Standing in the underground of Industrial Rawstyle, Felix Kricke, also known under his alias "REFINED" is a young and ambitious producer and DJ, emerging from Aachen, Germany as a promising newcomer with the mission of setting a new picture in the scene.
At the age of just 11 years old, Felix discovered his love for Harderstyles for the first time. With not much time listening to the vibrant and energetic sounds of Rawstyle, he was destined to take on the journey of creating music of his own.After 5 years waiting, this journey finally settled off in October 2024, where he began producing Rawstyle and Xtra-Raw music for the first year of his career under his old artist name "DIREQT".
WIth a switch to Industrial Rawstyle in October 2025, everything changed for him:With two releases right after his new alias, "Another World" and "PROTOCOL_INITIATED", it was clear that REFINED was not gonna be just another name falling under so many.
With his second release "PROTOCOL_INITIATED" gaining well over 8.000 streams on SoundCloud after 8 months and recognition and support by various renowed names, such as "D.MOLISH", "Obenyx", "Animosity" and many more.By August 2026, his tracks are being supported across the globe in countries like France, Belgium, Australia, Malaysia, The Netherlands etc.
With upcoming shows and collaborations with big names in the scene, it is without doubt that Felix is here to stay and leave a mark in the scene.
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