Lex Valverde steps into the Spotlight Mix

A new name, same club intent.

Lex Valverde steps into the Data Transmission Spotlight Mix for the first time, drawing a line under the Better Than Lex alias and moving forward under his own surname. It is less about reinvention and more about definition. A tighter frame around who he is and where he is heading.

The foundations are solid. Five formative years in Germany shaped his understanding of European club culture from the inside. Now based in Amsterdam, he has moved between Mexico, Europe and Japan, sharing lineups with Charlotte de Witte, Amelie Lens and KI/KI. That experience feeds directly into this mix.

The selection sits firmly in the space between tech house and techno. The energy is controlled. Low end is purposeful. Drums are tight and forward. It builds with patience, favouring tension and momentum over quick payoffs.

There is a subtle nod to the past with Better Than Lex – Believe In The Music on Data Transmission, but the direction is unmistakably future-facing. Cuts from Adam Beyer, Victor Ruiz and Carl Cox reinforce the tone, with darker edges balanced by a functional groove.

As first statements go, this feels measured and intentional. No dramatic reset. Just a clearer identity and a mix that reflects it.

Lex Valverde’s Spotlight Mix is live now.

Data Transmission · Spotlight Mix: Lex Valverde

Tracklist

Better than Lex – Believe In The Music [Data Transmission]
ESSE – Make My Day (Up The Jam) [ESSEntial Records]
Lex Valverde – Takatal
Jonas Blue. Malive – Edge of Desire (Markus Martinez & Felium Remix)
Cobuz & Bustta – Bebe [Ultra Records]
Rob Vice, Loz Seka – Flauta [Groove Basement]
Wakyin – Ride The Train [Ultra Records]
Gordo & Rainier Zonneveld – Loco Loco [Spinnin’ Records]
Adapter – Monnalisa [STEREOHYPE]
Tony Dark Eyes – In My Mind [hothouse.]
Main Circus – Maniac [HEXAGON]
Layton Giordani & Camden Cox – Destiny [MADMINDS (Armada)]
Adam Beyer x GENESI x Aya Anne – DNA [Drumcode]
Lex Valverde, KEFFI – Bajo Abajo
Lucas & Steve – What About Now [Spinnin’ Records]
Carl Cox – The Player (Marcus Knight Remix)
Victor Ruiz, HNGT – A New Day [1001 Recordings]

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