Lunar City EP by Adham Zahran

Adham Zahran isn’t just another name in house music, he’s one of those producers who seems born to it. Hailing from Egypt and growing up in Alexandria, young Adham began his musical journey listening to lots of minimal and house before learning production and music theory. His sound is steeped in an affection for house in all its shades, and his musical influences resonate mainly from the Detroit culture and sound. Artists like Kyle Hall, Theo Parrish, and Marcellus Pittman.

Adham’s catalogue of music already reads like a tour through the underground. From Galaktika and Manuscript to Moodmusic, Oh! Records, Neovinyl, and a string of others, Zahran has stamped his mark across labels that thrive on quality. Now, with the "Lunar City EP" on Dealt With Records, he continues that trajectory with a body of work that’s both accomplished and adventurous.

His aesthetic breathes a natural affinity for '80s electronica, reimagined through a Detroit house kaleidoscope. Synths from his Nord Lead A1 keyboard to his Novation launch pad and XL controller, these instruments act as conduits of alchemy, coaxing out textures that bring collective goosebumps to the room. On stage, he’s proved himself just as fluid, sharing booths from Cairo to London, Paris to Brussels, with festival slots at Sandbox and Some Weekend, plus turns alongside Claptone at Someday Block Party and at We Play House in Brussels. It’s a résumé that speaks of crossing borders and dancefloors from North Africa to Europe.

The opener, "Some Way Out," has that raw TR-909 energy, as if ripped from 1986 and dropped into today’s late-night circuit. Staccato synth stabs flicker like alarms, jolting you into its world before a spectral beauty takes over - synths drifting skyward like aurora across a black sky. The rhythm is relentless yet never oppressive, pulsing with the sort of momentum you’d expect in Panorama Bar at 4 am, where the music feels endless and chance encounters become stories.

Where its predecessor leans into intensity, "Brass Talk" pares everything back. Minimal, hypnotic, and trippy, it has that after-hours haze where time blurs and the music feels like the only anchor. Synth manipulations create a narcotic swirl - equal parts chilled and urgent - while the breakdown teases a laser-grabbing euphoria before the drums tumble back in. It’s music for deep conversations, laughter, and that final, knowing nod between friends.

The title track, "Lunar City," is cinematic in scope - a voyage through the cosmos with neon trails and basslines heavy enough to ground it in the club. Imagine a vast, dystopian cityscape flickering into focus through clouds of space dust; this is the soundtrack. Dark, deep, and drenched in groove, it’s the cut that’ll trigger fists in the air and eyes closed in sync with its sub bass.

Gentle, contemplative, and radiant, "Waking Up" opens like the first shafts of morning sunlight through half-drawn curtains. A calm introduction builds into something more playful - a deep, funky bassline propelling the track into club territory. The synth motif, spiralling like a distorted carousel, brings both oddness and beauty. It’s deep house at its most elegant: dreamlike yet dance-ready.

Adham Zahran - Lunar City EP
Release Date 17th October 2025
Label Dealt With Records

Tracklist
1. Adham Zahran - Some Way Out
2. Adham Zahran - Brass Talk
3. Adham Zahran - Lunar City
4. Adham Zahran - Waking Up