MANIA

Raven returns to Rekids with ˜Mania™ this September. Born in Canada and now based in Berlin, having spent time in Los Angeles, Chicago, Barcelona, Toronto, and Mexico City and more in between, Raven is a singular artist distilling influences ranging from Techno, Electro, R&B and more into her own genre-spanning, vocal-driven productions. Following her debut EP ˜Flames™ on Rekids in 2020, which picked up support from the likes of Joy Orbison, Deetron, and many more, as well as an appearance on Amelie Lens™ Exhale imprint earlier this year, Berlin-based DJ/producer Raven returns to Radio Slave™s imprint once again with the fierce ˜Mania™ 12›. With ˜Flames™ featuring five original tracks, Raven narrows her focus on ˜Mania™, turning in two killer techno cuts backed with alternative mixes of each. Leading the A side is ˜Nobody™, a hypnotic late-night affair peppered with emotive vocal hooks and trippy synth leads, followed by the ˜Sudden Urges™ mix, which sees the track stripped of its pulsing 4/4 and replaced with haunting atmospherics, breakbeats, and additional synth work. On the flip, ˜Cold Sweat™ returns to the club with a dose of speaker-rattling kicks, mind-bending leads, and siren-esque effects before the ˜Comedown Mix™ brings a subtler approach, with electro-flecked drum patterns, dense ambience, and spacious reverberations rounding out a standout second release from Raven for Matt Edwards™ Rekids.