Description
Boasting a career spanning over 20 years and a string of hits on Hot Creations and Crosstown Rebels, Italian heavyweight Riva Starr finally releases a solo work on Radio Slave's Rekids.
Riva Starr has released chart-topping tracks on numerous important labels, including his own Snatch! Records. In recent years, he has garnered attention as part of the unit Star B with Mark Broom on Rekids, but this time he makes his appearance on the label under his solo name. Over more than 20 years of activity, he has built timeless club tracks using highly addictive loops, heavy basslines, and memorable vocal hooks, and his skills are fully showcased in this work.
The opening "Can't Stop The Feeling" features a resilient house groove where funky bass, skillful filter work, and uplifting diva vocal stabs intertwine. The following "Shine A Light (On Me)" is a dancefloor-unifying anthem, pairing powerful, wall-shaking drums with passionate vocals reminiscent of gospel. Furthermore, "Tryin'" blends a dirty bassline designed for peak-time fervor with male vocal shouts and smooth choruses, inviting listeners into a deeper realm. Finally, "Can’t Stop The Feeling (Beat-A-Pella)" strips back the groove, finishing the record as an emotionally expressive and impactful vinyl crafted by a modern house artisan.
A1. Can't Stop The Feeling
A2. Shine A Light (On Me)
B1. Tryin'
B2. Can't Stop The Feeling (Beat-A-Pella)
Riva Starr returns to Rekids with the ‘Shine A Light’ EP
The Snatch! Records boss follows up 2022’s appearance on the label with Mark Broom as Star B.
Italian producer and DJ Riva Starr returns to Rekids with the ‘Shine A Light’ EP, arriving 27th March 2026. It marks his solo debut for Radio Slave’s flagship label, succeeding his ‘Love Will Remain’ EP together with Mark Broom as Star B in 2022. Active for more than two decades, Starr has been a consistent force within House music, known for building infectious loops, weighty basslines, and hook-led vocals into timeless club records. His catalogue spans his own Snatch! Records alongside labels such as Hot Creations, Cajual, Crosstown Rebels, and Factory 93, with releases regularly topping digital charts.
Riva Starr’s ‘Shine A Light’ EP starts with 'Can't Stop The Feeling’, setting the tone with a bold, elastic House groove, driven by funky bass, smart filter work, and diva-style vocal stabs designed to lift the room. ‘Shine A Light (On Me)’ follows with even greater impact, pairing wall-rattling drums with belting vocals that bring gospel intensity to a hands-in-the-air anthem. ‘Tryin’’ digs deeper, keeping the pressure on with a sleazier bassline underpinning male vocal cries and smooth choral touches built for peak-time reactions. Closing things out, ‘Can’t Stop The Feeling (Beat-A-Pella)’ strips the groove back, rounding off a high-impact, emotionally charged EP of modern house craftsmanship.
