There's an array of guest spots lined up for Beat Beneath in 2014 so it's time to present the first: New Jersey native Ruben Candelario a.k.a. Nicuri.

Nicuri's friends and associates include the likes of DJ Qu and Joey Anderson, and he's been refining his own take on that dark, deep raw house sound that's been consistently coming out of the tri-state area in recent years. He already has several releases to his name including contributions to the always high-calibre Exchange Place series and 2012's Paradigms EP on Bliq; and his A Lucid Dream/Moments EP is dropping imminently on UK label Mora Music.

Those in the know are predicting big things for Ruben in the coming year, and it's my pleasure to present an exclusive one hour mix from him on this edition of Beat Beneath.

Nicuri Soundcloud

Nicuri Facebook

If you're into this then you may enjoy the next Missing Persons Club night featuring DJ Qu, 28th Feb at La Cheetah