Sara Landry releases 'Divine Intervention' on independent label HEKATE

Sara Landry released her second album, Divine Intervention, on October 16 through her independent label, HEKATE. The 14-track record features hard bounce, psy-techno, and psytrance. Landry mixed every song on the album herself and retained ownership of the masters. She tested the tracks in secret DJ sets before making them publicly available.

The release coincided with a sold-out show at Ace Mission Studios in Los Angeles. Landry performed her set and then played a friend’s edit of Calvin Harris and Florence Welch’s “Sweet Nothing” as an encore. She described the moment as appropriate for the occasion. Ivan V., a fan from Serbia who has lived in the United States for seven years, attended the show after hearing the album’s opening track. He said the music created a feeling of being lifted, noting his sober experience of the high-tempo performance.

Landry’s career expanded rapidly after a 2023 Boiler Room set garnered over 11 million views. She became the first hard techno artist to play Tomorrowland’s main stage in 2024 and the first woman to headline the Sphere in Las Vegas last October. This year, her headline shows sold nearly 100,000 tickets, and she performed at more than 50 festivals. She headlined Red Rocks for the first time six days before the Ace Mission show.

The album creation process took roughly one year and spanned multiple continents. Landry began developing ideas during the Amsterdam Dance Event in 2025. She collaborated with Godtripper on tracks like “Decon” and “Get Inside,” and worked with Australian producer Ali James in Melbourne to write “Energy.” The title track originated from a connection with German producer Electric Universe, whose son she signed to her label after hearing his unreleased work in her home studio.

Landry recorded most of the vocals herself, estimating she performed 90 percent of the vocal elements. She captures initial ideas using voice memos on her phone and processes them through a vocoder. She recently began working with a vocal coach to refine her technique as a soprano. The album structure was designed with bounce elements at the start and trance sections at the end, though individual tracks often sat unfinished for months while she adjusted up to 100 separate elements per song.

Los Angeles has played a central role in her fan base since her first out-of-state show in 2021. She played two sold-out nights at an open-air rave under the Sixth Street Bridge in 2024 and has performed at Coachella for two consecutive years. Her recent appearances in Southern California have mostly been at large festivals, making the intimate Ace Mission venue a deliberate choice to reconnect with local fans. Landry, who has family roots in Mexico City, travels to Mexico regularly and cited the local food as a key reason for her visits.

The album’s title reflects Landry’s belief that the record shaped itself during the production process. She describes her relationship with the divine as strong, while her connection to organized religion is not. She views her music through the lens of physics, comparing the impact of sound waves in a club to the function of sacred music in religious traditions. She remains fully independent, allowing her to control the creative direction and release schedule of her work.