RAYZEN

RAYZEN are Belgium’s zaagkick specialists: Nys Donovan and Geoffrey Legrand, a duo whose sawing, mid-forward take on uptempo has made them one of the busiest anthem-builders in the harder styles since they teamed up in January 2021.

Anthem specialists

The duo made festival anthems something of a specialty early: “Revival” soundtracked Timeless Festival in their debut year, “Freedom Mode” carried So W’Happy 2022, and in 2026 they returned with “Elements Of Nature”, the official So W’Happy anthem and their most popular track to date.

The zaag arsenal

RAYZEN’s identity is the zaagkick (the sawing kick that dominates modern uptempo), deployed across the tempo spectrum from rawtempo down to slowtempo. Titles like “Zaag Mania”, “UwU”, “Saoko” and “Bad Decision (Slowtempo Music)” capture the range: absurdist internet humour on top, meticulous kick design underneath. That combination travels well beyond Benelux: they were billed alongside Germany’s Deutscher Krach wave at Pokke Herrie 2025 and feature on the scene’s official playlist, honorary guests of a movement whose party-first instincts they share.

Why they’re worth tracking

With releases arriving nearly monthly through 2026, a hardstyle background and one of the most recognisable kick signatures in uptempo, RAYZEN are a reliable barometer for where the zaag-driven end of the genre is heading.

Every new RAYZEN release lands on the Uptempo Release Radar the day it hits Spotify. The full tracked catalogue is listed above.