Skipson – Back In The Box EP [La Peña]

Skipson – Back In The Box EP [La Peña]

After a five-year hiatus, German record label La Peña returns with a fresh title signed by Berlin-based DJ and producer Skipson. Titled “Back In The Box EP”, the record includes six stripped-down tracks that find themselves somewhere at the intersection of downtempo, deep house and minimal, making them intriguing functional tools perfect for the afterhours. The artwork is signed by Aoki & Matsumoto.

Founded by Arno Völker in 2007 as a platform for friends to meet up, live jam and release the music they love, La Peña steadily grew into a record label, with the first vinyl being pressed one year later, in 2008. Aside from the label head himself, the collective also includes artists like Carsten Schuchmann, Christian Burkhardt, David Schaller, Dorian Paic, Fimo, Frank Heinrich, Martin Swanstein, Miguel Ayala, Moritz Piske and Sascha Dive. There’s also an offshoot venture linked to the main label named La Peña Shots, which enjoys an extended catalogue featuring top names in the underground electronic music scene.

Known for his laidback, morning sets at Berlin’s most renowned venues, Skipson elegantly blends various genres with modern minimal aesthetics, smoothly balancing release and tension on the dancefloor. Over time, he released some of his music through labels like Quintessentials, Raum…musik, Maria Colors, Deep Vibes Recordings, Rue De Plaisance and DreamAwake.

Side A opens with the warm sounds of “Boomerang” laying out a chilled groove led by a gliding melody and tight-cut vocals, followed by “Thx To The Universe” which picks up the pace and goes straight to 124 bpm of pure harmony and nostalgia as shuffling wood snares merge with sustained pads, ethereal vocal inserts and crisp drumming patterns. “Won’t Go” switches gears, dropping an immersive mix of minimal, deep house and funk, perfect for making the dancefloor move in the early hours.

On the B-Side we first find “The Bliss”, and, just as the title implies, expect an amazing cut that samples Gotye’s 2011 hit “Somebody That I Used to Know”, elegantly chopped, pitched down and mixed with a punchy, low-slung rhythm to which an adventurous whistling is added to create an immersive composition. Next up, “Yeah” lowers the tempo and brings broken beats and soulful samples to the journey, while “Melougy” closes the release with clockwork minimal beats and textures that seem transferred from the early ’90s into a modern layout designed for those special 9 AM moments at any party.

Listen to the snippets and grab your vinyl-only copy of Back In The Box EP at deejay.de. The digital release, which includes a bonus track, is scheduled for May 1st on Arno’s official Bandcamp page.

Artist: Skipson
Title: Back In The Box EP
Label: La Peña
Cat. number: LPA026
Release date: 13.04.2026
Format: Vinyl-only ltd. / Digital

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