Artbat (commonly styled as ARTBAT) is a Ukrainian DJ and music production duo from

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, consisting of Artur Kryvenko and Vitaliy "Batish" Limarenko. They produce music in various

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and

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variations.

Career

Artbat's career began in 2014 when Kryvenko and Lamarenko, both experienced DJs, met in a Ukrainian club. After they quickly recognized musical similarities, they started producing music together. Just three months later, they had their breakthrough with the track "Mandrake". They received great support from the British DJ

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, who played the track in each of his sets for a year. In 2017, Artbat's track uplift was published as part of a compilation on Solomun's label

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, followed by further EPs and tracks on the label. Their track "Taboo", released in 2018, reached the top position of the deep house charts on the music platform

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and was able to stay there for eleven weeks. In 2019 they won a DJ Award in the Breakthrough category. In the same year they became the best-selling artist on Beatport. In 2021 they founded their own label, named Upperground. Artbat was recognized as the Breakthrough Artist of the Year by The DJ Awards in 2019. That same year they were named

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's Stars of the Year and

's Best Sellers. In 2021, Artbat launched their

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, Upperground. The label has hosted several large-scale events featuring its core artists alongside notable performers. On November 11, 2023, Artbat recorded their first ever Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1. In May 2024, Artbat’s official remix of "

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" by

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was released by

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. That month, they held a historic concert at

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in May 2024, with 8,000 people attending. Artbat have performed at major festivals such as

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, Ultra Miami, EDC,

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, DGTL and

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Discography

EPs

* 2017: ''Trip'' * 2018: ''Planeta'' * 2019: ''Upperground''

Singles

* 2015: ''Mandrake'' * 2015: ''Walking'' (with YanQ) * 2016: ''Saltation'' (with Definition) * 2016: ''Chivvy/Momentum'' * 2016: ''Zing'' * 2016: ''Inside'' (with Definition) * 2017: ''Strap (feat. Haptic)'' * 2017: ''Tabu'' * 2018: ''Papillon'' * 2019: ''Apollo 11'' (with Matador) * 2019: ''Montserrat/ Closer'' (with

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) * 2019: ''Aquarius'' * 2020: ''For a Feeling (feat. Rhodes )'' (with

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) * 2020: ''Best of Me'' (with Sailor & I) * 2021: ''Flame'' * 2021: ''Horizon'' * 2022: ''Age of Love (ARTBAT Rave Mix)'' (with

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) * 2022: ''Our Space'' (with Dino Lenny) * 2022: ''Origin'' (with Shall Ocin & Braev) * 2022: ''It's ours'' (with

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) * 2022: ''Tibet'' (with Argy & Zafrir) * 2023: ''Dreamcatcher'' (with Fred Lenix) * 2023: ''Breathe In'' (with Another Life) * 2023: ''Remember'' * 2024: ''In Your Arms'' (with Another Life & CAY (DE)) * 2024: ''Take Off'' (with Armin van Buuren) * 2024: ''Hey Boy Hey Girl'' (remix) for

) * 2024: Pull Out (with Losless & Kas:st) * 2024: The Ocean (with Avalon Rockston)

References

{{DJ Award for Best Breakthrough DJ Musical groups from Kyiv Ukrainian DJs Ukrainian electronic music groups Ukrainian musical duos Electronic dance music duos House music groups Techno music groups Musical groups established in 2014 2014 establishments in Ukraine