If you have been scrolling through the latest tech house drops and felt that familiar itch for something that actually moves, Ustrell just handed you the fix. “Börds (Radio Edit)” is the lead track from his three-track EP “Bugs & Börds,” and it does exactly what good tech house is supposed to do: lock in, build tension, and keep the floor moving without needing to shout about it.
Barcelona-born and now Swiss-based, Ustrell already carries serious weight as one half of the Spanish duo Wow & Flute. That project has seen releases on Spinnin’ Records, Nervous, and Stereo, so the production pedigree is solid. With “Börds” he steps out under his own name on Sacha Robotti’s Slothacid label, and the track has already picked up meaningful support. Fedde Le Grand spun it in his radio show and slotted both “Börds” and the EP’s second cut “Trippylicious” into his Beatport chart at positions 2 and 7. That kind of early validation from a name like Fedde is not random.
The radio edit keeps things tight and club-ready. Expect the classic tech house toolkit: rolling low-end, crisp percussion, and that slightly hypnotic mid-range that makes you want to stay on the floor longer than you planned. It sits comfortably in the current wave of tech house that values groove and subtle pressure over big drops and gimmicks. The Dirtybird Radio guest mix Ustrell put together also shows he understands the wider ecosystem these tracks live in—party-focused, slightly left-of-center, and built for real systems rather than just playlists.
What makes this release land is the timing and the context. Tech house continues to dominate peak-time sets across Europe and beyond, and labels like Slothacid keep feeding the circuit with records that DJs can actually trust. Ustrell’s background in the more commercial side of house (via Wow & Flute) plus this sharper tech house direction gives him range that a lot of newer producers still lack. The EP drops with three tracks, “Börds” leading the charge, and the early chart and radio love suggests the rest of the package is worth checking too.
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Ustrell’s “Börds (Radio Edit)” is a clean example of what happens when experience meets a focused tech house sound. Give it a spin, then tell me what you think of the groove—does it hit the way modern tech house should, or are you still hunting for something dirtier? Drop your thoughts in the comments.
