Ad Astra vinyl

With German and Ghanaian DNA, Ben Rau is blessed with the best of both cultures - and the combination of influences from his forefathers permeates into his music. Infectious rhythmic grooves and emotive melodies mix together to form a rich, deep and hypnotic formula that speaks to your very soul. A native Beriner, he moved to the UK several years back to study and upon immersing himself in the London scene, hooked up with Enzo Siragusa and the FUSE crew - with whom he is still a resident to this day. Since striking out on his own with the Inkal imprint as an outlet for his own productions, he serves up his best yet on its third edition. The slinky and reduced minimal house of "Ad Astra" is perfect for the afterhours and had us reminiscing on the mid noughties glory days, when labels like Minus and Trapez reigned supreme. On the flip, he gets more upfront and energetic on the funky "Do Your Thing" featuring catchy vocal hooks, hypnotic polyrhythms and rolling bass.

Al Bradley (3am Recordings), James Reid, NICOLA CONTE, Ben Rau