A statement mix from the Dutch artist also known as A Made Up Sound, 2562 and ex_libris. 

What makes something sound like Dave Huismans? His music carries a signature you can't quite name, a tension which has defined every chapter of his career. And unlike most producers, he really does operate in phases. 

A man of many monikers, Huismans resurfaced this year after nearly a decade away with two new aliases, ex_libris and In Transit. His latest ventures, though sonically a world away from the work under his most recognised projects, share the same slipperiness, intricacy and disregard for tidy genre borders. 

"Naiveté and a lack of prejudice… a really wide-eyed type of open-mindedness," Huismans once told RBMA, recalling his youthful forays into dance music and that ethos is alive and well on RA.1015.

Huismans's second RA Mix is as equally thrilling as his first one 15 years ago, traversing a map of influences from Madlib and Gyrofield to Prince and Autechre.  There's no shortage of atmosphere (Losoul's "Sunbeams and the Rain" is one particular highlight), but the throughline is groove: soulful, vocal deep house into driving techy depths, walls of glitchy drums and frantic percussion into guitar funk. 

"I got carried away a bit," Huismans says of RA.1015 below. And that's no bad thing. It sounds like someone enjoying himself again, and perhaps, after letting a few old skins fall away, Huismans is ready to shift shape once more. And if it's anything like the last time, a lot of good music awaits. 

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/1034 
@2562amadeupsound

RA.1015 Dave Huismans

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Submersible Craft

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New Energy Vol.3 is the final edition of Critical's very special compilation series, capturing the label’s sound and community at this moment in time. Across 19 tracks, the release brings together a broad cross-section of the Critical roster, from long-standing contributors to new voices entering the fold. Alongside a focus collaboration from Kasra, Enei and SOLAH, the compilation features tracks from artists including QZB, En:vy, Waeys, SMG, Sabre, Samurai Breakz and more.

Spanning dark rollers, vocal-led cuts, jungle-influenced rhythms and club-ready tools, New Energy reflects the breadth of the Critical sound.


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Kasra & Enei - Haunted (feat. SOLAH)

Stop Messing

We'll Go With You

KOAL (2025 Guest Mix)

In fairness, they are surprisingly tasty. 

Pickleback

Supreme Being [The Paradigm LP, Twenty Twelve]

This is an archive of music produced under the alias "Fluid". For all forthcoming music, check out https://soundcloud.com/dikara

Supreme Being [The Paradigm LP, Twenty Twelve]

Dikara (formerly 'Fluid')