Blood Groove & Kikis is a duo consisting of Edmunds Kasperovičs and Kristaps Kārkliņš, currently residing in Riga, Latvia. They have been active in the dance scene since 2010, having released on labels such as Spring Tube, Proton/Particles, and Monstercat Silk. They debuted on Silk Textures with their remix of the song White Collar by Liuwik and Airdraw, which was released on September 25, 2012. They later debuted on Monstercat with their Let Me Hold You EP in collaboration with Brandon Mignacca, which was released on April 6, 2022.
Silk Timeline[]
2012[]
September
- September 25, 2012: Blood Groove & Kikis created a remix of the song White Collar by Liuwik and Airdraw. The remix is featured on Only Silk 01, Silk Digital Pres. Progressive House Essentials 01 and Silk Music Pres. Blood Groove & Kikis 01.
October
- October 16, 2012: Blood Groove & Kikis created a remix of the song Amber Glow by Blue Haze. The remix is featured on Silk Textures 01 and Silk Music Pres. Blood Groove & Kikis 01.
November
- November 13, 2012: Blood Groove & Kikis created a remix of the song Wild At Heart by Schodt and Aida Fenhel. The remix is featured on Arrival Pres. Vocal Trance 01 and Silk Royal Pres. Trance Treasures 03.
December
- December 11, 2012: Blood Groove & Kikis created a remix of the song Another Skin by 19 Hz. The remix is featured on Silk Royal Pres. Trance Treasures 04 and Silk Music Pres. Blood Groove & Kikis 01.
2013[]
May
- May 13, 2013: Blood Groove & Kikis released their debut single on Silk Royal, Mirage. The song is featured on Silk Royal Showcase 03, Silk Textures 02, Silk Digital Pres. Progressive House Essentials 03, Silk Digital Pres. Progressive House Essentials 05 and Silk Music Pres. Blood Groove & Kikis 01. The song was released alongside a remix by Jaytech, which is featured on Silk Digital Pres. Progressive House Essentials 04 and Silk Royal Pres. Trance Treasures 04.
September
- September 10, 2013: Blood Groove & Kikis released their second single on Silk Digital, Vesta. The song is featured on Silk Textures 04, Arrival 02: Destination Indonesia, Silk Royal Pres. Anniversary Essentials and Silk Music Pres. Blood Groove & Kikis 01. The song was released alongside 2 remixes:
- September 24, 2013: Blood Groove & Kikis created a remix of the song This Is You by Nigel Good, featuring Sarah Clark. The remix is featured on This Is You (Remixes), Only Silk 02 and Silk Music Pres. Blood Groove & Kikis 01.
November
- November 12, 2013: Blood Groove & Kikis created a remix of the song Where Has Your Love Gone by Fawn and Digital Sixable. The remix is featured on Where Has Your Love Gone (Remixes) and Silk Music Pres. Blood Groove & Kikis 01.
December
- December 17, 2013: Blood Groove & Kikis created a remix of the song Pillow Fights by Mango, featuring Richard J Aarden. The remix is featured on Silk Textures 05 and Silk Music Pres. Blood Groove & Kikis 01.
2014[]
March
- March 11, 2014: Blood Groove & Kikis released their third single on Silk Digital, Free Like A Bird featuring Victoria Ray. The song was released alongside a dub mix and is featured on Da Funk Pres. Deep Sessions 01 and their Wonderland LP.
- March 25, 2014: Blood Groove & Kikis released their debut LP on Silk Digital, Wonderland LP:
- Communication
- Velvet
- Sweet Harmony
- Chordplay
- Sunlight
- Raindrops
- Wonderland (feat. Richard J Aarden)
- Free Like A Bird (feat. Victoria Ray)
- Both (with LTN)
- Departure (with Matt Fax)
- Afloat (feat. Richard J Aarden)
- Echoes (feat. Sarah Clark)
- Velvet, Sweet Harmony, Wonderland and Both are featured on Silk Music Pres. Blood Groove & Kikis 01.
- Sunlight is featured on Arrival Pres. Progressive Essentials 01.
- Raindrops is featured on Da Funk Pres. Deep Sessions 01.
- Departure is featured on Arrival Pres. Matt Fax 01.
May
- May 6, 2014: Blood Groove & Kikis released their debut EP on Silk Digital, Both (Remixes) in collaboration with LTN:
- Both (Piramex Remix) is featured on Shawn Mitiska Pres. Best of Trance & Progressive House 2015, Vol. 01.
- Both (MEHÍLOVE Remix) is featured on Silk Textures 04.
- May 26, 2014: Blood Groove & Kikis created an intro mix of the song Pillow Fights by Mango, featuring Richard J Aarden. The remix is featured on Silk Royal Showcase 04 :: Royal Selections and Silk Royal Showcase 04.
June
- June 23, 2014: Soarsweep created a remix of the song Both by Blood Groove & Kikis and LTN. The remix is featured on Silk Remixed 04.
July
- July 7, 2014: Blood Groove & Kikis released their fourth single on Silk Royal, Falling. The song is featured on Silk Royal Showcase 04 and Silk Music Pres. Blood Groove & Kikis 01. The song was released alongside a remix by LTN, which is featured on Silk Textures 03.
August
- August 4, 2014: Blood Groove & Kikis released their second EP on Silk Royal, Afloat (Remixes) featuring Richard J Aarden:
- Afloat (AWD Remix)
- Afloat (Gregory Esayan Remix)
December
- December 8, 2014: Blood Groove & Kikis created a remix of the song Free by Johnny Norberg.
