Max Sinàl comes onto Soul Quest Records’ 2026 with Healing EP, a four-track release that connects deep house, broken beat, soul, and garage-rooted rhythm with a personal story running underneath it. The EP arrives on vinyl, digital, and streaming formats through Soul Quest Records, where Max also serves as co-founder.
The concept behind Healing EP is direct. Each track reflects a different chapter in Max’s life, tied to mental wellbeing, pressure, family, isolation, and recovery. That kind of framing can fall apart fast when the music leans too heavily on backstory, yet this release keeps the writing inside the groove and lets each track carry its own role.
The opener, “Reflection,” sets the tone with warm Rhodes chords, deep house movement, and trumpet from longtime collaborator KingCrowney. It has the feel of a producer looking inward while still keeping the track useful for DJs who want musicality without losing floor function.
Deep House With Real Personal Context
“Maya” shifts the EP into a tougher, more garage-influenced pocket. Written as a tribute to Max’s daughter, it brings swung drums, a direct bassline, and a clear sense of warmth. It feels grounded in responsibility and forward motion, which gives the track an emotional center without softening the production too much.
“Alone” is where the EP moves into broken beat territory, and it may be the most revealing track here. The vocal sampling feels fragile, the percussion is detailed, and the chords carry a sense of distance that fits the title without turning the track into something heavy-handed. Max clearly understands how to build vulnerability into a rhythm section, and that is a difficult balance to get right.
The closing title track, “Healing,” reunites Max with Liv East after “Intentions,” their 2025 collaboration that picked up serious traction across DJs, press, and listeners. Liv’s vocal sits naturally inside Max’s soulful production, and the track closes the EP with acceptance rather than a forced resolution.
Max Sinàl’s Soul Quest Records Era
Max’s background gives this release extra context. With over 25 years behind the decks, roots in East London pirate radio, and recent recognition from DJ Mag and Blues & Soul, he has already built a credible place in the current soulful house conversation. Healing EP feels like a release that uses that experience without turning it into nostalgia.
That is where the EP works best. It sounds like club music made by someone who understands life outside the club. The rhythms are functional, the production is polished, and the emotional direction gives the project a clear throughline across all four tracks.
Healing EP is personal without becoming overly explanatory, and it gives Soul Quest Records a considered first release of 2026. For listeners who follow deep house, broken beat, and soul-led club music, this is a release built with detail, intention, and lived experience in the frame.
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.
