Florian Kruse, Mat.Joe & JMK ‘Alone But Free’ lands on HouseU this February

Florian Kruse & Mat.Joe ‘Alone But Free’ arrives on HouseU on 13 February 2026, and we have the premiere.

HouseU continues its run with a link-up that makes sense on paper and hits even harder in the club. Mat.Joe, a name tied to Defected, Saved and Mother, steps forward in his solo chapter after years as a duo, still carrying that tough, groove-first identity. Alongside him is Florian Kruse, long respected for his detail and range, with cuts on Armada Subjekt, Noir Music and Last Night On Earth.

‘Alone But Free’ is built for late sets. Tight drums. Rolling low-end. Space in all the right places. The groove locks early and doesn’t let go. Then it opens up. Funk-leaning touches in the break. Clean piano chords. Synth work that feels measured, not crowded.

JMK seals it. The Hamburg vocalist brings warmth and lift without overpowering the rhythm. It’s a proper vocal house record, the kind that works in basements and on bigger systems when the lights dip and the room settles.

Florian Kruse & Mat.Joe ‘Alone But Free’ adds real weight to the HouseU catalogue. No filler. Just a well-built club track with intent.

We’re premiering ‘Alone But Free’ today ahead of the full release on 13 February 2026.

Dive in below and grab your copy on release day via HouseU.

Get it on Beatport.

Data Transmission · Mat.Joe, Florian Kruse, JMK – Alone But Free [HouseU]

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Grahame Farmer

Grahame Farmer’s love affair with electronic music goes back to the mid-90s when he first began to venture into the UK’s beloved rave culture, finding himself interlaced with some of the country’s most seminal club spaces. A trip to dance music’s anointed holy ground of Ibiza in 1997 then cemented his sense of purpose and laid the foundations for what was to come over the next few decades of his marriage to the music industry.