a collection of my current favorite trax. cover by @jacobhh

Full Spotify Playlist: https://bit.ly/40HhNBs
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Evan Michael spent the last decade immersed in NYC nightlife, contributing promotional support to many of the city’s leading independent clubs. Absorbing the sounds played out on the ground, he’s developed an ear for melodic house and techno that translates directly to his creativity in his studio.

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Evan Michael, Current Trax

Arkeo is my most eclectic and techno-driven album to date—a fusion of my love for subterranean aesthetics and my deeply-rooted connection to Detroit’s underground music scene. 
While always keeping the dance floor in mind, this album also reflects something more personal: my spiritual journey and how it applies to my daily life.
Arkeo represents the awareness that I have weaknesses, but rather than seeing them as limitations, I view them as opportunities for God's power to work through me.  It’s a reminder that my dependence on Him allows me to walk more fully into the abundant life I’m meant to live.
Jesus said, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 
— 2 Corinthians 12:9
As you listen, my hope is that you don’t just hear the music, but that you feel a connection to something deeper.


Label:  DeepLabs
Artist:  Luke Hess 
Title:  Arkeo
Release Date:  9 May 2025
Format:  2x12” Grey Marble Vinyl, Digital


Tracks:
A1 - Dokimion
A2 - Perissos
B1 - Panoplia
B2 - Stoicheo
C1 - Skopos
C2 - Exousia
D1 - Ephraim
D2 - Hiketeria 
E1 - Metanoia - (Digital Bonus)

Credits:
Written, Produced, and Mixed by Luke Hess.
Mixed, Mastered, and Finalized by Brian Kage.
Artwork by Joshua Harrison.

bookings:  daniel@connectbookings.com

Please support the album by purchasing the vinyl at your favorite online record shop or digitally via Bandcamp:

https://deeplabs.bandcamp.com/album/arkeo

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!

MUCH LOVE FROM DETROIT!!!

Arkeo

Buy Here: https://toumba.bandcamp.com/album/vip-edits-vol-1

Celebrating the last Bandcamp Friday of the year with a pack of high-energy club-focused dubs and edits that I've made for shows over the past few months

Sanad

Waste Walker (Snow Strippers Remix)

Balade

Balade (Lisandro Remix)

Motip White - Machines (Gespona Remix)

Dokimion (A1)

Perissos (A2)

Panoplia (B1)

Stoicheo (B2)

Skopos (C1)

Ephraim (D1)

Rafael Marín, best known as Rapha Mundi is back on Buenobueno Discos with a solid 6 track EP titled Bonanza EP. The super prolific, hard working hero from the small town of Murchante, in Spain, keeps pushing boundaries on his personal journey through music.

On this record Rapha explores the deeper sides of House and Techno with a minimalistic production and a truly amazing sense for hypnotic grooves. Always club ready, always dj friendly.
He also even delivers a beautful ambient track called 'Otra Luz' as the cherry on top.

Also don't miss his show 'Slaps U' on Relativa Radio (Madrid) where he shines as an incredible record selector

A2. Crianza

B1. Aquellos Años Locos

Buy here

Evan Michael - Antenna (Original Mix)

Follow Schegg: https://soundcloud.com/schegg

Munich based musician, sound collector and artist Schegg (aka “Scaled Chord Harmony & Electronic Groove Grounds”) crawls through the wormhole for his third outing on clipp.art. A minute between stints, (his last extended player release on clipp.art came out in 2019) but where “Dream Emulator” drifted into corners of detroit electro, groove-heavy house, full frontal breakbeat, aquatic acid and UK rave, “Sonic Ritual” is a trio of tracks that finds the Munich based musician delving into new 4D angles inside the tesseract. It’s a space where he builds on his enthusiasm for vintage-sound tracks, tribal rhythms, and silky chords, albeit all wrapped up in a raw housey music kinda way. Oh, and he adds some borderline Baltimore breakbeat and early morning ambience into the mix.

It’s interesting to think about the concept of a “Sonic Ritual” and not get trapped in the boring utilitarian idea of a customary practice or soul-sucking routine of everyday existence. There can also be pleasure in repetition. The 4/4 hypnotic loop of club music is a good place to start. And I think most people reading this would have surrendered to the habits of a regular dancefloor visit at some point in their life.

But let’s talk about the music: If I had to imagine a scenario where you would be correct in throwing on “Memory Loop” then it wouldn’t be while drinking coffee at 7a.m, or on the treadmill at the gym. I’d opt instead to blaze a fat one and watch spider web shadows through my window on a spring afternoon.

“Shamanic Dance” won’t summon an ancient curse, although it sounds really good if you watch the jungle scenes in Raiders of the Lost Arc at half speed with the sound muted and play this over the top instead.

Finally, title track “Sonic Ritual” evokes less of a literal ritual and more like an everyday ceremony where you listen to heaps of Orbital and then remember it’s the year 2025. Its good stuff, man.

On his first release with us back in May 2019, Schegg said ”The most important thing is to make human-like music for the heart and soul. There should be some healing sound at the dancefloor, something to dream about and to forget all your troubles.” Many moons later, in a world where everything has changed, it’s comforting to find some habits stay the same. 



Schegg - Sonic Ritual

our worst song

Jonny L - Piper (Overmono Remix)

2018 XL Recordings

Jonny L - Piper (Overmono Remix)

Luke Hess
[DeepLabs / FXHE / Rekids / Echocord / Dolly]
Detroit, MI USA

Bookings Worldwide:
www.connectbookings.com
daniel@connectbookings.com

Born in 1980 and raised in the Detroit area, Luke Hess has harnessed a deep appreciation for electronic music and the expression of the underground movement. 

His background in mathematics and engineering has given him a scientific approach to the dance floor, using frequencies, tones, and soundscapes to transform surroundings and mood. 
In 2003 he recorded his first promotional mix CD release for UR/Submerge. Since then, his faith based music production has landed him a seat with FXHE and Planet-e in Detroit. 

His debut album was released in early May 2009 by Denmark based label Echocord. 
In 2010 he began his own interpretation of Detroit techno with his new Detroit project and record label - DeepLabs. 

His sophomore album “Keep On” was released on FXHE records in 2012 and received a Recommended 4.5/5 rating on Resident Advisor. 

Hess is regarded as a perfectionist in his live sets and behind the decks layering his tracks in a very detailed and hypnotic manner. 
He has played at notable venues and events such as Tresor (Berlin), Culture Box (Copenhagen), Berghain (Berlin), Unit (Tokyo), Detroit Electronic Music Festival (Detroit), Fabric (London), The End Up (San Francisco), Golden Pudel (Hamburg), Sirup (Zagreb), Weekend Club (Berlin), Cubic Club (Madrid), Space (Ibiza), The Bunker (NYC) and many other venues all over the world. 

Luke’s continued hard work in the studio and in his performances combined with his unyielding interest in technology and sound will no doubt stimulate the boundaries of electronic music.