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

Ketiov - The Art Of Structure EP (ONLOOP 020)

Motip White - Machines (Gespona Remix)

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

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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

'Structure' is the first single to be taken from Ketiov's' 'The Art of Structure EP.' The full EP drops 23rd May 2025 on Moxie's On Loop imprint.

Pre-order/Stream here: https://orcd.co/the-art-of-structure

Ketiov - 'The Art of Structure' (Full EP Preview)

Ketiov returns to Moxie’s On Loop imprint after his 2023 debut ‘Late Night People’, an epic headline EP with four weighty dancefloor focused tracks. A prominent feature in many DJs' record bags including but not limited to the likes of Roi Perez, Shanti Celeste, Elias Mazian and more.

‘The Art of Structure’ retains that sense of cheekiness but takes things a little deeper, from straight up dance floor bangers like ‘I Luv U’ to slightly more introspective moments on ‘Structure’ and music that reflects a shared passion for New York house dubs. The EP organically came together over the last couple of years, a product of the long standing mutual respect between Ketiov and On Loop head honcho Moxie, a friendship that continues to flourish on and off the dancefloor. 

The esteemed producer has been working consistently in club culture over the last two decades, from running CARBS, the community focused party LGBTQ+ in Madrid alongside being a resident DJ at the fetish party MyPleasure. 

Having released music as part of the iconic and hugely respected Catz N Dogz duo since the early 2000s, Wojciech steps out regularly under the guise of Ketiov releasing records with Running Back and their own imprint KETIOV as well as STEP. 

Speaking on the release and working with On Loop, Ketiov says: "Originally the lyrics were written by my friend Gustavo for a promo video for their community party at Planeta Manas in Lisbon. They express what means dancing in Portuguese, and how important is to express yourself through dance, especially in queer spaces. When people feel safe, they break out of their shell. I used this vocal because I fell in love with the message, and happily Gustavo agreed to do it."

Follow: @ketiov / @onloopofficial