HEFT

Alex Pavlov, who records as HEFT, is a drum-and-bass producer from Moscow, Russia. HEFT describes the music as deep and atmospheric, with noir jazz among its influences. The 2018 single Melancholy appeared on Dnbb Digital, and the 2023 single Seaport EP came out through Urban Poetry Records. That year also brought the EP Underwater. HEFT founded Emoushn Records, the label behind several of the artist’s releases.

In 2024, HEFT released the EPs 2012 and Lure, as well as the single Anagram 2 on Onset Audio. The album Searching LP and EP Soffy are also among HEFT’s releases for Emoushn Records. HEFT collaborated with Silentium on Over You, and released the single Last Moment on Drop Vibe Records in 2025. In 2026, Emoushn Records issued HEFT’s album Eyes LP and the EP Let You Go EP; the single Be The One came out on Mid Large Records.