Indie dance has always been hard to pin down, and Tel Aviv’s DvirNuns is leaning into that ambiguity with striking results. His recent releases, from the rubbery remix of “No Sleep” on TSZR to the Middle Eastern synth drive of “Go Go” on Insomniac’s IN/ROTATION, show how far the genre can bend while still hitting the floor with force. Recognition as Beatport’s #2 Indie Dance Artist of 2024 feels less like a title and more like confirmation of a sound in motion.
What makes his catalog stand out is its range. “Comusa,” his collab with Adam Ten on Life & Death, drifts into Balearic atmospheres and acid flourishes. Two #1 singles on Beatport via Maccabi House—“Sax A Boom” and “First Choice”—are funkier and bass-heavy, while “Bongolie” veers into downtempo psychedelia with guitars and flute lines that nod to Hendrix and Jethro Tull. Each track opens like a short film: patient builds, elastic drops, and cathartic releases.
Those instincts come from Tel Aviv’s clash of cultures—ancient scales, 90s house, Berlin minimalism—absorbed through his upbringing and sharpened by time spent in his father’s studio and his grandfather’s music school. It explains why his songs often carry cinematic tension; they feel as much scored as produced.
With support from Solomun, Eric Prydz, CamelPhat, and Patrick Topping, DvirNuns has the co-signs, but it’s the unpredictability that makes him compelling. His version of indie dance doesn’t stick to safe formulas. It stretches, experiments, and opens the genre into new spaces. The only real question is how far he’s willing to take it.
