We caught up with XSBULLY to talk about her new single ‘SISTEMA ERÓTICO 666’, her Eastern European heritage as well as the Nexo Collective.
XS BULLY is an artist who is proud of her Slovakian and Spanish heritage. Both of which flow through much of her music repertoire, taking inspiration from both Latin and Eastern European dance floors. Also the founder of London’s Latin American queer event series, Next Collective, she now makes her debut on ADHESIVE RECORDS—a new label run by NLI, focusing on the underground at its best.
XS BULLY’s single ’SISTEMA ERÓTICO 666’ will be released on the 29th January and available HERE.
XS BULLY, tell us where you are from and how you became a producer?
I’m originally from Madrid, but I grew up between Madrid and Bardejov, a small town in Slovakia. Music has always been around me — it’s something I’ve used as a form of expression for as long as I can remember.
I started making music quite young. When I was around 12 or 13, I got an audio interface as a Christmas present and just started messing around with it, without really knowing what I was doing. At first, I was making more acoustic and vocal-based stuff, but the process itself already felt very natural.
I’d always liked electronic music, but it wasn’t until I was a bit older — around 15 or 16, when I started going out and discovering club culture — that everything clicked. Electronic music made me feel something way more physical and intense. That’s when I realised this was what I wanted to focus on. It wasn’t a sudden decision, more something that happened organically over time.
Half Slovakian, half Spanish and based in London. That’s quite a mix! Can you tell us how these places have shaped the sound you make and play?
Where I grew up definitely influenced how my sound developed, especially in terms of exposure. In Spain, when I first started going out, I was surrounded by high-energy club music — hard techno, intense sounds, fast rhythms — and that really shaped how I understand the dancefloor.
That said, I’ve never been interested in sticking to one genre or one place. What’s influenced me the most is the people and the scenes I’ve been welcomed to. I’ve been out at clubs and parties in lots of different cities, and being constantly surrounded by music and exchanging ideas with people from different backgrounds has had a huge impact on how my sound evolved.
London in particular opened a lot of doors. It’s such a multicultural city that connecting with Latin communities and club spaces felt very natural, especially with Spanish being my native language. Through shared spaces, friendships, and dancefloors, Latin electronic music became a strong influence in my work. For me, it’s less about representing a place and more about reflecting the environments and communities I’m part of.
Tell us more about Nexo Collective and how you are involved?
Nexo is a queer-led collective closely connected to Latin electronic sounds and club culture. At least here in London, those sounds are very tied to queer spaces, and that connection is really important to us.
Nexo started together with two close collaborators, Kapo and Santzz, because we felt something was missing. We were looking for a specific kind of space — both musically and socially — and when we realised it didn’t really exist in the way we wanted, we decided to create it ourselves.
The idea was always to build a safe space for the community, but also to give visibility and opportunities to artists who don’t always fit into mainstream club circuits. It’s still very much a project in development — we’re figuring out where it’s going as we go. The main thing is that we’re creating these spaces for fun and for the people involved, and that process itself is what drives us.
I’m mainly involved as a curator, but I’m very hands-on in shaping the identity, energy, and direction of the project. It’s deeply connected to how I make music and how I understand club culture.
Your new single is due this month, on ADHESIVE RECORDS. A new label, how did you find out about the brand and artist (NLI) behind it?
I connected with NLI and Joel, the founders of ADHESIVE RECORDS, in a very natural way. We met at the birthday party of a mutual friend, Mathias, and that night I was also playing there. Like it usually happens when people who make music meet, we just started talking — about production, projects, ideas.
We stayed in touch, and a few months later they told me they were starting ADHESIVE and asked if I’d like to release a track with them. I’m always open to creative collaborations, especially when they feel genuine and aligned. This one came together very organically, which made it feel right from the start.
‘SISTEMA EROTICA 666’ taps into your style that combines techno with Colombian guaracha, what was the inspiration behind the track?
For me, hard Latin club already includes all of this. It’s electronic music that draws from Latin rhythms and structures, and this track lives fully within that space. While I do enjoy and take inspiration from genres like Colombian guaracha, ‘SISTEMA ERÓTICO 666’ isn’t built around one specific reference.
The track is much more about repetition, percussion, and groove than melody. I was interested in building tension through rhythm and letting the sound grow slowly, in a very physical way. Percussion plays a central role, with fast, almost bubbling or dembow-like elements, but always framed within a club and techno-oriented mindset.
It came from a period when I was going out a lot to techno parties — long tracks, heavy repetition, strong percussion. I usually start from an idea, but I don’t like to force it. I let the track evolve on its own. In that sense, it’s a reflection of the spaces, sounds, and energy that were around me at the time.
2025 was marked as your breakout year, what helped this become such a pivotal year for you?
2025 felt pivotal because things started to align naturally. I became more confident in my sound and stopped trying to fit into expectations. At the same time, the scene I’m part of really embraced what I was doing — releases, performances, and community projects all started feeding into each other.
It didn’t feel like a sudden breakthrough, more like momentum building over time. Being surrounded by the right people, staying consistent, and trusting my instincts made a big difference.
What is next for you?
Right now, my main focus is on production and continuing to develop my sound. I’m spending a lot of time exploring ideas and directions without rushing anything.
There are several projects in the works, but I prefer not to say too much before they’re ready. I like to let things speak for themselves. What I can say is that there are exciting things coming — both personally and through Nexo, where we’re continuing to build new projects and spaces for the community.
Creating safe spaces, supporting my people, and growing together is central to everything I do. I’m here for the long run.
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