Besides Maya's »Hypno« track on our upcoming 25-year jubilee compilation »Tell Me Something Good«, this new 3-tracker is Maya Ever's proper debut for LARJ. The rising Hamburg DJ and producer delivers the goods with »Madness In Motion« - an uplifting and fast percussive and not mad at all melodic tune with a tiny touch of darkness.
The trippy and pulsating »Missed Connection«has a 90ties vibe - with a lovely dash of cowbell. Remixed by the Adana Twins, »Missed Connection« becomes a pumping monster - one of those secret weapons to set any floor on fire …
Anyway, we guarantee that missed connections will be a thing of the past with Maya!

Maya Evers - Missed Connections - Snippets

The Underground

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Underground New Releases 2024.08.16

Rushing to Paradise EP

Rushing to Paradise (Walkin' These Streets)

Phasing the Shit

We’ve all fallen back in love with vintage deep house and this compilation shows you why! 

Some of us might have gone so deep into the pacey rave sounds of recent times that we’ve forgotten the joy of a warm pad, soulful vocal or moody chord. Some of us might have even avoided certain parts of our record collection for being too slow, too mellow, not anthemic enough or for having to long of an arc. We know people like it hard and fast these days, but deep house has been making a solid return to the scene, with tastemakers from all over the world going back to their roots and giving the foundation of our sound a well-deserved dust off. So what better time no to dive into the vaults of Heist for our best deep house tracks? This vintage collection of 10 of the slickest tracks from our catalog features artists such as Byron the Aquarius, Crackazat, Kassian, Makèz and label Heads Dam Swindle, and will surely make any house lover’s heart go faster. 

Originally released on the quickly sold out ‘Keep on Swindling vol. 1’, ‘All I want’ has everything you’ll ever need in a house track. Catchy vocals, warm chords and a groove that just keeps on going. It’s one of Dam Swindle’s most summery tracks to date that blends the classic sound of the Rhodes piano with modern day electronics. Meanwhile, Marina Trench’ 2021 label debut ‘Sunrise’ has a kind of west-coast beachy breeziness to it; its lead melody drifting by over a relaxed groove. 

DJ Sneak goes even deeper with his loopy track ‘Love can make it happen’. Makèz’ recent hit with L.A. based vocalist Life on Planets is the most recent track on this compilation, but ‘Running from the noise’ just had to be part of this package with its deep soulful US house vibe. Cinthie, Kassian, Orlando Voorn Andy Hart & Byron the Aquarius all contribute to this package with their take on vintage deep house, exploring various levels of energy.  

This package is a testament of the position of Heist within the House scene as a go-to label and shows you that deep house might have been out of the spotlight for a while, but it’s back, stronger than ever.  

Have fun with this compilation of vintage deep house jams and we’ll see you on the dancefloor!

Lars & Maarten

Vintage Deep House

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Crackazat - Class one

Andy Hart - Hermano

Missed Connection (Adana Twins Remix)

Maya Evers - Missed Connection (Adana Twins Remix) - Snippet

Missed Connection

Maya Evers - Missed Connection - Snippet

Madness In Motion

Maya Evers - Madness In Motion - Snippet

Johannes Albert - Cosmic Guidance

‘Beneath the Surface’ sees not even noticed return to Craigie Knowes following their impressive debut in 2023. Carsten & Lucas return with an EP of refined club jams packed with thoughtfully tailored drive, energy and progression - and don’t forget their trusty 303 that featuring throughout. Top quality club productions.

Releases 10 February 2025.

Written & Produced by Carsten Fluck & Lucas Lejeune
Design by Glen Cutwerk
Mastered by Marco @ Analogcut, Berlin
Distributed by One Eye Witness
Released by Craigie Knowes

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CKNOWEP65 | not even noticed - Beneath the Surface (EP)

Big Beat Manifesto Vol. X

Wand

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The Hacker - Turborave

Glam Life

Glam Life (Kenny Glasgow Remix)

Test 001 / Test 002

Test 001

https://craigieknowes.bandcamp.com/album/beneath-the-surface

‘Beneath the Surface’ sees not even noticed return to Craigie Knowes following their impressive debut in 2023. Carsten & Lucas return with an EP of refined club jams packed with thoughtfully tailored drive, energy and progression - and don’t forget their trusty 303 that featuring throughout. Top quality club productions.

https://soundcloud.com/craigie-knowes
https://soundcloud.com/not-even-noticed

Beneath the Surface

𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐅𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 ➟ not even noticed - Whooper

Songs Of Love And Decay

Crawling

Dreamachine, the latest single from Milan-based production and DJ duo Hiver, is now available via CircoLoco Records across all major digital music services.

