Minimal House on the Rise: Beatport Deep Tech Picks for May

The Beatport Minimal/Deep Tech chart is a reliable barometer of where underground house thinking is right now, and the May 2026 top 100 lands in a good place. A handful of tracks have broken through via reputation, groove, and club word-of-mouth rather than any coordinated push — which is about the best endorsement music in this corner of the genre can receive. Four tracks worth cuing up this weekend.

East End Dubs & Di Chiara Brothers — "Face Bass" (Eastenderz)

Sitting at the top of the Beatport Minimal/Deep Tech chart, "Face Bass" makes the case for restraint. East End Dubs brings the characteristic acid-leaning, warehouse-rooted swing that has defined the London underground for the better part of two decades. The Di Chiara Brothers — Michele and Davide, Italian producers who spent years refining their sound before committing it to release — add a lateral melodic intelligence that keeps the track from sitting still. At 133 BPM, with just enough space between the hits to let the room breathe, "Face Bass" earns its chart position the hard way: through repetition that reveals rather than bores. Out May 1 on the Eastenderz label.

Dunmore Brothers feat. Ben Westbeech — "Trust Me" (Solid Grooves Records)

Solid Grooves has been consistently sharp in this territory for years, and "Trust Me" continues that run. The Dunmore Brothers build a track that is spare and purposeful — rolling low-end, skeletal percussion, and just enough movement in the arrangement to hold the floor for the full extended mix. Ben Westbeech's vocal does exactly what a good minimal house vocal should: arrive without announcement, add emotional weight without overwhelming the groove, and disappear before overstaying the welcome. At 126 BPM it slots neatly into the early-hours portion of a set before the tempo climbs. Available on Beatport from May 8.

Sidney Charles — "Ravin Crew"

Sidney Charles has been making reliable underground house music long enough that a new track appearing near the top of the Minimal/Deep Tech chart barely registers as news — and that's a compliment. "Ravin Crew" doesn't reinvent anything. That's deliberate. It's built around the kind of forward-moving locked groove that works in a function room or on a festival underground stage with equal conviction: no breakdown, no obvious peak, just consistent pressure and a reference to the warehouse end of UK rave culture that Charles has always worn without ceremony. The title says everything you need to know going in. Out May 1.

Jimi Latifi — "Rock Your Body"

Jimi Latifi has been producing minimal and deep tech for over a decade, and "Rock Your Body" sits firmly in the tighter, function-first end of his catalogue. The title is deceptive — there's none of the crossover accessibility the name might imply. What the track actually delivers is a percussive, mid-tempo workout built around a circular figure that takes a few minutes to reveal its full shape. It's the type of track that sounds modest on first listen and then turns out to have been running the room for 20 minutes without anyone noticing. That's the minimal house brief fulfilled without fanfare. Beatport release date: May 8.

What These Tracks Say About the Underground Right Now

The Beatport Minimal/Deep Tech chart has historically functioned as a release valve for material that doesn't fit comfortably into the more visible tech house bracket — tracks too dark, too stripped, or too long-form to land at the polished end of the genre. What makes the May 2026 chart interesting is the quality level across these entries. East End Dubs at number one, Sidney Charles charting on day of release, Solid Grooves backing a track with Ben Westbeech — these aren't accidents. They reflect a moment when the underground is producing work with enough grip and enough confidence to travel well beyond its immediate context.

The full May 2026 chart is available on Beatport's Minimal/Deep Tech page. All four tracks are available for download and streaming via the usual platforms.