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Argentinian talent Nahuel Lucena lands on One Of A Kind with his debut release Solar Drones, a two-track EP that elegantly balances groove, atmosphere, and melodic depth. With roots in Mar del Plata and a background shaped by diverse musical influences—from Red Hot Chili Peppers to Hernan Cattaneo—Nahuel brings a fresh yet refined perspective to the progressive house scene.

The title track, Solar Drones, is a deep and driving cut, layered with spacey textures and a hypnotic rhythm that slowly unfolds into a rich melodic narrative. It’s a track that captures the spirit of progressive music—moody, evolving, and immersive.

On the flip side, Sugar Crush takes a slightly brighter route, infusing shimmering synths with crisp percussion and a playful yet emotive groove. It serves as a perfect counterbalance to the A-side, showcasing Nahuel’s range and ability to explore different shades of the genre while maintaining a cohesive sonic identity.

A confident and polished debut on the label, Solar Drones places Nahuel Lucena firmly on the radar as a producer with both vision and versatility.

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Nahuel Lucena - Solar Drones (Original Mix)

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Roger Martinez's Higher States opens the new year by welcoming Ra Duh to the label for his debut EP. Best known for his The Real Experience artist moniker, Romanian artist Ra Duh has been a fixture of the progressive house underground for over a decade. Releases via Aboriginal, Balkan Connection and Laika Sounds sit as discography highlights, showcasing a dark groovy sound favoured by a wide assortment of genre tastemakers. Also a highly regarded DJ, Ra Duh has played an active role in his country's nightlife, programming music for some of Romania's trendiest events and venues, most notably Pârtia Cârlibaba, RoBurn and Untold Festival, amongst others. With the final Real Xperience release coming in 2022, the Romanian artist has spent the last two years retooling his sound for the launch of his Ra Duh alias. Now, as 2025 begins to take shape, he embarks on this new production journey, notching the moniker's debut 'Sigma / Ganymede' via Higher States.

Lead track ‘Sigma' finds Ra Duh collaborating with fellow countryman Hadrian aka Audio State. The Cluj Napoca resident has achieved measurable success under his Audio State alias, with a superlative string of releases featuring a club-effective approach to modern techno music. Pan Pot's Second State and Mistress Barbara's Terminal M have been landing spots for Audio State's premiere projects, in turn earning praise from the underground's elite guard. Now debuting his new artist moniker Hadrian, he teams up with Ra Duh on ‘Sigma'. Full of darker monochromes, the duo's creative synergy shines across this deep chuggy cut, one complete with tension filled builds, swing-heavy rhythms and a devilish effects narrative which pushes the journey to the very edges. Vibrant chord stabs provide an enduring main theme leading into the break, tactfully percolating as the interlude evolves, before melting down to a finale of looping hypnotism.

The release concludes with ‘Ganymede' which finds Ru Duh operating in solo capacity. The Romanian expounds his progressive vision here, with spacious rhythms and wispy sonics blanketing tough kick drums and chunky basslines. Clever percussive co-actions marry squelchy stabs and orbiting effects, while an inventive break highlighted by mediterranean motifs and an understated build preludes a finale of charming overlays and carefully controlled sonic manipulations.

Words by: Mitch Alexander @ Release Promo


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Release date: 17th of January 2025

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Ganymede [HIGHER STATES]

Monocroma (Casnik Remix)

Monocroma (Original Mix)

Angels and Demons (Extended Mix)

Hernan Cattaneo & Hicky & Kalo – Voyage

The Heart over Mind Principle.

LuPS Records [Locked Up Progressive Sounds] was founded by Jacco Oude Kotte (aka Jacco@Work) in March 2008 and is based upon the experiences of making 5 years of radioshows and mixes for PureDJ.com, Dynamix-radio, Purefm, ETN.fm and many other stations. Besides that Jacco@Work is around in the musicbusiness for more then 30 years now and has had releases on labels like Mistique, Mistique Digital, OLD SQL, No Smoking, Silk Digital, Bellarine Recordings, Carica Deep, Segment Records, Standby Records, Panda Recordings.

LuPS Records stands for the opportunity to discover the true meaning of progressive house music. Progressive house music in its pure form. Straight from the heart into the mind and body. ‘Heart over Mind’ so to speak 
(Now the logo has been explained as well ;-) )
Furthermore the label aims to bring you the finest Progressive House  from established and new breed producers from all around the world.

Over the past 16 years LuPS has proven to be a solid and respectable player in the international Progressive House dancescene. The label has brought forth a couple of new breed talented artists. Besides that LuPS works with many established remixers.

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Brann (AR) - Bad Apple [LuPS Records]

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