After a strong run of releases on Secret Fusion, Nothing Is Real, and Sprechen earlier this year, NYC-based producer Evan Michael now lands on HIFI/LOFI Records and unveils rising House queen Maruwa's minimalistic and irresistibly groovy reinterpretation of Crisscross, ahead of the release of his upcoming Modern Life EP — a forward-thinking five-track journey that drifts from dreamy house to cosmic and progressive indie dance. Maruwa, a Robert Johnson club resident whose rising profile spans releases on Steel City Dance Discs and X‑Kalay, delivers here a deeper, more minimalistic, and catchy reinterpretation of the original, expanding Evan’s vision in housier territories. Having spent the past decade deeply immersed in New York’s nightlife, Evan has supported many of the city’s most vital independent clubs while absorbing their eclectic soundscapes. That experience has sharpened his ear for house and techno — a sensibility he now channels into productions that move seamlessly between retroism and futurism, all in his uniquely personal way.