Club BA – Playing Underground Vol.4: Martin Luciuk Maps the Deep House Landscape
The fourth instalment of Club BA's Playing Underground series arrives with Martin Luciuk at the helm, delivering a collection that works both as a late-night navigation guide and as a clear aesthetic manifesto. Ten tracks selected with surgical precision, arranged across a BPM arc that climbs smoothly from 121 to 126, building tension without ever sacrificing groove.
The journey opens with Memory Colour by Miklo, a hypnotic seven-minute opener that sets the tone: organic house, warm textures, and a cadence that invites you to close your eyes. It's followed by the Nightly Closures duo — Martin Luciuk's Remix of In My World, arguably the most personal moment in the selection, and the intriguing Bad Jazz (Lone' Re-twist Mix), where layered percussion and jazzy motifs coil into a restless dance.
The central block is where the compilation reaches its peak density. Twenty Night, co-authored by Luciuk and David S-k, is a precise and restrained exercise in sonic architecture. Like You by Hot Since 82 brings the most recognisable name to the chart and delivers on its promise: deep house of impeccable craft. The Vell (Extended) by Kevin Es stretches the horizon with its long atmospheric development, while Push by SimbaSōl nudges the tempo upward before Chus & Ceballos drop Ain't Nobody, a tribal-rooted cut that serves as a reminder of why the Madrid duo remains a cornerstone of groove-led house.
The closing stretch is anthological: Hideout by Josh Butler, one of the strongest tracks in his recent catalogue, and Tonite (Extended Mix) by Luca Garaboni, which dims the lights with Mediterranean elegance.
- Standout track: Hideout – Josh Butler
- Surprise moment: Bad Jazz (Lone' Re-twist Mix) – Nightly Closures
- BPM flow: 121→126, an ideal progression for midnight sets
- Dominant style: Deep House / Organic House / Tech House
A selection that proves the underground is not a nostalgic concept but a living practice. Recommended without reservation.
