Terminal V

Hot outside, isn't it? As it happens, that's exactly how Lithuania-born EMILIJA likes it. The fearless hard house selector deals exclusively in sounds that make you sweat physically and emotionally. Whether dropping deep cuts or high-impact tools, she comes at things from a cheeky, provocative angle, drops in plenty of energetic outbursts and soundtracks a fantasy world free from all inhibitions and introspection. Her sets are invitations to cut loose and celebrate whatever turns her on in the moment.

In mid-July, she joins us at Terminal V Croatia 2026 under another baking summer sun that will add extra heat to her already infernal selections. For a taster before the main course, dive into this week's podcast, which is full of trance-tinged bounce, wildstyle techno and searing acid, then catch up with where her journey started, what she does before stepping into the booth and how she approached this potent mix.

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Dr. G is on a roll. The Brussels-based artist has weaponised grooves not just to blow up dance floors, but as a way to stir up emotions. He plays hard and fast but always with meaning and a signature bass sound that unites everything he does. Though he wears his 90s and 00s influences on his sleeve, they get folded into contemporary sound designs that have taken him all across Europe and Australia.

He joins us in Croatia for Terminal V in mid-July and before that has served up a taste of what to expect: big and bouncy beats, turbocharged synths and sunny sounds to match the mood of warmer days. It's a fast-paced trip through vibe-filled house and garage that will keep you going all year long, so stick it on and find out more about the man who is G by name, G by nature.

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Terminal V Croatia 2026 - terminalv.co.uk/festival/

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Kara Okay is all about serving up sonic treats that bring joy. Importantly, though, the Dutchman knows you can have too much of a good thing, so he has learned to balance the ups with the downs, the light with the dark. The self-confessed optimist pulls his pianos, vocals and rushes of euphoria from across a spectrum of house, trance and garage, often with hints of 90s nostalgia, and can count the likes of DJ Heartstring and Marlon Hofstad as fans.

His own productions are often the high points of his sets, and are something he really managed to focus on after a knee injury kept him at home more often than he'd have liked. Ahead of a busy summer of gigs across Europe and ahead of him joining us in Croatia in mid-July, he has served up set full of unreleased gems and also shared some of his feelings about studio gear, mixing techniques and how he packs his USBs.

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Terminal V Croatia 2026 - terminalv.co.uk/festival/

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Baron Von Trax is part of the Australian new wave, but what makes him unique is the joy and emotion he brings to harder dance sounds. His tracks are always luminous and uplifting, rich in melody and packed with inescapable emotion that swells the heart while his drums get the pulse rising.

In this interview, the Melbourne man admits he wants his music to be accessible and credits his classical piano background as one of the key tools in his production arsenal. He also speaks on what first turned him onto eurodance and where his sound is going next while serving up a gloriously bright, sunny mix that transitions smoothly through every facet of his sound.

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Liverpool’s MXGN belongs to a new generation who have come up through the internet age but don't live online. Instead, he's been locked in the studio since his mid-teens and refining a sound that hits with brutal peak-time force but still carries musicality beneath the beats. Raised on Tomorrowland videos before buying his first decks aged nine, he has now racked up millions of streams, released on labels like Teletech, Filth On Acid and NineTimesNine and is one of the UK’s fastest-rising hard techno stars.

Increasingly drawn toward live performance and hands-on hardware experimentation, MXGN has been rebuilding his music in real time using Roland drum machines, synthesisers and Ableton-based live setups. We speak to him about all that, his route into the scene, and find out about the exclusive mix he has served up for us. It was recorded fully live on hardware and is an assault on all the senses.

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Terminal V Croatia 2026 - terminalv.co.uk/festival/

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Aberdeen's Vivace are forging a sound that is unbound by rules, history or pretence. They have an eclectic range of tastes and influences and pull from all of it when cooking up heat in both the booth and the studio. Trance euphoria, speed garage bump and the hardness of techno all collide with hints of musical nostalgia that bring the fun.

The pair only started working together in early 2024 and have since worked without limits. They now have an unspoken chemistry in the booth and a vast vault of unreleased tunes that you will hear soon. In the meantime, read about how they work, where they find inspiration and how they put together their mix, which is a twisted hard techno workout of slamming drums, dark textures and fresh fusions that hit different.

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Rising fast out of Sydney’s north-west, Efesian is armed with techno weaponry built from pummelling kicks, jungle-leaning percussion and flashes of ‘90s trance euphoria. He's already had a Beatport #1 with 'Can’t Be Stopped', and been backed by heavyweights like Carl Cox, Klangkuenstler, FJAAK, Joris Voorn and HI-LO, so he is another one of Australia’s closely watched hard techno exports.

Now stepping up for Terminal V’s mix series with a turbocharged session built for maximum impact and stacked with his own productions, unreleased IDs and smartly chosen classics. It’s tightly wound with controlled peaks and troughs from start to finish and kicks off with a premiere of his brand new tune, 'Good Time.' Stick it on while you learn about his journey to this point, pressure in the studio and why he loves it hard.

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Terminal V Croatia 2026 - terminalv.co.uk/festival/

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Mirage is a new school disruptor from Ghent. The young DJ and producer has been digging deep into the roots of hard house, UKG and piano house for years and is now rewriting it with his own perspective. It's seen his sound hold back home but also increasingly around Europe, where he plays fast but with control, emotion and narrative.

More recently, he's founded his own platform, 32Jumpstreet, as a way of spotlighting local talent, and here he tells us about that, how he approaches production, the influence of his hometown, and what he had to say with this week's mix. Turn it up loud and tune into a fast-rising tastemaker.

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Terminal V Croatia 2026 - terminalv.co.uk/festival/

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Belgian DJ ROW1 is riding the crest of a new wave of hard dance talent that is emerging from Europe’s underground. Still early in his journey but already shaping things with a distinct identity, his approach leans into intensity, emotion and instinct, but always with unstoppable momentum. This year, he has continued to play live and serve up his own tunes: they're bold and bouncy and, he says in this interview, often inspired by interactions with dancers in the club.

He also expands on what he has already learnt in the DJ booth, how he approaches his sets and the role the gear plays in how he plays. Read on and tune into the accompanying mix, which is a blend of hard dance and trance inspirations.

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Terminal V Croatia 2026 - terminalv.co.uk/festival/

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Hanover's Arman John is at the sharp end of the hard techno scene as both a DJ and producer. He heads up Phased Records but also releases on labels like Obscuur and Ismus, often with elements of Euro dance and trance sitting next to his love of acid, bouncy beats and alluring vocal hooks that keep his tracks emotionally as well as physically charged up.

Fresh off finishing a Master's degree in Science, Arman has put together a mix that invites you into where he is at right now. It's "good vibes only" from him ahead of a busy run of shows around Europe and then his appearance at Terminal V Croatia in August. Read on to get a perspective on how he approaches production, balancing fun and functionality, and plenty more.

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Terminal V 2026 - terminalv.co.uk/festival/

Terminal V Croatia 2026 - terminalv.co.uk/festival/

Terminal V Records - terminalvrecords.co.uk/