Mercurio & Sasha: Songstar EP on Last Night On Earth

Mercurio has been shaping the melodic end of house and techno for twenty-five years — a quarter century of releases that have moved between deep house, progressive territory, and the kind of groove-led electronic music that holds a room at 3am rather than simply filling it. On September 25th, he delivered the clearest statement of that run yet: a three-track EP on Last Night On Earth, with the label's founder Sasha alongside him for the opening cut. The 'Songstar EP' is the kind of record that earns its emotion slowly.

Mercurio and Sasha: A Collaboration That Took Its Time

The Argentine producer's relationship with Last Night On Earth goes back at least to 2025, when he and countryman Hernán Cattáneo released the '2009 EP' on the label. Returning as the lead artist on a solo outing, with Sasha credited on the opening track, marks a clear step forward in that association. This is not a guest cameo — it is a collaboration between two producers who understand restraint as a production value, not a limitation.

Mercurio is a trained musician who plays guitar, and that musicianship is audible in the way his arrangements breathe. Where a lot of melodic house builds tension through escalation — stacking elements until the drop pays off the climb — his work tends to open space instead. Sasha's approach runs on a parallel track. The DJ built his name through selections that leaned into atmosphere rather than impact, and the Last Night On Earth label has reflected that sensibility consistently since its launch in 2013.

What 'Songstar' Actually Does

'Songstar' is a driving cut. Synth ripples push through the arrangement, and aching vocals melt into a groove that holds its temperature across the track's runtime. It does not rush toward anything. The warmth of it is structural — it is built into how the elements relate to each other rather than injected through processing. Sasha's fingerprints are there in the restraint, in the way the two producers share space without crowding the centre of the mix.

For DJs, it is the kind of record that works best mid-journey, not as an opener or closer. It carries momentum without demanding it. A floor that is already moving will lock into the groove; a floor that is not yet there might not. That specificity is a feature, not a limitation. Records that know exactly where they belong in a set are more useful than records that claim to work everywhere.

The Rest of the EP Holds Its Ground

'Sunday 960', the second track, slows the tempo and sinks into an embracing groove. Where 'Songstar' has cosmic spirit and upward movement, 'Sunday 960' leans inward — celestial synth textures and a tender atmosphere that is reassuring rather than euphoric. It is the after-hours counterpart to the opener, and it earns that position without feeling like a downshift.

'Polymode' closes with a darker undercurrent. Brooding bass anchors the low end while flickering melodies and smeared vocals work through the upper register. The darkness is not aggressive; it is the kind of unease that makes a 5am dancefloor feel charged rather than tired. As a sequence, the three tracks trace a plausible arc through an extended night — peaking, sustaining, dissolving.

Last Night On Earth at 13 Years

Sasha launched Last Night On Earth in 2013 as a platform for the sound he plays rather than a commercial imprint chasing formats. Over thirteen years, it has released music from established names and newer voices alike, consistently favouring depth over immediate accessibility. The catalogue is narrow enough to carry meaning — putting music out on Last Night On Earth still says something, because the label has maintained a point of view long enough for that to be true.

Handing the opening track of the 'Songstar EP' to a collaboration with Mercurio reflects how the label functions at its best: not a vanity exercise for the founder, but a genuine curatorial decision. Mercurio's work belongs on Last Night On Earth, and the Sasha collaboration is a natural meeting point rather than a marketing calculation.

Why This EP Matters Right Now

The release lands at a moment when much of the underground house conversation is dominated by peak-time tech house — records built for festival main stages and big-room moments. The 'Songstar EP' occupies a different register entirely. It is not anti-festival; it is simply not interested in that conversation. The three tracks are aimed at dancefloors where the music is the point, and where DJs who play long sets have room to let something like 'Songstar' work properly.

Mercurio's catalogue on labels like The Soundgarden and Watergate already established him as an artist with that kind of depth. The 'Songstar EP' on Last Night On Earth is a natural continuation — and the Sasha collaboration ensures it reaches listeners who might not have encountered his work before. Twenty-five years in, the Argentine producer is releasing some of his most coherent music yet. This EP is evidence of that.