Rome releases new record 'Dance With Me' on Dopamine Machine. Early support from Carlita, Ahmed Spins + more.

There is a particular kind of house record that does not announce itself loudly — it arrives warm, settles into the room gradually, and by the time the breakdown hits you have already given yourself over to it. "Dance With Me", the debut release from New York-based, Paris-raised producer Rome, is exactly that kind of record. Catalogue number DPM028, it is a groove-driven house track built around analog-laced synths and a melodic lead that earns its space without overstaying its welcome.

What "Dance With Me" Sounds Like

The production sits in the warm, mid-tempo pocket that the best groove house records have always lived in — the kind of tempo where the kick has weight but the shuffle keeps things light enough to stay on the floor for a long time. Rome leans into analog textures throughout: the synth work feels tactile, slightly imperfect, the kind of sound that comes from hardware patched together with intention rather than programmed to be frictionless.

The melodic lead is the track's centrepiece and its clearest personality statement. It sits in a register that feels simultaneously joyful and searching — not the obvious euphoric interval choices that saturate peak-time house playlists, but something with more nuance and staying power. It is the kind of hook that sounds better on a good sound system than it does through headphones, which is the right compliment for a record aimed at dancefloors.

The arrangement gives the track room to breathe. There is no rush to resolve anything. The breakdown is patient, the rebuild measured. Rome is clearly not in a hurry, and the track is better for it.

Rome: The Artist Behind the Record

Rome is a French-American DJ and producer who spent his formative years in Paris absorbing the underground techno scene before relocating to Boston for university, where house music became his primary language. He started throwing and playing at local events during that period — the kind of grassroots involvement that builds real taste rather than borrowed aesthetic — before making the move to New York and going fully professional.

His live resumé already includes dates in London, St. Tropez, and Paris, and shared stages with Dennis Cruz, Francis Mercier, &friends, and Notre Dame. That range of contexts — from European summer crowds to New York underground rooms — maps directly onto the sound of "Dance With Me": it works in both directions. The record has the warmth and accessibility for open-air settings without sacrificing the groove intelligence needed to hold a discerning club floor.

You can follow Rome's output on Instagram and Spotify, and his catalogue is available on Beatport.

Early Support and Scene Traction

For a debut release, the support picture is meaningful. Carlita has picked up the record — an endorsement worth noting given her reputation for playing with genuine selectivity rather than chasing trend alignment. Ahmed Spins played it at Space Miami on January 31st, 2026, which puts it in a context that asks something of a record: Space's floor is not one that is easily fooled by surface-level production. The fact that it worked there is a reasonable indicator of what the track is capable of at volume.

Early support from artists operating at this level, on a debut release, suggests Rome has been circulating in the right circles for long enough that people with sharp ears were already paying attention before this record landed.

Why It Matters Right Now

The current house music landscape is crowded with records that chase a particular moment — the viral filter bassline, the festival-ready build, the remix-bait hook. "Dance With Me" is doing something quieter and, in context, more valuable: it is a record that trusts the groove to do the work. There is no gimmick carrying it. The production quality is clean but not sterile, the arrangement is confident without being showy, and the melodic content has enough personality that it will still feel worth playing a year from now.

For a debut release, that is a difficult balance to get right. Rome gets it right. "Dance With Me" (DPM028) is out now and available across all major platforms.