AFFKT returns to Sincopat with “Rewind,” a new single that dropped back in late May, featuring a remix by Musumeci. Following the path of his recent “No Signal” release, AFFKT brings together indie-pop influence, electronic production detail, and club tension, shaping a record that reflects on time, presence, and the urgency of living in the moment.
The original version of “Rewind” moves with a tight groove, low-end pressure, layered synth work, and lyrics written by AFFKT himself. Musumeci’s remix reshapes the track from a deeper house angle, stretching the rhythm, reorganizing the core elements, and giving the release a second version built for more patient dancefloor spaces. The package also includes the extended mix, original mix, and extended dub mix.
In the conversation below, Musumeci @musumecirules) talks about resonance, impact, shared memory, and why he does not separate the dancefloor from the rest of music’s life. His answers are calm and reflective, with less focus on recognition and more on expression, process, and how people make their own meaning from what they hear. For a remix tied to a track about time and the present moment, that perspective fits naturally.
Interview With Musumeci
When did you first sense that your music resonated with people beyond the dancefloor?
To be honest, I have never really separated the dancefloor from everything else. Music has always had the ability to travel far beyond the place where it was originally intended to be heard.
Today, people discover and experience music in countless different contexts: at home, while traveling, at work, through social media, films, or playlists. Electronic music is no exception. So rather than identifying a specific moment when I realized my music resonated beyond the dancefloor, I would say that this has become a natural characteristic of how music is consumed in the modern age.
Have you witnessed moments where your DJing influenced someone’s life or creative direction?
I honestly cannot tell whether anyone has been inspired by my DJing, and I do not think I am the right person to judge that. If my work has influenced someone’s life or creative direction, it is probably something others would be better placed to say.
As artists, we rarely have a clear perspective on our own impact. I prefer to focus on what I do and let people decide for themselves whether it resonates with them or inspires them in some way.
In your view, what part do DJs play in shaping shared memories and collective emotion?
DJs choose the moment. The venue sets the landscape. Music does the rest. We can create the conditions for a shared experience, and the emotions and memories that emerge from it belong to the people on the dancefloor. That is where collective emotion is born.
Is there a contribution you have made that feels meaningful to you, regardless of recognition?
What feels meaningful to me has little to do with recognition. It is something personal that exists independently of what people may think or say about it.
I do not see myself as making a contribution, honestly. I am simply trying to express myself and tell my story through music. That is enough reason for me to keep doing it.
How do you create space to give back to your community while continuing to grow creatively?
To me, creative growth is just a reflection of the path I have chosen and the reasons that drive me to make music. I am not searching for ways to give something back. I simply express what I feel. If that connects with people or means something to them, that is a consequence of the process, not its objective.
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.
