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Solid Grooves創設者Michael Bibiとの共作で脚光を浴びたKinAhauが、Mahmut Orhanを迎えて叙情的なメロディと浮遊感溢れるサウンドを展開する12インチ『Cicek』
Solid Grooves主宰者Michael Bibiとのコラボレーションで一躍注目を集め、世界規模のクラブやフェスで実績を重ねてきたKinAhau。Damian Lazarus主宰のCrosstown Rebelsよりリリースの本作は、Mahmut Orhanをはじめとする共作を交え、定型的なクラブ・トラックの枠を超えた内省的なサウンドを展開する12インチ・ヴァイナル。
Mahmut Orhanとのタイトル曲「Cicek」では、情緒的なメロディとオーガニックな質感、静かな緊張感が交錯する雰囲気を構築。削ぎ落とされた構成に霞んだ鍵盤が浮かぶ「Plane Jane leans」、トリッピーなシンセと変形リズムが渦巻く「Danza De La Pau」まで、豊かな音響アプローチを提示する一作。
A1. KinAhau ft. Mahmut Orhan - Cicek
B1. KinAhau - Plane Jane
B2. KinAhau - Danza De La Pau
KinAhau returns to Crosstown Rebels with his introspective three-tracker, ‘Cicek’ EP.
Out on 3rd July 2026, the young producer delivers a deeply personal excursion, featuring Mahmut Orhan, exploring themes of identity, independence, and creative freedom.
Few artists have arrived on the electronic scene quite like KinAhau. First entering the spotlight through a chance encounter that led to his breakout collaboration with Solid Grooves founder Michael Bibi, the exciting DJ/producer quickly found himself moving through some of the world's most respected clubs and festivals. Yet while early attention centred on an unlikely origin story, the years since have revealed a more nuanced artistic voice, one increasingly focused on reflection rather than reaction, and expression rather than expectation. That perspective sits at the heart of his return to Damian Lazarus’ Crosstown Rebels imprint as he lands on the label with his latest EP, ‘Cicek’.
Opening title track ‘Cicek’, created alongside Mahmut Orhan, unfolds through emotive melodies, organic textures, and a sense of quiet tension that feels deliberately removed from conventional club formulas. It's a record that prioritises atmosphere and feeling over immediacy, setting the tone for the wider release.
Across the EP, that idea takes different forms, shapes and directions. ‘Plane Jane leans’ is a stripped-back, hazy journey through vibrant keys and woozy textures, while ‘Danza De La Pau’ flips the script and tunnels into trippy, ping-pong synths, cascading tones and off -kilter pockets of sound. Together, the three tracks feel less like individual records and more like snapshots from a broader creative conversation, one shaped by a growing distance from formula and a desire to explore something more personal and unique.
