Pirate Copy – Just A Beat [Kaluki]
Now into its 14th year, Kaluki is one of the underground’s most revered house and techno brands, maximising its impact on the scene through sell-out events worldwide, and through its in-house record label which is experiencing its strongest run of releases yet. On 30th August, Kaluki boss, Pirate Copy, returns to the label following standout outings on elrow, Sola and Relief, with his slickest single yet: Just A Beat.
The sum of two decades spent immersed in electronic music, Just A Beat treads new ground for Pirate Copy – a more mature sound that draws on the original warehouse scene in his hometown of Manchester. Just A Beat fuses old-school synths with groovy, rolling drums and a bassline to lose yourself in at 3am – the perfect balance of a heads-down stomper with an ethereal rave vibe that’ll have clubbers reaching for the lasers like the good old days.
To say that 2019 has been a year to remember for Pirate Copy would be an understatement; alongside collabs with names like Max Chapman and Leftwing:Kody, a tour diary that saw him hit festivals like Parklife, We Are FSTVL and BPM, as well as Ibiza club sets at Amnesia, Hi and Privilege, he has also been nominated in the Breakthrough category at this year’s DJ Awards – a testament to everything he’s achieved up to now, and a definitive sign that there is still so much more to come.
