Forever Young by La Deep

South African producer La Deep returns to Nordic Trax with Forever Young – a four-track ep of deep, melodic house focused on the dancefloor.

The young producer has once again emerged from the studio with more heat after some time at college and a few notable releases, including one for NY’s legendary Nervous Records, Hotboxed from Cape Town and the Danford EP on NT (released 2022).

Forever Young is another step-up in production for the young South African; with soaring synth stabs and a hook that blurs the lines between deep, minimal house and big room afro tech. Dig in!

The journey continues on Rachetouille with more of the big room action. This one attacks and releases into a beautiful piano hook before breaking down into an uplifting build – all following along a driving beat.

Met B Rubz continues the movement with a bit more of a dark and techy flavour. Finally, the release closes out with the melancholic Dear Zoe, a tune dedicated to the producer’s late girlfriend. An emotional ride to be sure and ready for the rewind.

La Deep made his Nordic Trax debut when he was only a teenager with the critically-acclaimed Rabbit Teeth EP. It was released in the fall of 2017 to widespread support from djs and press alike, including Mixmag, Danny Tenaglia, Joris Voorn, &Me, Rob da Bank and Skream – who posted about the release: “Ridiculously good ep!” We couldn’t agree more.

Sfiso Sizwe Khumalo aka La Deep hails from Bethal, a small town in the province of Mpumalanga, South Africa. Starting his musical journey from the age of 9 and releasing his first tracks at 16, La Deep has grown to understand music from a different perspective: he is a dj, producer, songwriter and poet who takes inspiration from the environment around him. Citing among his musical influences Mount Kimbe, Dj Koze, Jimpster, Osunlade, Powel, Andhim, Kellerkind and The Revenge, La Deep burst on the scene in 2017 and has since released a handful of projects.

Tracklist

1.	Forever Young	6:19

2.	Rachetouille	7:29

3.	Met B Rubz	6:41

4.	Dear Zoe	6:23

Credits

released November 1, 2024

All tracks written & produced by La Deep. All songs published by Nordic Trax (Socan). Copyright 2024 Nordic Trax

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