Tech house is still the backbone of a lot of club playlists in 2026. Beatport keeps putting it at the front of sales, and the records that cut through tend to do two things well: they hit hard in the low end, and they give DJs a drop that actually changes the room. That is the lane Nem is working on Disco Fever (Control).
The Belgrade-born, San Francisco-based producer flags the track as energetic tech house inspired by San Pacho and Matroda. If you have been following that side of the scene this year, you know what that means: tight drums, a groove that refuses to sit still, and a synth drop that does not apologize for being loud. Nem’s own pitch is simple and accurate. Heavy synth drop. Strong build-up vocals. No extra mythology needed.
Nem started his career in 2007 and has been around music since he was 15. The through-line in his catalog is groovy, punchy basslines with a heavy synth-house edge, sitting across tech house, bass house, and house. He is now based in San Francisco, and the city makes sense for this sound. It is a scene that still likes records built for a floor first and a playlist second.
He has already put out lively cuts such as When I’m in it (which sits around 100k on Spotify), Goodbye, Up and Down, To The Floor, and Rush. Those records have landed on labels including Mystery Freedom, Digital Empire, Therefore Records, Complex Destroyerz, and Wastrel Society. That is not a hobbyist discography. It is someone who has been shipping club tools for years and tightening the formula.
Live, the story is the same kind of proof. One of the bigger markers so far is Northern Nights Festival in 2022, plus dates in Serbia such as Top Of The Hill and other rooms along the way. He has also shared stages with Walker & Royce, Gorgon City, John Summit, Loco Dice, Pete Tong, Meduza, Claude VonStroke, Elderbrook, and more. You do not get those rooms by accident. You get them by making records that DJs can actually mix.
Disco Fever (Control) fits that job description. The San Pacho / Matroda influence is not a costume. Those two have spent 2026 doubling down on late-night, bass-first house that still leaves space for a hook. Nem is chasing a similar tension: the vocal build gives the track a human lift, then the synths take over and lock the groove. If you are programming a peak-hour tech house set, that is the shape you want. Something that feels familiar enough to trust, and sharp enough that people look up when the drop lands.
That matters because tech house right now is crowded. A lot of tracks use the same kick, the same clipped vocal chop, the same “almost there” arrangement. The ones that last are the ones with a clear identity in the drop. Nem has been chasing that identity for nearly two decades, from Belgrade to the Bay. Disco Fever (Control) sounds like a producer who knows exactly which part of the night he is writing for.
What do you think of this one? Does the synth drop hit as hard for you as the pitch suggests? Drop a comment and tell me where you would slot it in a set.
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