‘New Me’: Where a New Voice Meets a Seasoned Producer - out on Get Physical
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A new voice meets a seasoned producer.
Brooklyn-based producer Saqib and rising vocalist Galactic Girl (Kaycee Carpenter) drop “New Me,” a theatrical house record that radiates mental clarity. The track fuses “circus-like soundscapes, Eastern European waltz rhythms, and Hammond organs” that swirl beneath Kaycee’s breathy, cinematic delivery.
It is a collaboration that should not necessarily make sense or sit within the usual palette, yet it stands as one of the most heartfelt works we have heard from Saqib. His percussive instincts and funk-tinged arrangements meet Galactic Girl’s pop RnB mysticism halfway, creating something very real and deeply human. Kaycee’s voice grounds the entire fantasy in emotion.
“I started recording voice memos on the 6 train on my way home from work,” she says. “Those little out-of-breath takes became part of the final cut. It just felt honest.”
For Galactic Girl, this song marks a rare moment of collaboration. Known in New York’s indie scene for producing and mixing her own records from a bedroom studio, she has built a sound mostly in solitude.It is her first label-signed single and her first step into the wider orbit of music, mirroring Saqib’s ongoing mission to collapse genre boundaries. Originally from Pakistan, his discography spans Sol Selectas, Abracadabra, and Kindisch, each record bending somewhere between indie dance, Bollywood funk, and zesty grooves.
Together, they land somewhere new: a waltz for the weird, a house cut that refuses to stay still, and a statement that change does not have to mean compromise.
“Saqib & Galactic Girl unveil playful and theatrical house cut ‘New Me’.”
Get Physical Music welcomes Brooklyn-based artist Saqib, teaming up with vocalist Galactic Girl for a truly unorthodox house cut. Their new track fuses a hypnotic off-beat groove with orchestral flourishes, brass and woodwind arrangements, and a circus-like flair that harks back to the label’s early releases from acts like Nôze…
(Excerpted from the official Get Physical Music press release, 2025.)
About the label:
There are many labels that emerge, but only a few stay standing long enough to define an era. Get Physical Music is one of them. Founded in Berlin in 2002 by M.A.N.D.Y., DJ T., and Booka Shade, it has spent more than two decades shaping the emotional heart of house music. This is where melody breathes in harmony with movement: a home for warm grooves that flirt with pop without ever surrendering to it. The catalog thrives in that in-between space where vocals tell stories instead of just some random looping hooks.
Get Physical has never been an exclusive circle. It’s an open constellation of artists who find belonging in its orbit. You don’t need a big name to belong here, what you need is a sound with soul. They aren’t gatekeepers; they’re builders, giving each artist a strong foundation to stand on.
Not many imprints earn their own Wikipedia page, but this one does, and for good reason. Twenty-three years in, Get Physical continues to evolve while others fade. Named DJ Magazine’s Label of the Year in 2005 and once described by Pitchfork as “turning club dynamics into a steely art form,” it remains proof that independence and longevity can still dance together.
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Galactic Girl: Instagram , SoundCloud , Apple Music , + more
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