CRi makes electronic music that feels personal without getting soft around the edges. The writing has melody, the drums still move, and the best tracks carry that rare balance where a vocal can feel intimate while the production keeps the record useful for DJs. That is why songs like “Never Really Get There,” “I Can Make It,” “Losing My Mind,” “Gemini,” “To You,” and “A Smile With Scars” work across Anjunadeep fans, indie-electronic listeners, and people who need a real song before a dance track fully clicks.
The easy version of this list would be a pile of obvious Anjunadeep names. That would miss the point. CRi’s own mixes and collaborations point toward a wider lane: vocal-led melodic house, indie electronic, deeper club music, and artists who can make small details feel important without burying the song.
We started with three Magnetic Magazine Recordings artists that fit the emotional and melodic side of CRi’s catalog, then moved into names connected through CRi’s set history, remixes, collaborations, and nearby listening lane. Follow our melodic house playlist below first, because this is where we keep records that sit close to this pocket: vocal-led melodic house, progressive house, organic-leaning club records, and newer artists we are actively backing.
Our Handpicked List Of Artists Who Sound Like CRi
Laure
Laure is the Magnetic Magazine Recordings artist I would put first for CRi fans because “Moon Whispers” has the same patient emotional center that makes CRi’s softer records work. Magnetic covered Laure’s debut label release in this interview around “Moon Whispers”, and the track fits the CRi lane through tone, pacing, and melodic restraint.
The track does not need to push hard to keep attention. It lets the main idea settle in, then keeps the arrangement moving underneath it. That is exactly the kind of writing CRi fans tend to respond to when they want emotion and motion in the same record.
Night Breeze
Night Breeze is the Magnetic Magazine Recordings pick for CRi fans who like electronic music with a real instrumental feel. “Wanaka Springs” has guitar-led movement, steady drums, and a patient melodic idea that keeps the track from feeling like generic playlist house. Magnetic paired the release with a Magnetic Mix feature from Night Breeze, which makes this one a natural internal link.
The CRi connection comes through in the way the track feels played rather than assembled. The parts move with intention, and the arrangement has enough warmth to work for headphone listening while still keeping a DJ-friendly shape.
pørtl
pørtl fits CRi fans from the production side. “Elodie” has a thoughtful melodic shape, a measured arrangement, and enough detail in the synth work to reward repeat listens. Magnetic covered the track through a premiere for “Elodie” and later a feature on Ben Pierre’s remix, so this entry gives you a label artist and a clean internal-link path.
CRi’s best records often work because the details feel musical before they feel technical. “Elodie” has that same quality. The melody carries the track, and the production keeps adding small changes without turning the arrangement into clutter.
Romain Garcia
Romain Garcia belongs here because the CRi connection is direct. “A Smile With Scars” appears on CRi’s AMi Vol. 1 release, and Romain brings a melodic, emotional, Parisian electronic angle that fits the lane without sounding like a copy. His work usually has color, groove, and a sense of movement that feels a little looser than the most polished melodic house records.
“A Smile With Scars” is the starting point because it shows what happens when CRi’s song-first instincts meet Romain Garcia’s melodic phrasing. The vocal fragments, chords, and groove all sit in the same emotional pocket, and the result feels natural for fans of CRi’s newer material.
Kloyd
Kloyd is one of the better deeper pulls here because CRi played “0101” in his Anjunadeep Edition 441 mix, and the fit is obvious once you hear it. Kloyd’s music has a melancholic, vocal-fragmented electronic feel that sits close to CRi’s more intimate side without falling into the same formula.
“0101” works because it has a human vocal presence, a detailed electronic frame, and a sense of emotional restraint. It gives CRi fans a smaller artist to dig into, and it keeps the list from leaning too heavily on the standard melodic house circuit.
Amtrac
Amtrac earns a spot because CRi included “So Afraid” in his Anjunadeep Edition 441 tracklist, and that tells you the connection is based on actual set context rather than lazy genre matching. Amtrac brings indie-dance songwriting, house structure, and a bit of analog grit into a format that CRi fans should understand fast.
“So Afraid” is the pick here because it has the vocal line, the groove, and the kind of understated tension that keeps the record moving. It is a good recommendation for CRi fans who want something slightly less Anjunadeep-coded and a little closer to indie dance.
SWIM
SWIM is a smart deeper pick because CRi played “Love” in the same Anjunadeep Edition 441 mix, and the track has the kind of direct emotional pull that fits this search. This is exactly the kind of recommendation that gets lost when lists rely on the usual big names.
“Love” has a tender vocal center, steady electronic movement, and enough character to feel personal without drifting away from dance music. If CRi is your entry point into softer melodic electronic records, SWIM gives you another artist to follow before the algorithm pushes you back toward the obvious names.
Miette Hope
Miette Hope is a direct CRi collaborator through “Outline,” and that makes her a useful recommendation for anyone who likes the vocal intimacy in CRi’s music. Her voice has the kind of close, unforced quality that can make a dance track feel personal without turning it into a pure pop record.
“Outline” works because the production leaves room for the vocal to lead while still keeping a steady electronic pulse underneath it. CRi fans who came in through “I Can Make It” or “Never Really Get There” should connect with this one fast.
Nicky Elisabeth
Nicky Elisabeth fits CRi fans because she shares that artist-performer angle where the vocal and production feel tied together from the start. She also connects directly to CRi through “This Is Our Life,” which gives this recommendation a real reason to be here beyond shared playlist placement.
“This Is Our Life” is the track to use because it has vocal focus, melodic shape, and enough club movement to fit inside CRi’s current Anjunadeep lane. It feels personal, but it still has the kind of motion that keeps the track useful outside a quiet listening context.
Bob Moses
Bob Moses are the bigger name here, but the connection is direct enough to earn the slot. CRi remixed “Hanging On,” and the overlap makes sense: vocal-led electronic writing, band-adjacent structure, and production that still understands club movement. Magnetic has also covered Bob Moses through their sound pack feature, so this entry can carry a useful internal link.
“Hanging On” in CRi’s remix is the move because it puts the connection right in front of the reader. The song already has the emotional center, and CRi’s version moves it into a deeper electronic frame that fits this list perfectly.
Follow Our Melodic House Playlist For More Artists Like CRi
If you came here looking for artists who sound like CRi, save our melodic house playlist below. We built it for vocal-led melodic house, progressive house, indie-leaning electronic records, and newer artists who understand how to make dance music feel like songwriting.
Follow it on Spotify, save the records that hit, and keep it nearby when you want new melodic house without getting pushed back into the same overused recommendations.
Will Vance is a professional music producer who has been involved in the industry for the better part of a decade and has been the managing editor at Magnetic Magazine since mid-2022. In that time period, he has published thousands of articles on music production, industry think pieces and educational articles about the music industry. Over the last decade as a professional music producer, Will Vance has also ran multiple successful and highly respected record labels in the industry, including Where The Heart Is Records as well as having launched a new label with a focus on community through Magnetic Magazine. When not running these labels or producing his own music, Vance is likely writing for other top industry sites like Waves or the Hyperbits Masterclass or working on his upcoming book on mindfulness in music production. On the rare chance he's not thinking about music production, he's probably running a game of Dungeons and Dragons with his friends which he has been the dungeon master for for many years.
