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.
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.
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.
It’s that time once again when Dave Richards comes out of his impenetrable bunker from deep within the South to spin some tunage for you and your friends. Respect to the wheels of plastic and aluminum that have carried Dave this far in life. Respect to the artists and labels featured on this mix.
It’s that time once again when Dave Richards comes out of his impenetrable bunker from deep within the South to spin some tunage for you and your friends. Respect to the wheels of plastic and aluminum that have carried Dave this far in life. Respect to the artists and labels featured on this mix.
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.
