Jemma Bolt and LoopDeeLoop’s “Love Drug” lands on Urbana Recordings with a club-first attitude that doesn’t need much over-explaining. The track is out September 25 on David Penn’s label, and it arrives with a useful early stamp of approval: Carl Cox has already been playing it regularly in his house sets from a test pressing.
The vocal gives the record its personality, but the drums do the heavy lifting. There is a looseness to the swing that keeps it from feeling too rigid, while the riffs and synth touches keep the track colorful without turning it into a throwback exercise. It feels connected to classic house DNA, but it does not sound like it is trying to cosplay a past era.
That balance fits Urbana Recordings well. David Penn’s catalog has long lived in that space where house music can be polished, soulful, direct, and still built for DJs first. I covered that part of his own production ear in my piece on “Satisfy My Soul”, and “Love Drug” feels like it belongs in that same functional, vocal-centered club tradition.
The Collaboration Started in Ibiza
The origin story here is simple and pretty telling. Jemma Bolt opened The Bunker at UNVRS Ibiza with one of LoopDeeLoop’s remixes, which led the two Discoliscious artists to connect and head into the studio. They have already finished three tracks together, with “Love Drug” acting as the first public introduction to that partnership.
Bolt’s current schedule adds to that.
She holds a weekly residency at UNVRS as part of David Guetta’s Galactic Circus, performing with the Discoliscious collective across 2025 and into summer 2026. More than a decade behind the decks has also taken her to Hï Ibiza, Fabric’s Room 1, Café Mambo, Glastonbury, Creamfields, and the Isle of Wight Festival.
LoopDeeLoop brings her own live momentum into the record. Over the past two years, she has played Arcadia at Glastonbury, Fatboy Slim’s All Back to Minehead, Studio 338, and UNVRS as part of the Discoliscious residency. Her productions have received support from Carl Cox, Jaguar, Arielle Free, and BBC Introducing, while current studio work includes collaborations with Roland Clark and Audio Bullys.
Carl Cox Support Gives It Real Club Context
Carl Cox playing a record before release still means something, especially when the track sits in this kind of house pocket. “Love Drug” is not trying to reinvent the form. It is trying to land in a set, turn heads, and keep the room moving. Test pressing support from Cox gives the release a concrete club story before it ever reaches streaming platforms.
That matters because house records like this often prove themselves before the audience knows what they are called. A DJ plays the track, the room reacts, and the ID becomes part of the record’s early life. “Love Drug” already has that kind of path behind it.
For more context on Cox’s ear and his long-running role as a selector, my conversation with Carl Cox is still a relevant read. He has always been tied to records that can work with force but still carry feel, and that is the sweet spot “Love Drug” is aiming for.
The record’s disco touches also help it avoid feeling too hard-edged. It has lift, warmth, and a vocal that gives dancers something to latch onto.
That is important for a track built around a hook as direct as “Love Drug.” The production needs enough charm to sell the title without letting the whole thing get too glossy.
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