Mad Rey
Paris house lifer tightening the groove into percussive tech house.
Based in Paris, France
His records pair springy house drums and dub-mix negative space with raw electronic textures, warm low end and small melodic flashes. The 2026 nomad EP pushes through deep house, minimal and tech-house territory; expect the Trabendo set to emphasize percussion and sound-system weight.
More about Mad Rey
Quentin Leroy emerged from the D.KO Records circle, a Paris label active since 2013, and co-founded the small-run electronic and hip-hop imprint Red Lebanese. Early D.KO records such as Quartier Sex placed him in the 2010s French house revival, while later releases for Rekids, Ed Banger and Yoyaku connected that scene to larger club networks.
Playing
- 2026-11-07 23:59 · Pitchfork Club Night · Trabendo
Labels
Start here
- nomad EP (2026) · Yoyaku
Five spacious dub mixes marking his sharper, percussion-led club turn. - please don't wait (2025) · Red Lebanese / D.KO Records
His debut album: warm house grooves stretched into patient dub versions. - B.R.O (2021) · Ed Banger Records
Compact French house pressure, including the Jwles-fronted Joe Da Zin.
Worked with
- Jwles featured on Joe Da Zin
- Mézigue split the Spliff Shit EP
- Blasé forthcoming collaborative project
For fans of
Mézigue, LB aka LABAT, Flabaire, Neue Grafik, Busy POfficial links
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