MENTALI6X unveil new sound on “True To You”

Bournemouth-based production duo MENTALI6X are engineering an experience; founded by veteran producers Jon Merritt and Marcus Voss, the project operates at the apex of club euphoria and studio output. Their sound is heavy, impactful and endlessly energetic, built for late nights and packed rooms, but refined enough to feel cinematic in scope. MENTALI6X bring both punch and passion to the music world, with each drop calibrated for maximum movement and every note placed to deliver memorable moments.

Between them, Jon and Marcus bring over half a century of experience in electronic music to the table with Jon’s origins running deep in the UK’s hard house era, performing as Dainakaina and releasing on revered imprints like Shock Records and 12 Inch Thumpers. Later, he found success in the bouncy electro house charts as half of Dirty Inc, before earning a long-standing residency at Bournemouth’s legendary Dusk Till Dawn club for the Frenzy nights. Beyond the booth, Jon’s last 15 years have been dedicated to teaching music production, a background that has fine-tuned the razor-sharp technical edge MENTALI6X are known for.

Marcus Voss brings three decades of underground immersion from German warehouse raves to UK forest parties, he’s lived through the heartbeat of rave culture in all its forms. His earlier projects, including Mindwax and his founding of the BLACK WAXX collective last year, reveal an artist obsessed with movement and atmosphere. As a DJ, he channelled that ethos through sofakingfat, a long-running Bournemouth club night that blended underground grit with community-driven creativity. Together, Jon and Marcus balance their experience with their sense of sonic exploration to forge a forward-facing sonic vision.

Since debuting as MENTALI6X, their tracks have earned consecutive features on BBC Introducing, while their covers of artists like Billie Eilish and N-Trance have drawn attention for reimagining familiar songs into high-energy, club-ready anthems. Now, the pair are returning with their brand new single titled “True To You,” their flagship 2026 single and an utterly thrilling moment in their development. Set to drop tomorrow on Friday the 6th of February via the BLACK WAXX imprint, the track functions as both an anthem and a statement, landing as a declaration of the relentless precision of their new sound.

Stacks of wubbing basslines, angular synths, driving beats and warbling vocal elements, the track serves up an enthralling dance music experience that flows through intricate switch ups with retaining an ever-present sense of forward motion. Set up by the elegant flutter of soft key tones and tapped percussive shots, the track drops with rolling rapped leads as the beat builds the anticipated before launching into a charging drum and bass scene brimming with blistering sonic energy and gripping instrumental arrangement capped by intense vocalisations.

Gliding through passages of dreamy instrumental flickers and stripped-back half time rhythms, the smooth ebb and flow of the track makes for an exceptional sonic ride unlike any other. It’s a potent dose of enthralling dance music that sees MENTALI6X lean into a more high octane style to deliver a riveting sound that’s sure to light up dance floors across the UK and beyond. With a heavy schedule of releases planned throughout 2026, the duo show no signs of slowing down, with their work sitting comfortably among the genre’s innovators while still carrying the quality that only decades in the scene can provide.

You can pre-save “True To You” here

Listen to other tracks from MENTALI6X below

Artwork: BLACK WAXX
Photography: Roberto Rodriguez

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