The Rebirth Lab series introduce three brand new artists with three different tracks. The Volume Nine includes music from Laura Lynn & Jesse Gay, Sheri Vari and Mirlaqi. Building on their Soul Clap Records Exclusives edits collaboration, long-time friends New York-based DJ Laura Lynn and Portland's musician, producer, engineer Jesse Gay join forces for their debut original track, "Closer To Me", a deep electro-disco heater primed for pre-peak dance floors. The song rides on classic drum machine grooves, layered with manipulated organic percussion for a rich, driving rhythm. Synth stabs punctuated with tight Minimoog-style leads weave around Laura Lynn's vocoded vocal chops as a dirty sequenced monosynth bubbles underneath. Tested and perfected in NY and Oregon clubs, this track has delivered undeniable "hands in the air" moments and blends seamlessly across genres. Based in Lisbon Mariana Cruz aka Sheri Vari holds a rather long career that started in 2003 when she was only fourteen. Gifted with a singular talent and musical sensitivity, combined with solid technical expertise, after being a resident DJ in many clubs and experimenting with different musical genres, Mariana has found her artistic parth, becoming an Artist who manages the dance floor with a holistic approach: past, present and future. Subtle, ethereal or physical, she represents the continuum that traces back the afro-latin legacy in the Americas, rooted in Detroit, Chicago or New York, and cross-breads with the European electronic currents of the 1970s and 1980s. "Da City" is a collaboration with Detroit hip hop artist MotorKam. A deep, dark chord progression, a Chicago-style house groove, and a penetrating bassline welcome MotorKam's rap-driven denunciation of urban indifference. The Geneva based musician Mirlaqi turned to electronic music when he was touched by the power of house music. Since then, he released several EPs on labels from around the globe, and played across Switzerland's top festivals such as Montreux Jazz and further with multiple appearances in Paris, Lyon or Albania. His "Spatial House from disco planet" music has many different facets: House, Disco but also hints of Techno and touches of Jazz. "The Deal Is Set" is a blend of his typical subtle mélange of deep musicality and powerful groove.