Koven (group)

Koven
OriginLondon, England
GenresEDM, drum and bass, dubstep, trap, house, pop
Years active2011–present
LabelsMonstercat, Viper, NCS, Liquicity, UKF
Members
  • Max Rowat
  • Katie Boyle
Past membersKate Ashton (2011-2013)
Websitewww.kovenuk.com

Koven, sometimes stylized as KOᐯEN or KOVEN., are an English electronic dance music duo made up of producer Max Rowat and vocalist Katie Boyle.[1] They are especially known for their drum and bass and dubstep, but also make trap, future bass, house, pop and other styles.[2] The duo have released on various electronic music labels including Viper Recordings and Monstercat.

Rowat started the project in 2011 and had several vocalists prior to Katie Boyle joining in 2014.[3][4][5] They have guested on BBC Radio 1 shows including BBC Radio 1 Dance Presents with Hybrid Minds.[6][7] They released their debut album Butterfly Effect in 2020,[2] which was nominated for Best Album at the 2020 Drum & Bass Arena awards.[8]

History

Max Rowat began the Koven project in 2011, posting his debut free EP "Wake You Up" on SoundCloud, with the title track including vocals by Kate Ashton. Rowat and Ashton released two more songs together: "Take It All" with Modestep and the project's streaming debut "More Than You". The duo also supported Modestep on their 2013 tour, before Ashton left the project later that year.[9] Meanwhile, vocalist Katie Boyle was performing under the alias Katie's Ambition, and had provided vocals for several artists including Hybrid Minds, Rollz and High Maintenance.[10]

In early 2014, they announced that Boyle would be joining Koven, and released their first single "Another Home".[11] This was succeeded by a two part EP titled "Hereinafter", released on Viper Recordings.[12] A follow up EP titled "Sometimes We Are" was released in 2015.[13]

Koven made their debut on Canadian electronic music imprint Monstercat in 2016 with the song "Silence", followed by a 4 track EP titled "Come To Light", released on November 11 that year.[14] They continued to release on Monstercat, with their 4th EP "Reality Reach" being released in 2018. In October 2019, they announced their debut album "Butterfly Effect", and the lead single "Your Pain" was released in November of 2019.[15] The album was released on 13 March 2020. A Deluxe edition was released almost a year later in March 2021, including 3 new original tracks and remixes by several artists, including The Prototypes, Fox Stevenson and Grafix.[16]

In 2022, they announced a two-part EP titled "Higher Ground", with part 1 being released on Monstercat on 4 August 2022 and part 2 on 2 March 2023.[17][18]

In October 2024, they released the single "Nervous System" in collaboration with Steve Aoki.[19] This became the lead single from their second full length album "Moments In Everglow", which was announced in February 2025 and released on April 18 that year via Monstercat.[20][21]

Koven have performed at major festivals including Tomorrowland, Glastonbury,[22] and Reading and Leeds.[23] Since 2018, Boyle has performed alone due to Rowat suffering from travel anxiety, and offers a hybrid DJ set alongside live vocals.[24]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
UK UK Dance UK Indie
Butterfly Effect[25]
  • Released: 13 March 2020
  • Label: Monstercat
  • Formats: Digital download, CD, vinyl
 —[A] — —
  • Released: 11 March 2021 (Deluxe)[27]
  • Label: Monstercat
  • Formats: Digital download
 — — —
Moments In Everglow[21]
  • Released 18 April 2025
  • Label: Monstercat
  • Formats: Digital download, vinyl
 — — —

Compilations

  • Retrospective (Viper, 2018)

Extended plays

  • Hereinafter, Pt. 1 (Viper, 2014)[28]
  • Hereinafter, Pt. 2 (Viper, 2014)[28]
  • Sometimes We Are (Viper, 2015)[28]
  • Come to Light (Monstercat, 2016)[29][30]
  • Reality Reach (Monstercat, 2018)[31][32]
  • Higher Ground (Part 1) (Monstercat, 2022)[33]
  • Higher Ground (Part 2) (Monstercat, 2023)[34]

Singles

As lead artist

Title[35] Released Label Album
"More Than You" 2013 Viper Recordings Non-album singles
"Make It There"
(ft. Folly Rae)
"Another Home" 2014
"Revenant"
(with Dabin)		 2016 Kannibalen Records
"Silence" Monstercat Come To Light
"Lasting (Pt. 2)" 2017 Viper Recordings Retrospective
"You Me And Gravity"
(With Crystal Skies)		 Monstercat Non-album single
"Figure" Viper Recordings Retrospective
"Figure (Unplugged)" Viper Recordings
"With You" Viper Recordings Retrospective
"My Love" 2018 Monstercat Rocket League X Monstercat Vol. 2,

