The first minute and a half of Florian Kupfer’s new record is just a voice calling out into the darkness, the phrase “explore your fantasy…” etched with reverb, stretched beyond the limits of human vocal chords, pitched down to a satanic gurgle. Exploration has been a staple in the young German producer’s career. When Kupfer told Inverted Audio “I think I have to do something else than just hypnotising the crowd with 4/4 for six hours these days,” in an interview last year, it seems as if he unconsciously nailed his production ethic on the head.
The German artist will issue the Explora EP through the Ninja Tune affiliated label later this month.
The man behind the Technicolour label steps up with a self-styled collage of dark sounds, sampled audio and wrong speeds.
The Ninja Tune subsidiary will release Anaconda Flow next month.
Stream the lead track from The Fourth Dimensions Of A Nubian Mystic in full and read our interview with Technicolour label boss PhOtOmachine.
Is it possible to truly be depressed in Los Angeles? Sure, there’s the agonizing traffic, omnipresent smog, and smoothies with baffling $14 price tags, but traditionally, it’s a city that gets portrayed as a slacker’s paradise – days spent surfing and getting stoned, nights spent hiccuping down the boulevards shaded by palm trees. This wasn’t true for Brighton-born, half Egyptian, half Scottish producer Kutmah, who had his door randomly kicked in several years ago by armed federal agents, and imprisoned him for two months on immigration-related charges.
The IZWID boss will issue a rare EP of original material next month, featuring Seven Davis Jr and Zackey Force Funk.
The Berlin-based producer is set to return with a new 12″ for the South London label – stream “Arc” from the forthcoming record here.