Arkatekt

No boundaries, no rules and no restrictions. This philosophy underpins Raman Gill’s work, whether that be creating mesmerising dark dancefloor destroyers as Arkatekt or fusing deeper organic, ethnic and electronic grooves for his Solar Kings project. It is the drive to break down barriers, innovate and create freely that has seen Arkatekt’s immediately identifiable sonic stamp, imprint itself all over the Beatport charts with hits in both techno and melodic house genres. Dig into the producer’s history and you unearth the source of this free-flowing approach to creativity and expression. Growing up in Toronto, he was immersed in different cultures and exposed to a diverse palette of sounds including Punjabi, Middle Eastern, African and Latin music. Later, it would be dance music legends Daft Punk who would ignite his passion for