Songpot · Amsterdam Dance Event 2026

Dam Swindle make house that pulls from deep house, disco, tech and soul. Their sets usually move with a broad, supple groove rather than a single locked tempo, with plenty of warmth, swing and crate-digger references.

More about Dam Swindle

Lars Dales and Maarten Smeets broke through in 2011 and have stayed central to Dutch house, especially through Heist Recordings. Their work sits in that Amsterdam-to-global DJ circuit where house, disco and soul are all part of the same record bag.

A story

They first broke through quickly after forming in 2011 as a Dutch duo. In their own words

Playing

• 2026-10-21 15:00 · Demopitches | Wednesday · WestWeelde - Lab Village
• 2026-10-22 22:00 · DJ -Kicks · WestWeelde
• 2026-10-25 14:00 · Club Hacienda × STRAAL · DB55

Start here

• Come Back EP (2021) · Heist Recordings
  Shows the deeper, more polished house side.

Worked with

• Lars Dales duo partner · source
• Maarten Smeets duo partner · source

Sets to hear

• RA.866 Dam Swindle (2023)

Read

• Detroit Swindle - Call Of The Wild feat. Jungle By Night Resident Advisor, 2019
• Detroit Swindle - Wado Baya Resident Advisor, 2019
• Detroit Swindle - Flavourism Resident Advisor, 2018
• SuncéBeat 2017 Resident Advisor, 2017

For fans of

Kerri Chandler, Glenn Underground

Official links

BandcampSoundCloudInstagramSpotifyWebsiteRA

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