If you’re deep into the tech-house trenches, you’ve already crossed paths with Latmun — or at least with one of his ridiculously groovy tracks that seem to pop up in every afterparty playlist worth playing. Born Joe Bradley in Nottingham, UK, Latmun didn’t come up through flashy connections or overhyped PR spins. His journey started with a school nativity play and a plan to avoid being cast as Joseph — which hilariously backfired into an obsession with sound and lighting desks. That “nah, I’m not doing that” energy basically shaped everything that came after.
While other kids were memorizing lines or chasing sports dreams, Latmun was off in a corner, getting obsessed with how the AV setup worked. Years later, during a business studies degree, he found himself skipping cookie-cutter club nights full of Rihanna remixes to build something grittier with his uni crew. The result? A slow-burning addiction to house music and a career path that veered off the corporate track straight into the underground!
Like every DJ who didn’t inherit a slot on some Ibiza lineup, Latmun’s hustle began on the street — literally. Between his residency at Nottingham’s Stealth nightclub and handing out flyers (some with his own name on them, which no one recognized yet), he was deep in the grind. He was also renting out his personal sound system for sweaty student house parties and spending nights in his dad’s office-turned-studio while pops was asleep.
That chapter lasted about three years — a crash course in networking, building a local scene, and figuring out how to hold down a crowd at 3 a.m. with no lights and 200 people in a kitchen. All that DIY energy eventually manifested into his first proper breakthrough: the “Def” EP on ViVA Recordings, which became a chain-reaction moment in his career. That release opened doors, turned heads, and got people asking, “Wait, who’s this Latmun guy?”
Let’s talk sound. Because Latmun doesn’t deal in overthought, heady concepts. His style lives in the hips — groove-heavy tech-house that rolls smooth and refuses to take itself too seriously. His tracks lean into stripped-back percussion, low-end basslines, and cheeky vocal hooks that hit like a wink across the dancefloor.
According to the man himself, it’s all about “a groovy interpretation of house and techno”, and he means it. Take the title track from Free Your Mind (2023) — tough kicks, melodic sweeps, and martial arts movie samples smashed into a weirdly hypnotic banger. That’s the kind of track you drop when it’s 5 a.m. and nobody’s ready to go home.
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In the last year alone, Latmun’s discography has been stacked. His 2024 collab with Iglesias, the “Duffman” EP on Mindshake, is a prime example. Two razor-sharp tracks, already tested in his sets before they dropped, filled with retro basslines and filthy vocal slices. It’s the kind of EP that lives in the USBs of DJs who know what they’re doing.
Then there’s “Play The Music”, released on his own label Lateral, which kicked off his 2024 with a statement — chunky, deep, and polished without losing bite. The Lateral label itself is shaping up to be a real force, with earlier releases like “Tonight” and “Bass” catching major attention. And let’s not forget the “Free Your Mind” EP from mid-2023 on Revival New York — supported by Jamie Jones, Michael Bibi, Joseph Capriati, and Paco Osuna, no less.
Speaking of Osuna — Paco’s remixing Latmun’s “Sauce” EP, also coming out on Mindshake. That kind of cosign isn’t just flattering, it’s a nod from the upper echelon of global club culture!
Latmun doesn’t do quick appearances or half-hearted sets. His shows are full-blown techno marathons — rolling basslines, peak-time tension, and enough groove to melt the soles off your sneakers. Whether it’s a 5 a.m. warehouse in London or a beach in Tulum, he shows up ready to work the floor like a man possessed.
His passport’s basically a rave map: DC10 and Amnesia in Ibiza, sweaty UK basements, Printworks in London, ParkLive Festival in Chile, and far beyond. Every stop has its own flavor, but the formula stays tight — high-octane sets built to lock people in for hours without a single bathroom break.
And then there’s Mexico — the kind of place where a DJ’s relationship with the crowd turns into a full-blown romance. It kicked off at The BPM Festival in Playa del Carmen, where an off-the-cuff B2B with Detlef became the stuff of legend.
In CDMX, he’s smashed Soul Tech (yes, the 27-hour party one), sent people into orbit at We Are Mexico in Cancún, and played beach clubs in Tulum that feel more like ceremonies than gigs.
His bond with Mexico’s underground is real. Not hype. Not branding. Just mutual respect between a DJ who knows how to deliver and a scene that knows how to lose its mind. And wherever he lands next, that same livewire connection follows — club, cave, or jungle, the groove doesn’t miss.
Latmun doesn’t overexplain what he does. He just does it — and does it well. But the impact is bigger than basslines and label deals.
He’s earned the respect of legends like Green Velvet, who not only signed him to Relief Records but also brought him along for a US tour. He’s collaborated with and gained props from Detlef, who praised his ability to not just work a crowd, but enjoy every second of it.
His work has made waves on Beatport, earned nominations from DJ Mag’s Best of British, and caught the attention of basically anyone with ears in the tech-house world. He credits regular international gigs with shaping how he reads a room, and you can feel it in the way he flows through a set!
Latmun represents something real: an artist with roots in the DIY rave scene who took his sound global without watering it down. His sets don’t feel imported or out of place. They feel like home — if home was a dark room full of smoke, strobe lights, and hundreds of bodies moving in sync.
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