Before this Barcelona-residing Montrealist stretched out on his own with 2011′s The Lights EP on Pelican Fly, he’d already made a name for himself as a tireless activist and facilitator of forward-looking celebrations. His hometown throwdown ‘Boomclap’, linked the great and good in low frequencies across the globe, and this year’s mixes for Rinse FM and URB have won him fans from aspiring DJs, festival headliners, and soulful ravers alike. His productions demonstrate an innate grasp of sensual alien jams, combining all the familiar elements of footwork, R&B, and instrumental rap: in short, he speaks in tongues we can all understand. Whether he’s operating on his own or teaming up with DJ Sliink or Night Slugs’ wonder-kid Morri$, Sinjin Hawke has the golden touch that brings technicolor to the most monochrome of clubs, creating the kind of atmosphere that brings all us a bit closer together – in a sleep-over kind of way.