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Since relocating to Berlin in the same year, he has continued to push boundaries with analog-driven studio production and captivating live sets. While exploring new directions in soundscapes, Blawan remains an expert behind the decks for traditional dance floor environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis latest album release titled \"Wet Will Always Dry\" dropped in June 2018. This breakthrough moment showcases Roberts' mastery of auditory alchemy through ambitious and nuanced techno tracks that captivate fans who have followed his ever-explorative career.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dismantled-into-juice","title":"Dismantled Into Juice","description":"\u003cp\u003ePitch language - Modular synth wizard Blawan brings his brand of distorted, syncopated electronic productions. Toast introduces the EP with a playful head bopper with ethereal sounds and menacing overtones. 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This sets the stage for “Careless,” which retains the hazardous, crackling atmosphere but dials back the intensity just enough to make room for a new feature, Blawan’s eerie and disembodied vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Tasser” ratchets up the tempo and the frenetic energy yet more, slinging chunks of audio shrapnel and grinding factory noise over the kick-heavy beat, only letting up the tension every now and then for a convulsive breakdown. By the arrival of “Vented,” a more steady, cycling groove has set in along with the accompaniment of suspenseful melodic swells, but the element of surprise is far from gone: there still seem to be spectral entities lurking around every corner, and there’s no shortage of intriguing tumbril weirdness blowing around the imaginary streets that this track conjures up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe slamming “North” keeps alive the record’s persistent, darkly humorous feeling that things are about to go off the rails at any moment, using wildly contorted sequences and granular debris to shift between total abandon and regimented strictness. 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Under Belly, the lead single, a chuggy disorientating dancefloor heater that will no doubt be sound-tracking the rave. Presented in XL’s iconic house bag, this release sees the mercurial producer arguably at the height of his powers and release some of his most riveting, genre-bending music to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving released music for over a decade, Blawan aka Jamie Roberts is one of the UK’s most consistent producers. ‘Woke Up Right Handed’ signals a shift for the producer, one started by the pandemic, that sees him moving further away from the club and the touring DJ life of the previous ten years of his career and deeper into the studio, perfecting the sounds he’s always wanted to explore. Flexing a deep technical ability across all the tracks, the perfection of the production shines from every sound and arrangement. 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