by DJ and producer HAWKEN makes a bold first impression with his debut EP Free Your Mind — reaching #1 on Beatport’s Top 100 MainStage Releases its first week of release.
Released via 13 Records, the two-track project is more than a collection of festival-ready anthems — it’s a personal sonic manifesto from an artist blending rave nostalgia with modern club power.
“I wanted Free Your Mind to sound like 3AM in a Berlin warehouse — but with the hands-in-the-air energy of a mainstage moment,” says HAWKEN. “It’s heavy, melodic, and unapologetically euphoric.”
The title track, Free Your Mind, leads the charge with a thunderous beat and a glimmer of early-2000s rave DNA. Enigmatic vocals rise and fall over pulsing electro-house loops and haunting melodies, creating a tension between dark club intimacy and explosive peak-time release. It’s no surprise the track is already being picked up by DJs across Europe’s summer circuit.
Under The Lights takes a more introspective route, layering progressive grooves with hypnotic vocals and a brooding, melodic techno flair. Where the lead track explodes outward, Under The Lights pulls you inward — a moment of emotional clarity in the middle of a dancefloor storm.
Topping the Beatport charts as an independent debut is no small feat. But it’s not luck, it’s the result of a producer who understands how to craft tracks that work as well in sweaty club basements as they do on global stages.
With Free Your Mind, HAWKEN signals a new chapter in MainStage sound, one that prioritizes melody, movement, and meaning.
Stream it – https://open.spotify.com/album/0QwrKRiEHzDoJJiHxjbj5Y?si=DXHWTDXhRMeX-F6EVoLXkw
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