Dutch powerhouse CARISTA makes her long-awaited return to her own United Identities imprint with a brand new single. Two years on from her last solo release, ‘Everything Is Better With You’, finds her dialling up the intimacy without losing an ounce of the funk—a warm, acid-flecked house record about the places and people that can make anywhere feel like home, served with enough heartiness and punch that’s perfect for club season.
“I have the best of times when we are together,” she sings. The record stems from a deep-seated urge to craft something entirely personal; the vocal is CARISTA’s own, a result of a discarded Ableton sample that lacked the necessary soul. By recording it herself, she captures a raw, magnetic intimacy. This process—taking standard materials and transmuting them into something deeply individual—mirrors the very alchemy found on the most transcendent dance floors. Whether you’re in a sea of strangers or flanked by your closest kin, there is a singular moment when every element aligns. It feels like stepping past your own physical limits to truly experience the best of times.
CARISTA ‘Everything Is Better With You’ EP drops via United Identities on Vinyl 16th November & Digital 30th November 2026
PREVIEW ‘Everything Is Better With You’ HERE
Tracklist
1) Everything Is Better With You
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