Khen's mesmerizing, slow-burning techno is making an Impact

You've had quite the year: collaborating with Guy J, releasing on Bedrock and a new EP on its way. Tell me how you came together with Guy J and what it was like to work with him.

It’s actually been not only Guy J, but the whole crew. I met Guy J through Sahar Z and Guy Mantzur, who were good friends of mine. I was making a lot of tracks with Guy Mantzur, six or seven years ago. I met Guy J very organically when he played in Israel. We had good chemistry, kept in touch and then he launched Lost & Found so I sent him some music and ended up releasing my first EP there, ‘Secret Shining’ in 2015. Last year, when I was working on my album, I spoke with Guy J about making a mini-LP. Guy J releases something called the ‘Lost & Found Edition’ once or twice a year: five tracks, a mini-LP. We spoke about making something like this, but after I finished the second track called ‘Authentica’, I really felt like I wanted to make a full album. It felt like the right moment. The track felt like the start to an album.

Then, I spoke with Guy and we decided to make one track together for the album. It turned out so great.

What's coming up for you next?

I have an EP on Vivrant, Jeremy Olander’s imprint, that’ll be out at the end of June. Two tracks. I’m really excited about it.

My last tour was in the US for the first time, in New York, LA and SF. Then I played in Europe and Tel Aviv, the next will be the Americas, from North to South. I’ll start in Philadelphia with Guy J, then play in Playa Del Carmen, then Toronto for a huge Lost & Found party. It'll be first time in Toronto, with all the crew! From there, I head to Argentina, whcih is always incredible for us.

Tell me about the mix you made for us.

I usually choose three or four tracks that I want to put into a mix specifically, then I find other tracks to complete the picture. For now, I put one of the tracks from my next EP in it. Some upcoming Lost & Found releases, one from Eli Nissan. The other stuff is music I really like, but it’ll be different from a live show. You should enjoy listening to this in the car, in your headphones, at home… that’s my goal.

Track List:

Khen & Guy J 'Prism' (Intro)

Feri 'Recall' (rAin Remix)

Roger Martinez 'Aether' (Silk Mix)

Eli Nissan 'Liquid Starts'

Collective Machine 'Midnight Crystal'

Cid Inc 'Arcane'

Galestain feat. Mira 'Tell Me' (Ezequiel Arias Space Mix)

Super Flu 'K5000'

Damabiah 'Sur Les Genoux De L'Automne' (Henry Saiz Remix)

Khen 'Cornfields'

Stelios Vassiloudis 'Saturday Sky'