Even the Strong started in January 2016 as a clubnight in a warehouse in North London. In November 2017, ETS launched as a label, starting with a free download (ETS000), a launch party in DJ JM's hometown of Vilnius, Lithuania, and the 7th party in London in an off-grid location.

This is our first first release, DJ JM's 'Cosa Nostra' EP. DJ JM has been producing since 2015.

He will be a familiar name to many for his palette of powerful, hissing drums. These tracks consist of layered found sounds, saturated and overcompressed tonal percussion sequenced into overlapping loops. What makes them unique is the attention to detail; every hit, the melodic interaction between the impacts and the undeniable effect of the shifting rhythms.

Influenced by tribal house, UK funky & broken beat, Cosa Nostra is not a pastiche of or homage to any of these genres. It reflects the sound of the ETS parties that have developed in warehouses and basements over the last few years, our thing - Hard Drum.