James K - FriendAn opening of the portal, Friend is the culmination of a decade of Ks work; the gates of which gleam like a slow drip of melodic infusion, at once a remedy and an inquiry. Friend encapsulates a lifelong praxis of intuitive music making, delivering a more precise and controlled sound, with versions of songs shifting into focus like recovered memories. Feeling her way through textures, a return to an intimacy and clarity of voice with a melding of

Pink Lemonade C2

Destination Eschaton (Beatmasters 12'' Instrumental Edit (Destination Hoxton)) 5:29

Today My Love 4:50

Mental Remedy - Obatala (The Raw Dirty Organ Demo)

Madlib and more

with a momentous introduction from the great Chris Rock

Gengis 4:05

Heavy percussive hits twist spacetime with material melting bass throbs

On Sticklebacks

" is a pretty self explanatory title as the waves of glistening synth patterns that rise throughout are truly trance inducing

saving the slow

providing a soundtrack for emerging urbanites