Saktu cuts deep with vinyl-only Fucha EP on HEISENBERG
There’s vinyl, and then there’s the kind of wax that DJs whisper about in record stores before it inevitably disappears into Discogs price hikes. Saktu’s new Fucha EP on his own HEISENBERG label already feels like one of those records. Pressed in black and a limited transparent blue, the four-tracker landed August 29 and wasted no time in climbing to #1 on both the Deep House and Minimal House charts within its first week.
Minimal doesn’t always age well, but Saktu knows how to sculpt it into something durable. Across “Fucha,” “Imatra,” “Temoa,” and “Chomdao,” he locks into the kind of late-night hypnosis that DJs rely on when they want to stretch time without losing pressure. Sleek grooves, basslines that roll just a little off-center, and textures you feel more than you hear — it’s the kind of work that rewards both the obsessive digger and the 6 a.m. dancer.
Saktu has been orbiting this sound for over 25 years, long before minimal was a hashtag or a marketing lane. The respect runs deep: Villalobos, Raresh, Sonja Moonear, Apollonia, Magda, Carola, and Traumer all draw from his cuts. He’s a lifer, not a tourist, and the Fucha EP is another reminder that his fingerprints are all over the lineage of modern minimal.
HEISENBERG, meanwhile, has quietly carved out a reputation as one of Europe’s most reliable vinyl outlets. Over the last decade, the label has balanced chart-topping releases with an almost purist devotion to vinyl, curating showcases across the continent and pushing artists who view music less as a product and more as an artifact.
In an era drowning in uploads, Fucha EP feels tactile, intentional, stubbornly timeless. It’s the kind of record that doesn’t just sit in your bag — it becomes a tool you measure nights against.
Saktu – Fucha EP
Label: HEISENBERG
Catalogue: HSBRGV014
Format: Vinyl only (black & transparent blue)
Tracklist:
A1: Fucha
A2: Imatra
B1: Temoa
B2: Chomdao
