Berlin’s Shabi lands on Stuck In Time, another imprint nested within the sprawling theBasement Discos network. His debut delivers two tracks, “Round Da Grooves” and “Te Quiero,” adding to a catalogue that already touches Tropical Discos, Groove Culture, Spa Club, Heattraxx, and Large Music, just to name a few. There’s a through-line to his work that reaches back before the decks – Jazz and Funk guitar first pulled him in, and that affection for smooth rhythm and melodic warmth still surfaces across his productions. Berlin’s nightlife provided the context, but the instincts were there long before.

Premiered here, “Te Quiero” wears its heart on its sleeve, the title a direct declaration that the track backs up without hesitation. A Deep House pulse grounds things, steady and unhurried, while mellow synth riffs drift through like late-summer light. The vocal repeats its simple, affectionate phrase, each iteration landing with the weight of a promise, the kind that makes you fall for it. Groovy enough to move the floor, warm enough to mean it. There’s a jazzy ease to the arrangement, a sense that these sounds have been living together for a while and know how to share space.

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