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Contrary to the name, there’s nothing secret about X CLUB. anymore. The London-based duo of Ben Clarke and Jesse Morath have spent the past several years sharpening their craft, turning dancefloors inside out and steadily pushing their sound into broader, undefined territory. What began as a raw, high-energy take on ’90s techno has evolved into something far more expansive, folding in breakbeat, jungle, trance and whatever else happens to be rattling around in their heads. It’s functional, high-impact club music, but built with patience and longevity in mind.
That evolution has played out just as loudly on the road. X CLUB.’s rise has been defined by relentless touring and word-of-mouth sets that feel closer to homecomings than appearances. Across 2024 and 2025 they sold out headline shows on multiple continents ranging from 8,000-capacity warehouses to 800-cap clubs, closed festival mainstages, and delivered a run of standout performances that firmly cemented their reputation as one of Australia’s most exciting electronic exports.
Highlights included an Australian homecoming tour starting at Mode Festival Sydney and concluding at The Wool Store in Melbourne, taking over institutional venues, major festival slots, and community grassroots clubs. Internationally, their growth continues with appearances at Glastonbury, Portola, DGTL, Awakenings, Boomtown, DoLab Coachella, Berghain, Glitch Malta, EDC Las Vegas and Thailand, and much more. All the while making capital city statements at The Ruins in Brooklyn, Lights Down Low LA, Village Underground London, Index Dublin and Rex Club Paris. 2026 will see X CLUB. further cement their transition from rising act to global fixture.
X CLUB. have carved out a studio catalogue that mirrors the intensity and unpredictability of their sets, balancing club-ready impact with left-of-centre ideas. Alongside high-profile remixes, they balanced cultural moments with records like “Frankie Knuckles” and “HU4D”, tracks that became a rare crossover between an ode to house and techno’s founding fathers and modern underground club culture.
Their 2025 EP Stay With Me marked a full-circle return to Steel City Dance Discs, the label that helped shape their early identity, and showcased a more confident, emotionally charged side of the project. Follow-up releases and collaborations with Europe’s Live From Earth collective only further underlined their refusal to settle into a single lane.
The duo also continue to build their label, parties and merch brand Hide The Junk, with community-led pop-ups, merch drops and releases in the pipeline for 2026. Fans can also tap into monthly mixes on Rinse FM as X CLUB. present Hide The Junk Radio, with special guests in tow.
Ben and Jesse have never been interested in standing still. In 2026, that restlessness remains the point. Louder rooms, sharper records, and no interest in smoothing the edges.