Reality Reach

"Made of Glass"
(with Joe Ford)		 Shogun Audio Colours In Sound
"Board Game" Monstercat Reality Reach
"Voices" Monstercat
"Never Have I Felt This" NoCopyrightSounds NCS: Reloaded
"Love Wins Again" 2019 Liquicity Non-album singles
"About Me"
(with Roy Knox)		 NoCopyrightSounds
"Your Pain" Monstercat Butterfly Effect
"Give You Up / Followers"
"All For Nothing / Shut My Mouth" 2020
"Gold / Yes"
"Good Enough / For Me (BCee Remix)" Butterfly Effect (Deluxe)
"Numb / Worlds Collide (Grafix Remix)" 2021
"Feel"
(with Delta Heavy)		 UKF Non-album singles
"Say What You Want"
"Looking For More"[36] NoCopyrightSounds
"Take It Away"[37] 2022 Monstercat Higher Ground (Part 1)
"Lions"[38]
"All We Needed"[39]
"I'm Delighted"
(with Cookie Monsta & Flux Pavilion)		 Circus Records Non-album single
"Collecting Thoughts"
(with ShockOne)		 Monstercat Higher Ground (Part 2)
"Lions (VIP)"
"Get Through" 2023
"The Outlines"
(with Circadian)		 Non-album singles
"Chase The Sun"[B] UKF
"Never Have I Felt This (VIP)" NoCopyrightSounds
"Hooked"
(with A.M.C)		 2024 UKF UKF15
“Nervous System”
(with Steve Aoki)		 Monstercat Moments In Everglow
"In The Echo / Change"
“Polarised”
(with ÆON:MODE)		 2025
"Where My Heart Is / Time Is On Our Side"
"The High We Seek"
"Orbit"
(with Haliene)		 UKF Eclipsed
"bloOdliNEs" 2026 Non-album singles/TBA
"hEarTbeAt" Liquicity
"wHERE the rhythm goes" UKF
Title Lead Artist Released Album Label
Only Good Mistake Alpha 9 2017 Non-album single Anjunabeats
Another Lover Ilan Bluestone Scars Anjunabeats
In Your Arms Hybrid Minds 2019 UKF10 UKF

Guest appearances

Non-single guest and compilation appearances
Title Artists Released Album Label
Take It All Modestep & Koven 2013 Evolution Theory Polydor Records
Pessimist Koven & Memtrix 2014 Decade of Viper Viper Recordings
Take It In Feint ft. Koven 2016 Liquicity Alchemy 2 Liquicity
Take It In (Hybrid Minds Remix) Feint ft. Koven 2017 Liquicity Escapism 4
Worth The Lie MUZZ, Koven & Feint Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 3 Monstercat
Made of Glass Joe Ford & Koven 2018 Colours In Sound Shogun Audio
Lost PhaseOne ft. Koven 2019 Transendency Disciple
Catharsis MUZZ ft. Koven 2020 The Promised Land Monstercat
Catharsis X 2022 The X Saga

Remixes

Title Original Artist Released Label
Ruff Teknian 2011 Coalition-Audio
Suffocate The Prototypes Shogun Audio
Levitate Hadouken! 2013 Hadouken Partnership
Bump[40][41] Baby Blue Self-released
Move Into Light Juventa (ft. Erica Curran) Cloud 9 Music
The Wolves Amy Steele 2015 Coleteel Music
Getaway Tritonal (ft. Angel Taylor) 2016 Enhanced Music
Cold Skin Seven Lions, Echos 2017 Monstercat
Another Lover Ilan Bluestone (ft. Koven) 2018 Anjunabeats
New Blood Steve Aoki, Sydney Sierota 2020 Dim Mak Records
Someone To Love You Tritonal (ft. Brooke Williams) Enhanced Music
Drifting Tiësto 2023 UKF
Past Life Felix Jaehn, Jonas Blue Virgin Records
In Every Life Audien 2026 Enhanced Music
Carry Me Home Above & Beyond, Zoë Johnston Anjunabeats

Notes

  1. ↑ Butterfly Effect did not enter the UK Albums Chart but did enter the UK Album Downloads Chart at number 93.[26]
  2. ↑ Cover of the 2001 song Chase The Sun by Planet Funk

