BROOKLYN MAGAZINE FEATURE (2021)
"While the variety of genres heard on Dala Records might seem broad, Aukstik’s dedication to developing community and diving deep into new sounds provides creative, connective tissue. Notes Harden, “[Aukstik] just loves music and he is born to be this type of person, to create that label and put people like us on it. And he’s not trapped and pigeonholed into just one style of music. If he hears music that he loves, he’s going to produce it.”
By Jessica Lipsky“The Brooklyn-based label - with a flair for the analog and the classic soul stylings of the genre's forefathers - seem certainly well on their way to having their vision realized through a fascinating and dynamic roster.”
By Imran MirzaVILLAGE VOICE FEATURE (2016)
“Now, after five years embedded in New York’s soul music community, he’s starting his own label. Following other Brooklyn soul studios like Daptone or Leon Michel’s Big Crown Records, Aukstik’s Dala Records is an analog outfit. With a Maestro Rhythm King drum machine and Farfisa organ from Dap-King guitarist Joe Crispiano’s garage in Staten Island, Aukstik records on an 8-track tape machine that gives it a familiar likeness to the influential 2005 El Michels Affair album Sounding Out the City.“There are things you can achieve sonically with tape that are just impossible digitally,” Aukstik maintains.”
By Annie Bartholomew