Kelbin
Kelbin is a Venice-born producer working across liquid funk, UK garage, future garage and bass-influenced drum & bass. He emerged around 2015 and released his debut album EFYL in 2021. His music has appeared on labels including Tabula Rasa and TWTW Global.
Public biographical detail beyond place and dates is limited, but Kelbin’s entry into the scene is traceable through releases and remixes from 2015 onward. He built an international profile through label work and a high‑profile remix in early 2023, while maintaining active artist pages on SoundCloud, Bandcamp and Spotify.
As a producer Kelbin’s sound blends liquid and garage vocabularies. Expect warm, reverb‑soaked pads and chord work typical of liquid funk paired with the shuffled, syncopated percussion of UK garage and future garage. His production routinely uses pitched vocal chops and short delay throws to create melodic hooks, while drum programming favours tight snare/ghost‑snare patterns, crisp hi‑hat placement and swung shuffles rather than straight four‑on‑the‑floor or purely amen‑based breaks.
Low‑end design is a consistent focus: sub‑weight is handled with rounded sine/sub layers beneath mid‑range bass harmonics, and basslines often sit in a rhythmically syncopated pocket that borrows from garage timing while keeping the forward motion of drum & bass. Atmosphere is layered via atmospheric pads and tape‑style saturation on stems; percussion edits and micro‑edits give tracks a polished, modern mixdown. Across EFYL and his singles on Tabula Rasa and TWTW Global, these elements recur as signature moves rather than one‑off touches.
Kelbin’s career highlights include the EFYL album (2021) and releases on Tabula Rasa and TWTW Global. He has worked directly with producers and vocalists such as Kinoteki, Thys (Noisia) and Nikki Nair; those credits show up as collaborations or production links rather than anonymous ghostwork. In January 2023 Kelbin’s remix of Daphni’s “Cloudy” received notable support from DJs including Four Tet, Ben UFO and Floating Points — airplay that materially raised his international profile.
Besides studio work Kelbin performs DJ sets internationally, translating his production sensibility to live programming and track selection. He uses his online presence on SoundCloud, Bandcamp and Spotify to share releases, DJ mixes and remixes, providing the primary public outlets for new material and verified credits.
Concretely: Kelbin is a Venice‑based producer active since about 2015, author of the 2021 album EFYL, a contributor to Tabula Rasa and TWTW Global releases, a collaborator with Kinoteki, Thys (Noisia) and Nikki Nair, the remixer behind the January 2023 Daphni “Cloudy” remix that earned support from Four Tet, Ben UFO and Floating Points, and an international DJ who maintains profiles on SoundCloud, Bandcamp and Spotify.
