lovetempo
also plays Berlin — 1 night
lovetempo is the brainchild of Mattie Safer, known for his work as the singer and bassist of Poolside and The Rapture. Since its inception, Safer has fused saudade sentimentality and jazz-funk excursions with modern dancefloor sensibilities. Through body, soul, and basslines, lovetempo explores the triumphs and travails of the heart. “lovetempo is in many ways the perfect musical project for me,” says Safer. “It gives me an avenue to explore the soul, disco, and house music that makes up my list of desert island delights, and the mental space to work through the loneliness, longing, and sublime sweetness of modern romance with my lyrics.”
lovetempo’s most recent EP is Live Or Die By Love, released in February 2025 on toucan sounds. The four-track release includes three original songs—the 90s house-influenced anthem "Live Or Die By Love", and two smooth disco cuts, "We Can Make It Happen" and "Part-Time Love Affair"—plus a remix of the title track by house music legend (and longtime Frankie Knuckles collaborator) Eric Kupper. The title track premiered on Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide FM radio program and was featured on Laurent Garnier’s [DEEP]search FIP radio show. Tracks from the EP have appeared on Spotify’s ‘Metropolis’ and ‘Jazz House’ playlists and were added to rotation at KCRW, KEXP, and Jazz FM, among others.
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“Maybe In Another Life”, released in November 2024, is lovetempo’s most impactful single to date—a slow-burning disco groove driven by soaring strings, heartache, and undeniable rhythm. The track received widespread airplay on BBC 6Music, KCRW, and Jazz FM, earned placements on Spotify’s ‘Pollen’ and ‘Fresh Finds’ playlists, and was championed by Gilles Peterson across both BBC and Worldwide FM. A remix by Bosq brought the tune deeper into global dancefloor territory.
In April 2025, lovetempo released the But I Do (Extended) EP on Razor-N-Tape, expanding the original single (a collaboration with Dougie Stu of Brijean) with DJ-focused remixes from Crackazat, Daisybelle, and From House To Disco. The extended package further cemented Safer’s place in the international underground dance scene.
In May, Safer collaborated with UK producer Sasha GiGi on the single “All My Life.” The track has been featured on Spotify’s ‘Pollen,’ ‘Metropolis,’ ‘All New Dance,’ and ‘UK House Music’ playlists, and received airplay on BBC Radio 1.
lovetempo’s journey began with a self-titled 2023 debut EP on Razor-N-Tape, which garnered critical acclaim and extensive radio support from KCRW and Worldwide FM. That release led to a U.S. tour with 79.5 and headlining shows in New York, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and Austin.
Recent live highlights include a performance for WFUV and Co-Sign as part of New York Music Month. As a DJ, Safer has played recent sets in NYC, LA, San Francisco, Hawaii, and Mexico. He also contributed a DJ mix to Razor-N-Tape’s Apple Music DJ series. And recently released an extended version of “Same Ole Love” The Sunset Manifesto Vol. 2 compilation on Too Slow To Disco, as well as a remix for NY indie darlings GIFT.
Their Resident Advisor profile, in full and unedited.
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Records out on Razor-N-Tape, Toucan Sounds, Northern Spy and Captured Tracks. — their own list on Resident Advisor
The nights
2026
- Fri 21 AugDanger Dangertheir 7th night · LEONG
- Fri 17 JulDanger Dangertheir 6th night · Malachi
- Fri 26 JunDanger Dangertheir 5th night · LEONG
- Fri 29 MayDanger Dangertheir 4th night · LEONG
- Fri 17 AprDanger Dangertheir 3rd night · LEONG
- Fri 20 MarDanger Dangertheir 2nd night · LEONG
- Fri 23 JanDanger Dangerfirst time · LEONG
- Sat 10 JanThe Sultan Roomfirst time
2024 — 3 nights
- Tue 31 Dec 2024Good Roomtheir 5th night
- Fri 15 Nov 2024Good Roomtheir 4th night
- Sat 24 Feb 2024Good Roomtheir 3rd night
2023 — 2 nights
- Sun 31 Dec 2023Good Roomtheir 2nd night
- Sat 21 Oct 2023Good Roomfirst time
Their rooms
One tick a night, on the one axis this page has — Aug 2023, where the listings start, to Jan 2027, the last night anybody has announced. The shaded end has not happened yet.
- Danger Dangera standing night, most Fridays · Jan 2026 – Aug 20267 nights
- Good RoomOct 2023 – Dec 20245 nights
Once each: The Sultan Room.
Who they play with
Counted from the bills themselves, over bills of twelve names or fewer. A pair's count includes a night that is announced and not yet played; where there is one, the row says when.
- LEONGDanger Danger ×7 · Jan 2026 – Aug 20267 nights
- Billy CaldwellGood Room ×4 · Dec 2023 – Dec 20244 nights
- Justin StraussGood Room ×4 · Dec 2023 – Dec 20244 nights
- LovieGood Room ×2 · Oct 2023 – Dec 20232 nights
On record
- 2026There Is A Light ↗main
- 2025All My Life ↗main
- 2025But I Do ↗main
- 2025Doin’ It All 4 U EP ↗remix
- 2025Heady Remix Collector ↗remix
- 2025Illuminator (Deluxe) ↗remix
- 2025Live Or Die By Love EP ↗main
- 2025Too Slow To Disco Neo: The Sunset Manifesto Volume 2 ↗track appearance
2 more, back to 2022
- 2023Untitled ↗main
- 2022Family Affair Vol.2 ↗track appearance
Every one of these resolves on Discogs; the ones that do not are not printed. What Discogs files them under is not printed either — its label column carries mix series as if they were imprints.
The nights, the rooms and the bills are the listings themselves. The biography and the labels are Resident Advisor's. The records are Discogs'. Nothing on this page was written for it.