Retromigration Debuts on KARAMÜRSELLİ With Can’t Go EP

Amsterdam-based Retromigration opens a new chapter with his debut on KARAMÜRSELLİ, the freshly launched parent label from Oath, and the timing feels deliberate. After building momentum through releases on Last Year At Marienbad, he arrives here with Can’t Go, a four-track EP that leans fully into breakbeat pressure while keeping melody and feeling in the foreground. This is club music that moves fast without sounding rushed, and that balance says a lot about where his project sits right now. What makes this release land is how clearly it draws from multiple lineages without sounding like a collage. You can hear traces of soul, jazz, and hip-hop phrasing inside the rhythmic frame, and you can also hear how those ideas are routed through bass music, garage, and jungle logic. It comes across as a producer who understands how different dance styles speak to each other, and who knows how to let that conversation stay fluid instead of boxing it into one lane. A Title Track Built for Motion “Can’t Go” sets the tone immediately. Heavy kicks and sharp high-end percussion lock into a rolling pattern, while echoing bass notes and sparse chords leave just enough room for the vocal sample to take focus. The line “everywhere I turn” works as a hook without turning into a chorus, and that restraint keeps the track moving rather than pausing for emphasis. It feels tuned for late-night rooms where energy builds through repetition instead of big drops. The remix from Amor Satyr and Siu Mata pushes the same idea in a heavier direction. Their version brings the rhythm forward and places the vocal at the center from the opening bars, which gives the track a more direct physical pull. It reads as a practical rework rather than a decorative one, and it fits naturally beside the original instead of competing with it. Four Tracks, One Clear Direction “No More” shifts into a footwork-leaning pattern, with a sharper rhythmic snap and melodic accents that sit high in the mix. It keeps the EP’s forward drive intact while changing the texture, and that contrast keeps the tracklist from flattening out. “Distant” closes things down with fuller harmony and a sax line that adds emotional weight without breaking the dancefloor focus. The breakdown strips layers away gradually, then rebuilds with control, which gives the ending a sense of shape instead of just resolution. From a label perspective, this is a strong opening statement for KARAMÜRSELLİ. The EP connects with Oath’s wider aesthetic while establishing its own voice through tempo and structure. For Retromigration, it feels like a release that ties his past influences to a more direct club language, and that combination works because it stays honest to function. These tracks sound like they were tested against real floors, not just studio ideas. The rollout began January 16, 2026 with the single, followed by the EP on January 30, and the remix release on February 20. Taken together, Can’t Go reads as a focused introduction for the label and a confident step forward for Retromigration’s catalog. The post Retromigration Debuts on KARAMÜRSELLİ With Can’t Go EP appeared first on Magnetic Magazine.