Theodor Nabuurs × Johan de Leeuw
07 · 08 · 2026 Filth on Acid
#3Beatport Hard DanceTimeless acid energy collides with the force of modern hard techno.
New single
Dark Acid DaysHard Techno · Acid Techno · Peak Time · RaveFollowing the momentum of “Go Hard”, Theodor Nabuurs and Johan de Leeuw push deeper into a raw, hypnotic world where timeless acid energy meets modern hard techno.
Out 7 August 2026 on Reinier Zonneveld’s Filth on Acid, the record marks the next chapter in a long-standing creative friendship — and a defining step forward for Johan.
“Raw, energetic and driven by hypnotic acid grooves.”— Johan de Leeuw
Watch the complete FOAL005 release alongside Go Hard, Peru and selected earlier work — all playable directly on the site.
Theodor Nabuurs × Johan de Leeuw
Friends, collaborators and now back together for the next Filth on Acid chapter.
From international trance pioneers to today’s techno heavyweights: Johan’s music has travelled through the hands, labels and radio shows of artists who shaped electronic music.
Played “Go Hard” in her Spannung Radio Show.
Label home for “Go Hard” and “Dark Acid Days”.
Early international support and a label connection that opened doors.
International support for Johan’s work with 2-Trance.
Supported the international 2-Trance chapter.
Longstanding support from the German trance scene.
Producer · Composer · ArtistJohan de Leeuw is a Dutch electronic music producer with more than two decades of experience, now channeling that history into uncompromising hard techno and acid-driven peak-time records.
From international trance success with 2-Trance — signed through ATB’s label and supported by ATB, Armin van Buuren, Alex M.O.R.P.H. and Woody van Eyden — to a Belgian Gold Record and #1 hit with “Lief Klein Konijntje”, his work crosses eras without standing still.
Today Johan focuses on hard techno, with releases on Filth on Acid including “Go Hard”, supported by Lilly Palmer and other leading techno artists and radio shows.
Theodor Nabuurs x Johan de Leeuw
Dark Acid Days · Foot On The Gas · Nine FiveTheodor Nabuurs x Johan de Leeuw
#2 Best New Hard Dance · #5 Hard Dance Releases · #20 Peak Time ReleasesTheodor Nabuurs
Johan de Leeuw
#3 Beatport Hype Organic House · #13 Beatport Main ChartJohan de Leeuw
Theodor Nabuurs
Henkie
Gold Record Belgium · #1 Ultratop 50Tropical Lion — Island Vibes (2025)
Johan de Leeuw — Another Night (2024)
Tropical Lion — On Your Mind (2024)
Johan de Leeuw — Hide (2024)
DJ Passoa — Chlamydia (2024)
Johan de Leeuw — Something New (2024)
Theodor Nabuurs — Trippin in Space (2023)
Singa — The Night Train (2022)
Tropical Lion — Love This (2022)
Tropical Lion — Summer Nights (2022)
Maycelli — Miami Heat (2018)
Noma$ & Elize — Take Me Where The Beat Goes (2017)
Mental Theo — Bonzai (2016)
Maycelli — Hoverdraft (2015)
Mental Theo — WooW (2015)
Maycelli — Crazy Dreams (2015)
Mental Theo — Brain Confusion (2015)
Mental Theo — La Puta Madre (2015)
Mental Theo — This Is Vegas (2014)
Mental Theo — Sunburn (2013)
Sinharaja — Turn Me Up (2012)
DJ Kuba & Ne!tan — Deejay Deejay (2011)
DJ Kuba ft. Nicco — Jump (2010)
Motionchild ft. Armenian Sun — You
Mike Verano — Falling Away
DJ Kuba — When The Night Is Over
Mike Verano ft. Kuba — Mambo Sway
Sinharaja vs DGK — This Is My House
Bazzheadz — Now You're Gone
Neoblizz — Crying Skies (Armenian Sun Remix)
Motionchild ft. Armenian Sun — Godsend
Moonforce & Foreign Sun — Behind the Sun (2-Trance Remix)
Strike One — Sharp Dressed Man
Motionchild — Paralize (2-Trance Remix)
2-Trance — Cascade Falls
Strike One — Papa Was A Rolling Stone
B1C — Naughty Girl (2-Trance Remix)
2-Trance — In My Dreams
New techno milestones sit alongside a catalogue of international chart success — proof of a career that keeps moving forward.
The Filth on Acid release by Theodor Nabuurs and Johan de Leeuw entered Beatport’s Hard Dance / Hardcore / Neo Rave Top 100 Releases at an incredible #3.
Dark Acid Days also lands at #3 in Beatport’s Best New Hard Dance: August 2026 selection — a second major chart moment for FOAL005.
The Filth on Acid release reached #2 Best New Hard Dance, #5 in the Hard Dance Releases chart and #20 in Peak Time Techno Releases.
A defining support moment: Lilly Palmer played the track in her Spannung Radio Show, taking the record to a global techno audience.
Johan’s travel-inspired release climbed to #3 in Beatport Hype Organic House and #13 in the main Organic House chart.
2-Trance broke internationally with “In My Dreams”. Novascape Records followed. Since 2012 Johan has built a long creative partnership with Theo Nabuurs, while continuing to produce charting work across electronic music. In 2024 he relaunched Novascape Records and began the strongest chapter yet under his own name.
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Theodor Nabuurs is the techno alias of Dutch dance icon Mental Theo. As one half of Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo, he helped shape Dutch dance music and has performed worldwide for over three decades. Under his techno alias he has embraced a harder sound with “Trek Drop”, “Pura Vida”, “Go Hard” and now “Dark Acid Days”. His signature blends powerful grooves, rave energy and filthy acid.
“It’s raw, hypnotic and built for those unforgettable moments on the dance floor.”
Johan de Leeuw is a Dutch producer with over two decades of experience. Following success with 2-Trance, he built an extensive career across international dance releases and major-label productions. Today he focuses on hard techno, bringing technical precision, friendship and renewed artistic vision into one uncompromising sound.
“We wanted music that captures the spirit of the underground while hitting with the power of modern hard techno.”
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And one more thing…
A Belgian Gold Record. A #1 Ultratop hit. Proudly produced by Johan for Henkie — proof that a true career in music can make room for both hard acid and one very famous little rabbit. Revisit it with a smile.
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New music, studio moments, rave energy and life beyond the booth — follow Johan on Instagram.