References

  1. ↑ "Koven Release Long-Awaited Album, "Butterfly Effect"". 13 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 Scilippa, Phil (27 March 2020). "KOVEN Talk All Things Butterfly Effect, Influences, and More [Interview]". EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists.
  3. ↑ "'Koven' the Talent and Voice". 13 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Nguyen, Lisa-sun (15 March 2019). "Koven Talk RAMPAGE, Their Production Process, Upcoming Album, & More!".
  5. ↑ "Interview: Koven - 'I prefer songwriting to horrible synths'". 20 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1 Dance Presents..., UKF: Hybrid Minds B2B Koven". BBC.
  7. ↑ Jenkins, Dave (8 March 2019). "A conversation with Katie Koven & Hybrid Minds".
  8. ↑ C, Maja (10 December 2020). "Drum&BassArena Awards 2020: The Results".
  9. ↑ "Koven - Viper Recordings". 28 January 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Rollz – Burn Up (Ft. Katie's Ambition) (Music Video)". Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  11. ↑ Jenkins, Dave (11 March 2014). "Koven: Two's Company". UKF. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  12. ↑ Jenkins, Dave (11 March 2014). "Koven: Two's Company". UKF. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  13. ↑ "KOVEN – SOMETIMES WE ARE EP - Viper Recordings". 25 June 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  14. ↑ Steer, Rachel (18 November 2016). "Koven's "Come To Light" EP Enriches Duo's Drum And Bass Roots". EDM | Electronic Music | EDM Music | EDM Festivals | EDM Events. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  15. ↑ Kaushik, Rohit (1 November 2019). "KOVEN Announce Upcoming Debut Album 'Butterfly Effect'". EDMLI. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  16. ↑ Scilippa, Phil (18 March 2021). "Deluxe Edition of Koven's Stunning "Butterfly Effect" Lands on Monstercat". EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  17. ↑ Benders, Thorsten (7 August 2022). "Koven Releases Part One of 'Higher Ground' EP". The Nocturnal Times. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  18. ↑ "Koven Offers Fresh Sounds on 'Higher Ground (Part 2)' | EDM Identity". edmidentity.com. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  19. ↑ "Exclusive Interview: Koven on "Nervous System," Collaborating with Steve Aoki, and the Future of Drum & Bass | Beatportal". www.beatportal.com. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  20. ↑ "Koven Announces New Album "Moments In Everglow", Shares Two New Songs "Where My Heart Is" & "Time Is On Our Side"". pm studio world wide news (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  21. 1 2 "Koven Stuns on Sophomore Album, 'Moments In Everglow' | EDM Identity". 22 April 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  22. ↑ Showcase (22 July 2025). Katie Boyle on Koven’s Viral Rise and Redefining Drum and Bass (Television production). Turkish Radio and Television Corporation. Retrieved 21 August 2026 – via YouTube.
  23. ↑ Motaha (25 August 2021). "Koven - Say What You Want // News". Goat Shed. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  24. ↑ Trusspublished, Si (30 June 2023). ""I know that I've got to put on a show. I want it to feel like a performance" – How Koven balance live vocals and DJ mixing". MusicRadar. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  25. ↑ "Koven Release Long-Awaited Album, "Butterfly Effect"". 13 March 2020.
  26. ↑ https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/57310/koven/
  27. ↑ Scilippa, Phil (18 March 2021). "Deluxe Edition of Koven's Stunning "Butterfly Effect" Lands on Monstercat". EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  28. 1 2 3 "Koven – Artists".
  29. ↑ "Koven - Come to Light EP". 12 November 2016.
  30. ↑ "Your EDM Interview with Koven, on Their 'Come to Light' EP". 16 November 2016.
  31. ↑ "Koven launch and release its Reality Reach EP in Space- Yes, Space!". 14 August 2018.
  32. ↑ "Koven Takes Listeners on Music Adventure with New EP 'Reality Reach'". 24 August 2018.
  33. ↑ "Koven Releases First Part of 'Higher Ground' EP on Monstercat". EDM Identity. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  34. ↑ Peters, Emily (4 March 2023). "Koven Offers Fresh Sounds on 'Higher Ground (Part 2)' [Review]". EDM Identity. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  35. ↑ "Spotify – Koven". Spotify. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  36. ↑ "Looking For More - Single by Koven on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  37. ↑ "Acclaimed UK Duo Koven Return To Monstercat With Poignant Drum & Bass Single "Take It Away" Off Forthcoming Package". The Music Essentials. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  38. ↑ "Koven Continue Their String Of Monstercat Singles With Emotively Fierce Record "Lions" Off Forthcoming EP 'Higher Ground (Part 1)'". The Music Essentials. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  39. ↑ "Mobil 1 Collaborates with Cinematic Bass Duo Koven to Drop the Summer Drive Soundtrack "All We Needed" on Monstercat". Business Wire. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  40. ↑ Baby Blue - Bump (Koven Remix), retrieved 22 April 2021
  41. ↑ @KOVENuk (22 September 2013). "'decided to upload a remix I did yonks ago.'" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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