Argia on Finding Flow, Avoiding Burnout, and Letting Inspiration Happen Naturally
Madrid-based producer and DJ Argia makes her Rebellion debut with Don’t Fight, a four-track EP that captures her knack for groove-driven spontaneity and textured club energy. Featuring her first collaboration with Adana Twins, the release moves between bold drums, playful vocal cuts, and deep melodic threads that reflect Argia’s growing presence across Europe’s leading dance floors.
Known for her residency at Mondo Disko and releases on Kompakt, Bedrock, and TAU, Argia has built a style rooted in precision yet full of movement. Her sets from Fabric to Watergate balance subtle emotion with powerful rhythm, drawing from a library she keeps obsessively organized to capture ideas before they fade. Don’t Fight shows that same clarity of purpose, weaving organic samples and live-feeling energy into a cohesive record designed for connection.
We spoke with Argia about how she stays grounded, where she finds creative renewal, and what keeps her sense of curiosity alive in a scene that never slows down.
Do you have any rituals — pre-show, weekly, seasonal — that help you stay inspired or grounded?
It really helps me to keep my music library — and my laptop in general — as tidy as possible. Having everything organized lets me find music fast and catch that first impulse when I start preparing a set. That moment when you suddenly feel what direction the set should go — I don’t want to lose that spark because I’m digging through chaos. So yeah, keeping things clean and ready keeps my head clear and my flow open.
Where do you go (physically or mentally) when you feel your creative energy dipping?
When I feel the energy fading, I like to go listen to live bands, preferably in small venues, where you can really feel the sound in the air — that “touchable” kind of music. Seeing instruments, seeing people interact with sound in real time, reminds me what it’s all about. It reconnects me with the emotional side of music, beyond the screens and plugins.
Are there any specific places, people, or environments that consistently recharge your relationship to music?
Yeah, going somewhere quiet and green always works for me. Being surrounded by trees, hearing wind and birds — that natural rhythm resets me. Nature has this kind of organic tempo that calms my mind and gets me back in sync. Sometimes I’ll even bring headphones, not to listen, but to record the atmosphere — those textures often inspire me later in the studio.
How do you manage the pressure to constantly discover new music while keeping it meaningful?
That’s not easy. We’re constantly bombarded with new releases, new edits, new trends — it can be overwhelming, and sometimes it makes things feel less fresh. When I start feeling that pressure, I just stop searching. I focus on my own stuff and disconnect from the noise for a while. That helps me protect my taste and stay genuine. Then, when I stumble on something that truly moves me — something that really touches me — it feels special again. I try to keep that balance: protect my headspace, so the joy of discovery still feels real when it happens.
What’s your relationship to boredom — and do you ever use it intentionally to spark new ideas?
Not really. I don’t try to force creativity when nothing’s happening. If I’m not feeling it, I close the laptop, walk away, and do something completely different. For me, that’s healthier than pushing through frustration. Usually, when I come back later, my brain’s been processing in the background, and something new clicks naturally.
Is there a moment you return to in your memory when you need to remember why you do this?
Definitely, I often travel in my mind to key moments in my path — gigs that marked a turning point, certain studio nights, or that first time I saw people reacting to one of my tracks. I’m a nostalgic person by nature, so revisiting those memories helps me reconnect with the pure motivation behind it all — the feeling of sharing something that once existed only in my head.
What has surprised you about where inspiration actually comes from, versus where you thought it would?
What really surprises me is how inspiration shows up when you stop chasing it. For me, it often comes when I change scenarios — traveling with my laptop, working in strange places, or at weird hours. Sometimes the best ideas appear in a hotel room, an airport, or a friend’s living room, not in the “perfect” studio setup.
Those unexpected moments feed me the most — they remind me that creativity isn’t about control, it’s about openness.
