Chris Lake Drops A New House Album With ‘Chemistry’

Chris Lake ’s Chemistry feels like a power move — and a personal one. Released after years of buildup, the album doesn’t just assert his staying power.

Spanning fifteen tracks, Chemistry plays like a tightly directed film. Lake’s decades of dancefloor command are present in every transition, but there’s more narrative intent here than ever before.

One of the early peaks arrives with “Savana“, which has already proven its power on stage. Lake isn’t trying to reinvent his toolkit here — he’s fine-tuning it. The drop lands not as a jolt, but as a release, like an exhale you didn’t know you were holding.

That theme of tension and relief reappears in more subdued ways as the album stretches out. The title track, “Chemistry“, is a stunner — not just for Vera Blue’s falsetto (which floats above a restless, near-futuristic synthscape), but for the way the production never lets the listener get too comfortable. It keeps shifting, restlessly.

Midway through, “Ease My Mind” arrives like a reset. Featuring Abel Balder, it’s one of the album’s quieter revelations. The vocal lines feel whispered, almost sacred, tucked between minimal percussion and gliding keys. It’s not a ballad, but it’s as close to stillness as Lake allows himself. And in that space, the emotional weight of Chemistry deepens.

With Chemistry, Chris Lake isn’t just delivering a long-awaited debut — he’s etching his legacy into a genre he’s already helped redefine. This is the sound of a producer in total control of his craft, finally putting his name on a body of work that matches his influence.