Superpositions - Music

Nathan Fake Is A British Electronic Musician Whose Lush Moody Recordings Range From Atmospheric Tech-House To Vivid Shoegaze-Influenced Downtempo. The Pastoral Psychedelia Of His 2006 Debut Album Drowning In A Sea Of Love Struck A Chord With Both Critics And Fans Gaining The Producer A Loyal Following. His Subsequent Releases Have Generally Been More Uptempo And Maintain A Sense Of Urgency And Spontaneity. Fake Often Restricts Himself To Hardware-Based Equipment And Records Tracks In A Single Take. After Releasing His Most Experimental Work 2017's Providence His 2020 Full-Length Blizzards Contained Some Of His Most Immediate Club-Friendly Material. Growing Up In Norfolk And Attending A School Where Being Into Music Made You An Outsider Nathan Fake’s Early Interest In The Electronic Scene Came From Hearing Acts Like Aphex Twin And Orbital. Having Begun To Acquire And Experiment With His Own Gear An Encounter With James Holden In 2003 Led Him To Align With The Then Fledgling Label Border Community Releasing His First Material The “Outhouse” Single That Same Year. The Relationship With Holden’s Label Continued With Further EP Releases - “The Sky Was Pink” And “Silent Night” - Leading To His Breakthrough Debut Album “Drowning In A Sea Of Love” Released In 2006 To Widespread Praise From The Likes Of Pitchfork And The Guardian And Hailed As One Of Mixmag’s Top Albums Of That Year. Fake Recorded Two Further Albums For The Label - 2009’s “Hard Islands” And “Steam Days” In 2012 - Before Establishing His Own Label Cambria Instruments In 2014 Alongside Former Border Community Associate Wesley Matsel. Their Collaborative Single "Black Drift / Bismuth” Was Followed By Fake's Solo Effort “Glaive” EP In 2015. Throughout This Time He Also Took On A Number Of Impressive And Diverse Remixes From Radiohead To Jon Hopkins To Clark Working For Labels Such As Ninja Tune Domino Warp And Kompakt. Extensive Touring Has Taken His Sound Across The Globe Including Notable Tours With Orbital Four Tet Jon Hopkins & Clark. In September 2016 Nathan Announced His Signing To Ninja Tune With "DEGREELESSNESS / Now We Know” 12” Featuring NYC’s Prurient Aka Vatican Shadow Hospital Productions . This Is The First Music To Be Released From His Forthcoming Album For Ninja Tune Set For Release In 2017. read less