to the cyclical feeling of the synths I used”.

What were the biggest inspirations behind the single? And from which rhythms did you pull from? 

“At the time, I was listening to slower, more experimental songs, especially the newer releases from Anysia Kym and Xzavier Stone; I started the track at 114 bpm and kept it there. These two albums have influenced me a lot during the end of last year, especially in their textures and sonic worlds. Beyond that, listening to more tracks with vocals made me want to work with that on the song. So, I ended up resampling one of the vocal recordings I did with Monstera Black and applying different digital processing to it and you can hear it throughout the track. The rhythm is mainly composed of a kick, a bassline pattern, and marked snares, a mixture of dub and house, but with a slower feel”.