1:30 PMClaude responded: Kjartan built his reputation in Reykjavík’s club scene under the alias KjarTMaN, playing venues like Jacobsen, Faktory, and Park while co-founding the “Addicte…Kjartan built his reputation in Reykjavík’s club scene under the alias KjarTMaN, playing venues like Jacobsen, Faktory, and Park while co-founding the “Addicted to Drums” event series and exploring everything from techno to deep house. After stepping away from performing between 2016 and 2023 to focus on sobriety, he returned with a harder, analog-driven sound as Plexcore. In summer 2025, he combined his musical background with his Christian faith to launch Karar, a bongo-driven Tech-House project built on organic percussion and uplifting grooves, releasing his debut 4-track EP on February 27, 2026.
1:30 PMClaude responded: Kjartan built his reputation in Reykjavík’s club scene under the alias KjarTMaN, playing venues like Jacobsen, Faktory, and Park while co-founding the “Addicte…Kjartan built his reputation in Reykjavík’s club scene under the alias KjarTMaN, playing venues like Jacobsen, Faktory, and Park while co-founding the “Addicted to Drums” event series and exploring everything from techno to deep house. After stepping away from performing between 2016 and 2023 to focus on sobriety, he returned with a harder, analog-driven sound as Plexcore. In summer 2025, he combined his musical background with his Christian faith to launch Karar, a bongo-driven Tech-House project built on organic percussion and uplifting grooves, releasing his debut 4-track EP on February 27, 2026.
1:30 PMClaude responded: Kjartan built his reputation in Reykjavík’s club scene under the alias KjarTMaN, playing venues like Jacobsen, Faktory, and Park while co-founding the “Addicte…Kjartan built his reputation in Reykjavík’s club scene under the alias KjarTMaN, playing venues like Jacobsen, Faktory, and Park while co-founding the “Addicted to Drums” event series and exploring everything from techno to deep house. After stepping away from performing between 2016 and 2023 to focus on sobriety, he returned with a harder, analog-driven sound as Plexcore. In summer 2025, he combined his musical background with his Christian faith to launch Karar, a bongo-driven Tech-House project built on organic percussion and uplifting grooves, releasing his debut 4-track EP on February 27, 2026.
Summer is about to kick off this month, and Dave Richards is taking back the wheels of plastic and aluminum to bring you an all MK837 mix featuring our releases from May through June. You’re not going to want to miss this as we’ll be starting off nice and smooth with Miguel Montez and eventually kicking up the heat with tracks from Francisco Samuel and Matke / Minitronik. Check that your shoes are tied because this one will have you out of your seat!
Summer is about to kick off this month, and Dave Richards is taking back the wheels of plastic and aluminum to bring you an all MK837 mix featuring our releases from May through June. You’re not going to want to miss this as we’ll be starting off nice and smooth with Miguel Montez and eventually kicking up the heat with tracks from Francisco Samuel and Matke / Minitronik. Check that your shoes are tied because this one will have you out of your seat!
Celebrating 15 years of MK837 with five hand-numbered collector’s CDs. Each disc mixed by Dave Richards spans our evolution from hard techno to deep house – over 6 hours of continuous mixing that captures our underground sound and pays tribute to classic series like DJ-Kicks and Global Underground.
