Back To Mine With Robby East

Robby East is an Amsterdam-based music producer known for his ‘chill’ take on melodic house music. The half Dutch, half South Korean has made significant strides in his career, signing with the esteemed label This Never Happened by Lane 8 in 2022. Shortly after, Robby’s track “Toucan” was the most played song on SiriusXM Chill in May and June 2023. Besides being supported by notable artists like Lane 8, Nora En Pure and Tritonal, Robby’s music has been featured on BBC Radio 1, NPO 3FM and SLAM!FM, cementing his status as an emerging force in the melodic house music scene. His latest single, ‘Melody For The Misfits’ is out now on This Never Happened. To celebrate the release, DMCWorld goes Back To Mine with Robby East.

Lane 8 – Little By Little

Had to kick this off with a Lane 8 track. I love the way the melody and the layers in this one evolve and keep getting more interesting and then it goes back really small again towards the end.

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – The Distance

Really cool breakbeat type track, but when the lead guitar melody comes in it all ties together so nicely. Perfect for an afterparty.

Robyn – With Every Heartbeat

Heard Mees Salomé play this after me at Distant Beach and I can’t believe I had forgotten about this song. It still holds up really well, what a tune.

Ben Böhmer – Purple

I play this one very often, I love the groove and bounciness of it but the chords underneath are also really interesting.

ODESZA, Yellow House – Waiting Forever

The collab we didn’t know we needed – and they made a whole EP together! I never seem to get tired of this song.

Cubicolor – Points Beyond

The sound design on the chord sound is too good. I really love the raw emotion in the vocal as well.

Mondingo, Monoko – Morning Glory

This one is a real gem. Bit more downtempo but the lead melody is crazy.

Tinlicker, Hero Baldwin – Rebirth

This one always brings a nice shift in mood when I play it. Love the organ sound here and the way the track builds up but has that ‘keep falling in love’ phrase repeating throughout almost the entire song.

NTO – Note Blanche

I always love NTO’s moody melodies. I once saw a video of him performing this track live including the (super fast) melody on a xylophone and my mind was completely blown.

Le Youth, Oaks – Paradise

When you see a Le Youth track with a vocalist, you just know the vocal is going to be super good and catchy. Love this one with Oaks a lot. Has that sing-along energy.

Roby East ‘Melody For The Misfits’ is out now on This Never Happened.