Refuge Saturday Daytime: Kyle Watson & Guests

Who they are

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  Kyle Watson

  Johannesburg, South Africa · 4 bookings since Nov 2024

  “Kyle Watson has carved out a distinctive space in the global house music landscape, known for his fusion of cutting-edge sound design, deep basslines, and chunky, percussive grooves.”

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  Kyle Watson has carved out a distinctive space in the global house music landscape, known for his fusion of cutting-edge sound design, deep basslines, and chunky, percussive grooves. His sound blends underground grit with forward-thinking production - music built to hit just as hard on a festival rig as it does through headphones. Early releases like ‘Watermelons’, ‘Moments’, and ‘Don’t Talk’ connected on dancefloors in the US and South America, breaking him out of the South African scene and earning global attention. Since then, he’s delivered standout records on labels like Catch & Release, Realm, Black Book and DFTD, with tracks like ‘The Afterhours’, ‘Magic Carpet’ and his remix of Sage The Gemini’s ‘Gas Pedal’ receiving widespread support. As co-founder of No Context Records (launched alongside his wife in 2023) Kyle has created a platform for innovative, bassline-driven house music that pushes new and established artists in the scene. Backed by tastemakers like Chris Lake, John Summit, and Gorgon City, Kyle’s sound has taken him worldwide - from EDC to Coachella, Lollapalooza Brazil and Ultra South Africa to headline shows across the USA, Australia, New Zealand, and his home turf of South Africa. Now based in the UK, Kyle continues to push boundaries with no signs of slowing down.
  SoundCloud ↗Bandcamp ↗Discography ↗
  Their RA profile lists Ultra Records, Armada Music, Atlantic Records, DFTD and 3 more.

  Recently at Under the K Bridge, Musica Club NYC · often with Italomatic, Maya Jane Coles, DJ Minx, none of them here on Saturday