Reclaim Your City 567 | Kai van Dongen

Revving up towards wider recognition the past couple of years, South Africa-born / London-based producer Kai van Dongen has been dishing out peak-time bangers one after the other in recent memory, including top-of-the-range floor-destroying weaponry on labels as diverse as Truncate, 1Ø Pills Mate and New York Haunted. All about paced-up rhythmic onslaughts (that’s a euphemism), incisive breaks from hell and jaw-breaking angularity, clearly his blends are not made to be enjoyed with a scone in one hand and a teacup in the other, or else you’ll need some new tableware and shirt pronto. So what’s van Dongen’s style like for real? Fling a brick in the dishwasher and let it froth to death, that's an idea. Or just hop on board his RYC mix and feel the shockwave. Either way you’ll know for sure.