Kicking off the label’s 2025 catalog, this new release is a signature piece of atmospheric electro that lures listeners into a hypnotic groove. An accompanying remix from house and disco extraordinaire Gerd Janson ups the ante and reimagines the track for peak time dance floors.

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Hiver - Dreamachine (Gerd Janson Remix)

I Wanna Sleep In Your Arms / What's a Girl To Do

What's a Girl To Do (Remix)

Feines Tier veteran Johannes @klingebiel introduces @franz-matthews to the family and together they bring us “Ce Moment” EP, a basket of tunes full of colorful harmonies, bouncy grooves and poetic French lyrics. What more could one wish for?
The two producers and multi-instrumentalists met some years ago in their chosen
hometown Berlin and decided to fuse their producing and multi-instrumentalism game.
The first fruit of this labor was the much-loved and -played “Signs” on Heimlich records, now being followed by this EP here.
The title tune is an amalgamation of groovy electric bass riLs, spicy Prophet synth
sounds, melancholic vocals and certainly has something of that magic ingredient
people call the French Touch. A good tune to pick for House DJs who dig some Disco now and then and for Disco DJs in need of some solid House.
“La Traversée” is a crossing (multi-language pun intended) of bazillions of quirky synth sounds and melodies that somehow form a coherent whole, the sum of its part being a light and friendly but not cheesy house tune, that will make the sun go up on any dancefloor.
The mighty Kompakt overlord @michael-mayer-kompakt takes “Ce Moment” under his spell. The result is a grander and more mysterious aLair, made for bigger and darker dancefloors. The Sound of Cologne™ this is indeed!
Parisian up-and-comer @shimon-earthly adapts „La Traversée” into his sonic world. When Matthews and Shimon discussed the finished remix on the phone in French, all that le dilletant Johannes could understand from it were the words “très cool” and “after-hour vibe” , which… yes, completely tracks!

Ce Moment

Ce Moment (Michael Mayer Remix)

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Buy/stream: https://kompakt.fm/releases/robson_ponte_remixe_2025_12

Robson Ponte isn't just anybody. And certainly not just any former top soccer player from Bayer Leverkusen, but the namesake of Reinhard Voigt's first Kompakt 12", one of the label's first big hits. Timeless, cool and unforgettable, the way this snotty, dry football field beat pushes you forward, over it, this constant, almost stoic, mantra-like rap repetition - Robson Ponte, Robson Ponte,...

That was a good 25 years ago. So it's high time to celebrate a bicycle kick with a fitting run to the goal. None other than FC Kompakt centre-forward Juergen Paape has been hired for the remix return match. In the first few minutes of the match, Paape scores with two straight disco-techno crosses and a Schaffel cross from 25 metres out. Team captain Reinhard Voigt himself seamlessly follows in the footsteps of the original - dressed in a new, stylish black, white and red sound jersey, he keeps the ball in play with aplomb. From the stands, guest of honour Thore Pfeiffer comments on a hymn-like, sacred ambient lament with an appropriate timbre.

Robson Ponte (Jürgen Paape RP7 Remix)

Reinhard Voigt -  Robson Ponte (Jürgen Paape RP7 Remix)

Public Energy - Three O' Three ( 1993 )

As the name states Live at Robert Johnson is the associated label of the respected venue in Offenbach and incorporates what the club stands for. The imprint has been establishing a solid ground for the new Frankfurt sound since 2009. By featuring internationally acclaimed artists LARJ has been providing DJs and audiences with essential tunes in an extensive range of high-quality house music. Laid-back dance-floor awareness with a sense for particularity in sound is what might describe best most of the releases and artists.

Maya Evers - Missed Connection - Snippet

Live At Robert Johnson