DJ Seinfeld: Artist of the Month Chart
Armo Kamkar, the Swedish-Iranian producer behind the DJ Seinfeld alias, has spent years carving out a distinctive path between lo-fi nostalgia and contemporary dancefloor culture. His Artist of the Month Chart on Beatport reads as a sonic self-portrait — twenty tracks that map both his current sound and the influences shaping it.
The chart opens with three of his own cuts on Ninja Tune. Everything U (66 BPM, F Major) is slow-motion electronic pop, almost a floating pop song with a pulse. Plush (137 BPM, G Major) is its nervous counterpart: twitchy, groovy UK Garage that ranks among his sharpest recent singles. If U Like Me (132 BPM, F Minor) rounds out his personal trifecta, stepping into Melodic House & Techno territory and showcasing his versatility as a songwriter-producer.
The third-party selections confirm an eclectic and refined taste. Standouts include:
- Digitize – Random Factor (130 BPM, C Minor, 20/20 Vision): dark, functional house rooted in the Leeds underground.
- Computer Love – Acoustic Nerve (128 BPM, G Minor, Kinky Vinyl): eight minutes of emotionally charged mainstage house that never sacrifices depth.
- Change This Pain For Ecstasy – Rex The Dog (128 BPM, C Minor, Kompakt): indie dance bearing the unmistakable Cologne stamp — one of the chart's most intelligent inclusions.
- Night Train – Tommy Bones (126 BPM, Bb Minor, House of Bones): raw, hypnotic techno that anchors the chart in darker territory.
- SOMEWHERE ELSE – Aurora, salute, Tom Rowlands, TOMORA (130 BPM, C Minor, Fontana): salute's remix carries the Chemical Brothers DNA of Tom Rowlands as a hallmark of quality.
- Angels On Acid – Austin Ato (127 BPM, G Major, KOOKOO): bright, luminous house that balances the weight of the denser tracks.
The chart closes with two Lxury cuts on Fool's Gold Records — Joy Tv and Do This Forever, both at 122 BPM — delivering warm, domestic electronica-house textures that feel like a natural conclusion. It's a chart that doesn't chase big names for credibility; it builds a mood instead. And in that, it's entirely true to what DJ Seinfeld has always been about.
