Shaped by Light is a collaborative EP from RINZ. and Louk, born out of a month-long daily beat challenge. Each track reflects a small ritual of calm. The kind of moments that make a day feel whole. From cheat-day indulgence to golden hour drinks and quiet mornings in the garden, the music is a soundtrack to everyday serenity.

Built on analog warmth, lush grooves, and flute-driven textures, the EP moves through soulful basslines, buttery chords, splashy drums, and airy keys. Louk’s flute lines float over the production like sunlight through steam, weaving a signature sound that’s both intimate and expansive.

Across five tracks, Shaped by Light blends lo-fi beats, jazz vibes, and soulful textures, drawing on influences from classic chillhop to D’Angelo-style rhythm sections. Rather than chasing trends, it embraces atmosphere, texture, and patience. Its music for unwinding, reading, stretching, or just breathing.

Released via Besser Samstag, this project showcases RINZ. and Louk’s chemistry and commitment to making music that feels alive, tactile, and human. It’s a warm, analog embrace designed to soundtrack the quieter moments of your day.

Shaped by Light

Cheat Day began with a beat made during a one-a-day challenge, and from the first arpeggio, it felt like a countdown to something sweet. RINZ. imagined the joy and slight mischief of giving in to your cravings, and Louk’s flute melodies added just the right touch of playful indulgence. The track grooves like a warm afternoon spent eating pastries you told yourself you wouldn’t.

Lush 80s-inspired synth chords and buttery flute lines swirl into a sound that feels both soulful and cheeky. The whole thing rides a mellow funk vibe, perfect for loosening up and letting go.

Cheat Day

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Born from a sunset beat session, with that magical hour when the sun dips low and everything turns gold. RINZ. had the chords first, warm and round, then came the guitar and flute with short and bright stabs like flickers of sunlight. Louk added a flute solo that glows with joy.

Golden Hour feels like sipping an Aperol spritz with sandy toes and a smirky half-smile. The rhythm is soft and steady, the harmonies glow, and the whole track breathes in that late-afternoon calm. It’s a mellow lofi jazz jam with soul and warmth at its core.

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Golden Hour

This one came together on a quiet morning, where everything slowed down and the world outside faded. RINZ. started with a mellow guitar loop and layered distant percussion that sounds like morning dew. Louk’s flute melodies tiptoe in, soft and patient, filling the spaces like the gentle rustle of pages.

Reading in the Garden feels like flipping through a good book, surrounded by nature and stillness. Lush chords support a soulful flute solo in the B section, echoing the rhythm of curiosity and calm. It’s intimate, peaceful, and rooted in the analog warmth of simpler pleasures.

Reading In The Garden

Morning Stretch

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RINZ.'s music is an ever-evolving project shaped by the exploration of sound, process, and the self. His music grows the way life does: organically, with detours, dead ends, and unexpected blooms. Some tracks loop in place. Others stumble forward. But each one reflects a moment of curiosity, reflection, or reinvention.

Rooted in lo-fi, jazz, and instrumental hip-hop, RINZ. builds his songs from self-recorded instruments, field recordings, and textures that feel lived-in. He's drawn to the homemade and the honest.

Whether he's rebuilding an old piano by hand or tending to his garden sanctuary, the same philosophy carries through: nothing’s ever really finished. Everything’s growing.