Fritz Kalkbrenner glides back into focus with the quietly stunning When I See You

Fritz Kalkbrenner doesn’t need to shout to be heard. On When I See You, the Berlin mainstay leans into restraint, delivering a deep house cut that simmers rather than burns. It’s the kind of track that catches you off guard — not with bold hooks, but with emotional clarity and a groove that creeps under the skin.

Built on finely detailed percussion, soft-saturated chords and a pulse that never forces the moment, the track moves with grace. At its heart is a soulful female vocal, blurred at the edges, delivered like a thought half-remembered. It’s intimate and quietly captivating, the sort of touch that adds weight without ever overstating itself.

Having just come off a standout set at Ibiza’s Cova Santa, Kalkbrenner slips this one into the world like a late-night postcard. The energy is there, but it’s wrapped in warmth and nuance — a soundtrack for dusk rather than peak time.

A remix from Super Flu is already on the horizon, which should send the track spinning in a new direction. But the original doesn’t chase trends. It knows exactly where it wants to sit.

When I See You is house music for grown-ups — unflashy, deeply felt, and endlessly playable.

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