Some tracks ease you into the groove. Others grab you by the collar from the very first beat. Mika Olson’s latest Déepalma Records release, ‘I House U’, belongs firmly in the second camp.

The bass rolls in thick and unapologetic, setting the pace while shadowy synths weave their way through the groove. There’s a delicious tension to the whole thing, as if something is about to happen around every corner. And then that voice cuts through: raw, fierce and dripping with attitude. No big vocal theatrics, no unnecessary fuss. Just a few words, delivered with enough conviction to make you turn the volume up another notch.

That’s where ‘I House U’ really comes alive. It has grit without losing its groove, a darker edge without sacrificing the dancefloor, and the kind of forward momentum that makes standing still feel like a waste of time. Picture a packed room, the lights turned low, the bass working its way through the crowd and nobody particularly interested in knowing what time it is. You get the idea.