Ferré’s KODE EP lands through Infinite Pleasure with a sound that feels rooted in Rotterdam’s club culture while pulling from house, hip-hop, electro, Batida, African disco, and breaks. The Rotterdam artist has built a reputation around rhythmic range, and this release leans into that strength without losing its center.
There is a clear physicality to the EP. Ferré understands how to keep a track moving through percussion, bass pressure, and small rhythmic turns, and that gives KODE a loose, human feel even when the production stays tight. His Cape Verdean roots also give the project a deeper musical frame, especially in the way rhythm carries the emotional tone rather than sitting underneath it as decoration.
Ferré is also tied closely to Rotterdam’s wider music community.
As a driving force behind the WORM Rotterdam night program and one of the founders of ANDA Electronix, he has been active in building spaces where left-field electronic music, club culture, and global rhythm can meet in a real room. KODE EP reflects that same mentality: open-minded, rhythm-led, and built for DJs who like records with personality.
Ferré KODE EP On Infinite Pleasure
The strongest part of KODE EP is how naturally Ferré moves between club references. The music touches house and electro, though it never sits still inside one fixed category for too long. Break-driven rhythm, African-inspired movement, and low-end pressure all appear across the release, giving the EP a shape that feels designed for selectors who want records that can redirect a set without derailing it.
That kind of flexibility is useful. A record like this can work in the earlier part of the night, where DJs are opening up the room, or deeper into a set, where a rhythmic left turn can reset attention. Ferré’s production keeps enough edge to feel current, while the groove choices point back toward a broader lineage of dance music that values swing, syncopation, and physical response.
The Infinite Pleasure release context also fits. The label gives the EP enough space to feel exploratory without making it overly abstract. Ferré is clearly thinking like a DJ and programmer here, building music that can connect different corners of a night through rhythm rather than obvious genre signaling.
Rotterdam Club Music With Global Rhythm
Ferré’s background helps explain why KODE EP feels so connected to place and movement. Rotterdam has long supported artists who move outside neat club categories, and Ferré’s work with WORM and ANDA Electronix puts him close to the kind of community where those ideas can develop in public.
What makes this EP click is the balance between structure and looseness. The tracks feel club-ready, yet they still carry small production choices that reward closer listening: a rhythmic switch, a bass movement, a percussion detail, or a synth line that shifts the track’s direction without taking over.
KODE EP gives Ferré a focused release that connects his DJ instincts, cultural background, and community work into one clear statement. For listeners who follow house, breaks, electro, Batida-adjacent rhythm, and Rotterdam’s left-field club scene, this one deserves attention.
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.
