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Coming 23 October 2026

Slow Dance In The Smoke — When the Strobe Slowed Down

Skeleton House Collective
ReleasesUK GarageStoryCultureUK House

The moment in a club when the strobe slows and two people find each other in the haze. Slow Dance In The Smoke is the soulful UKG centrepiece on Borrowed Beats.

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