Today marks the release of A Place To Call Home, the debut album from Utrecht-based producer Corren Cavini – a record that confirms his arrival as one of the most singular new voices in electronic music. Arriving both digitally and as a strictly limited vinyl edition of just 100 copies on Purified Records, the long-player underscores Cavini’s belief in the album as a complete artistic statement – something to be experienced not in fragments, but as a journey. More than a collection of tracks, this is a statement of identity, vulnerability and craft: the work of a producer who has quietly carved out a distinctive sound over the past few years, and now delivers his most ambitious, emotionally charged project to date.
The album’s story begins in the most personal of places. Its opening piece, “Home (ouverture),” was written on the day Cavini learned his mother had been diagnosed with cancer. After returning home, crying together, he sat at the piano and let the music flow. What emerged was not just a song but the seed of an album – a meditation on belonging, safety and the meaning of home. That single moment of grief and intimacy threads through the entire record, shaping it into something far beyond the usual boundaries of club music.
Over the past year, Cavini has offered glimpses of this world with the release of “Tell Me” featuring Chris Howard, “Listen To The Silence,” “Agoraphobia,” and “Heart Of Gold” featuring Howard once again. Each single hinted at the album’s depth, but only in full do they reveal their weight, intertwined with new material to form a narrative arc that feels cinematic in scope. From the soaring openness of “Tell Me” and the weightless surrender of “Free Falling” with MYRN, to the warmth of “Valinhos,” inspired by Cavini’s travels in Brazil, the record moves between intimate confession and collective catharsis. “Never The Same” and “Now Or Never,” both featuring Dan Soleil, capture the tension between impermanence and urgency, while “Autumn Sun” finds quiet beauty in transition.
Central to the record is “Agoraphobia,” a stirring homage to Pleinvrees, the iconic Dutch festival series that ended in 2024. For Cavini, Pleinvrees was more than an event – it was a sanctuary, a place where vulnerability and euphoria coexisted and where his sound first took shape. By reframing the concept of agoraphobia not as fear of the crowd but as the search for connection within it, Cavini reimagines the dancefloor as a home in its own right – a place of belonging for those who struggle to find it elsewhere. That same conviction drives “Your Rights,” a plea for the preservation of nightlife as a vital safe space for self-expression, reminding us that music is more than entertainment: it is survival, identity, and refuge.
“A Place To Call Home, to me, is about the importance of having somewhere you truly feel at home – where you feel safe to be yourself. That’s something every person in the world deserves, but it’s definitely not a given. Especially in these times. Whether it’s a place, a person, or a community, it’s a human need. I’m more than aware of the struggle of not feeling safe, and in darker times, music and dance floors have helped me in that sense. On dance floors, more than anywhere else, I have felt safe to express myself, connect with strangers and work through trauma. If I can contribute, even in the tiniest way, to helping others feel at home, connected, and safe through music – then to me, that’s worth dedicating all of my energy to. It certainly is what makes this album something I feel so incredibly emotionally invested into.” – Corren Cavini
What makes A Place To Call Home so striking is the way it balances this emotional depth with Cavini’s immaculate craftsmanship. Classically trained, with an instinct for drama and restraint, he sculpts sound with patience and intention. The record moves fluidly between moments of fragility and power, silence and propulsion, introspection and release. It is music for headphones at night and for sunrise on the dancefloor, for mourning and for celebration – a rare debut that insists on the album as a serious art form in an era defined by fleeting singles.
With previous releases on DAYS like NIGHTS, This Never Happened, Armada Music and Purified Records, Cavini has already been shaping a reputation among those who value subtlety and storytelling in electronic music. His recent livestream from Purified Johannesburg further demonstrated his ability to command emotional intensity in a live context, bridging underground credibility with cinematic weight. Yet A Place To Call Home feels like the moment where all of that groundwork crystallizes into something undeniable.
This is more than just a debut – it is a landmark. With A Place To Call Home, Corren Cavini offers not only his most vulnerable work, but a defining contribution to the sound of his generation: a record that feels destined to endure and an artist who feels destined to rise.
Corren Cavini – A Place To Call Home (Album) is out now on Purified Records: https://purified.lnk.to/aplacetocallhome
Pre-order vinyl: https://www.purifiedrecords.com/product-page/corren-cavini-a-place-to-call-home-full-album-vinyl
