PRE-ORDER: Robin Katz - 'Hypnos' LP

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Robin Katz - Hypnos

180g Black Vinyl LP in a Single Sleeve With OBI Strip

Release Date: 29th May 2026

This will come with a Gearbox GBX token

Rooted in jazz tradition yet shaped by a wide range of influences, from flamenco and bossa nova to neo-classical minimalism, funk, soul and 90s hip-hop, Katz has performed widely across the UK, collaborating with artists including Disclosure, Reuben James, Georgia Cecile, Giacomo Smith, Kourosh Kanani, the London Django Collective and Joseph Lawrence. His debut EP “Oceans for Eros”, created with orchestrator Guy Barker, introduced his expansive musical voice, followed by his recent album Rock Music, produced by FREEMONK.

Once again building on those same jazz foundations, Katz new album “Hypnos” finds him at his most subtle, with deceptively intricate guitars paired to the new addition of Hammond organ, which are played by guest musician Nathanial Ledwidge. At once atmospheric and otherworldly, the organ playing here is at odds with what most may associate the sound of the instrument with and adds a soulful and intimate counterpart to Katz poignant compositions. The first taste of this comes in the form of “The Moon”. Ebbing and flowing, redolent of the lunar tides, the track sees rolling, ruminative nylon finger picked guitar lines dance around ethereal organ swells.

Side A

1. Floating World 3:16

2. Kingdom 2:29

3. The Moon 3:11

4. My Friend Kushi 2:46

Side B

1. Stargazer 2:16

2. Silent Forest 3:28

3. Ukiyo 4:55

4. Hypnos 4:19

Credits

Robin Katz: Guitar

Nathaniel Ledwidge: Hammond Organ

Compositions by Robin Katz

Produced by Robin Katz and FREEMONK

Recorded and Mixed by FREEMONK at The Friary Studios

Mastered by Caspar Sutton-Jones at Gearbox Productions

Cover image:

Hypnos / Greek sculpture / 4th BC

(lat. Somnus, God of Sleep, brother of Thanatos (Death), son of Nyx)

Bronze, Roman copy of Greek original

London, British Museum

Credit: aka-images

Graphic design by Alan Foulkes

With special thanks to Konrad Solms