2015[]
April
- April 27, 2015: Blood Groove & Kikis created a remix of the song The Alliance by eleven.five and Meyce.
December
- December 21, 2015: Blood Groove & Kikis created a remix of the song Just Believe by LTN and Kokai, featuring Arielle Maren.
2016[]
June
- June 13, 2016: Blood Groove & Kikis created a rework of the song Coastal Glow by Gregory Esayan. The rework is featured on Coastal Glow (Remixes).
2017[]
March
- March 27, 2017: Blood Groove & Kikis created a remix of the song Always by Shingo Nakamura. The remix is featured on Always (Remixes) and Progressive House Essentials 2018.
April
- April 24, 2017: Blood Groove & Kikis released their fifth single on Silk Music, Harmonic. The song is featured on Only Silk 04 and Silk Music Pres. Blood Groove & Kikis 01. The song was released alongside a remix by Mizar B, which is featured on Silk Music Pres. Progressive House Essentials 06.
May
- May 22, 2017: Blood Groove & Kikis created a remix of the song Remember by eleven.five and Arielle Maren. The remix is featured on Remember (Remixes) and Progressive House Essentials 2018.
October
- October 23, 2017: Blood Groove & Kikis appeared on Silk Music with their song PROGmatism. The song is featured on Jacob Henry's Silk Music Showcase 06 Sampler, Silk Music Showcase 06, Progressive House Essentials 2018 and Silk Music Pres. Blood Groove & Kikis 01.
2018[]
February
- February 26, 2018: Blood Groove & Kikis created a remix of the song Black Hole by LTN, Stendahl and Arielle Maren. The vocal remix is featured on Silk Music Pres. Trance Treasures 10.
2019[]
September
- September 27, 2019: Blood Groove & Kikis created a remix of the song Daytona by The Midnight. The remix is featured on The Midnight Remixed 02 and Progressive House Essentials 2020.
October
- October 11, 2019: Blood Groove & Kikis released their third EP on Silk Music, Close To You EP:
- Little is featured on Progressive House Essentials 2020.
2020[]
January
- January 24, 2020: Blood Groove & Kikis created a remix of the song Lonely Shore by Vintage & Morelli, Arielle Maren and RNX. The instrumental remix is featured on Progressive House Essentials 2020.
July
- July 24, 2020: Blood Groove & Kikis released their fourth EP on Silk Music, Dreamland EP:
- All 3 songs are featured on Deep House Essentials 2021.
November
- November 6, 2020: Valiant created a remix of the song Close To You by Blood Groove & Kikis. The remix is featured on Silk Remixed 09 and Silk Music Showcase 07.
Monstercat Timeline[]
2022[]
April
- April 6, 2022: Blood Groove & Kikis released their debut Monstercat EP, Let Me Hold You EP in collaboration with Brandon Mignacca:
Silk Uploads[]
- Mirage
- April 30, 2013
- Mirage (Jaytech Remix)
- April 30, 2013
- Vesta
- August 29, 2013
- Vesta (Matt Fax Remix)
- August 29, 2013
- Nigel Good feat. Sarah Clark - This Is You (Blood Groove & Kikis Remix)
- September 14, 2013
- Mango feat. Richard J Aarden - Pillow Fights (Blood Groove & Kikis Remix)
- December 6, 2013
- Free Like A Bird (Original Vocal Mix) (feat. Victoria Ray)
- March 2, 2014
- Both (Piramex Remix)
- April 21, 2014
- Both (MEHÍLOVE Remix)
- April 23, 2014
- Both (Katrin Souza Remix)
- April 24, 2014
- Falling
- April 24, 2014
- Mango feat. Richard J Aarden - Pillow Fights (Blood Groove & Kikis Intro Mix)
- May 20, 2014
- Both (Soarsweep 'Intelligent' Remix)
- June 16, 2014
- Falling (LTN Remix)
- June 28, 2014
- Afloat (AWD Remix) (feat. Richard J Aarden)
- July 28, 2014
- Afloat (Gregory Esayan Remix) (feat. Richard J Aarden)
- July 29, 2014
- Johnny Norberg - Free (Blood Groove & Kikis Remix)
- November 25, 2014
- eleven.five & Meyce - The Alliance (Blood Groove & Kikis Remix)
- April 14, 2015
- Schodt feat. Aida Fenhel - Wild At Heart (Blood Groove & Kikis Remix)
- November 27, 2019
Monstercat Uploads[]
- Let Me Hold You (with Brandon Mignacca)
- April 6, 2022
Trivia[]
Collaborated with[]
- Brandon Mignacca (1)
- LTN (1)
- Matt Fax (1)
Artists featured[]
- Richard J Aarden (2)
- Sarah Clark (1)
- Victoria Ray (1)
Artists remixed[]
- Arielle Maren (2)
- eleven.five (2)
- LTN (2)
- Mango (2)
- 19 Hz (1)
- Airdraw (1)
- Blue Haze (1)
- Gregory Esayan (1)
- Johnny Norberg (1)
- Kokai (1)
- Liuwik (1)
- Meyce (1)
- Nigel Good (1)
- Schodt (1)
- Shingo Nakamura (1)
- Stendahl (1)
Featured artists on artist's remixes[]
- Richard J Aarden (2)
- Aida Fenhel (1)
- Arielle Maren (1)
- Sarah Clark (1)
Remixed by[]
- AWD (1)
- Gregory Esayan (1)
- Jaytech (1)
- Katrin Souza (1)
- Kazusa (1)
- LTN (1)
- Matt Fax (1)
- MEHÍLOVE (1)
- Mizar B (1)
- Piramex (1)
- Soarsweep (1)
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