{"title":"Proc Fiskal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProc Fiskal is a talented artist known for his unique blend of grime, jungle, and experimental electronic music. Hailing from Edinburgh, Scotland, he has been making waves in the underground music scene with his innovative soundscapes and energetic beats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by artists such as Basic Rhythm, Toxe, and Amnesia Scanner, Proc Fiskal brings a fresh perspective to the electronic music genre. His tracks are characterized by intricate rhythms, heavy basslines, and atmospheric textures that transport listeners to another dimension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith releases on renowned labels like Hyperdub and Planet Mu, Proc Fiskal has gained recognition for his exceptional production skills. His live performances are equally captivating as he effortlessly blends genres and keeps the crowd moving with his infectious energy.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"siren-spine-sysex","title":"Siren Spine Sysex","description":"\u003cp\u003eProc Fiskal's second album sees a reorientation of the source elements of his music. Where \u003ci\u003eInsula\u003c\/i\u003e fed off samples of the ramblings of his friends and sounds of his hometown, \u003ci\u003eSiren Spine Sysex\u003c\/i\u003e is laden with an inner voice of sampled Gaelic, Irish and English folk music, contorted and imbued into the futurist body of modern pop; the ghostly anima image of the female folk voice and the lamenting wheeze of the accordion rub against the rush of icey 808s and angles of Grime. Joe Powers’ family history is in folk music, with several of his forebears active in the Scottish Folk revival of the 1960s. It's this cultural baggage - the Caledonian Antisyzygy of the earnest folk tradition he was raised in – alongside the modernist dance music he makes, that brings a personal element to the album. The music of \u003ci\u003eSiren Spine Sysex\u003c\/i\u003e examines dance music as folk music, re-routing them both comparatively, with the wordless emoting of chopped and screwed Gaelic vocals leading to joyous pop songs like ‘8 Mgapixel See Thru Phone’ and 'Leith Tornn Carnal’. Though fast and detailed, \u003ci\u003eSiren Spine Sysex\u003c\/i\u003e feels relaxed and pastoral at times, its edits and drums sensual, swelling, and reactive to the music, its textures influenced by the tinny 16 bit flutes, strings, and wacky scores of gaming soundtracks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hyperdub","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x2","offer_id":50500554490187,"sku":"1127555","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/173d1413-d526-44f1-aad3-ef3923f4f67e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727778294"},{"product_id":"insula","title":"Insula","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoe Powers is from Edinburgh, far outside the network of the Grime capital of London. His caffeinated productions as Proc Fiskal are faster than usual, with many clocking in at 160bpm. The \u003ci\u003eHighland Mob\u003c\/i\u003e, his 2017 debut EP, opened up his music to open-eared footwork and drum’n’bass fans as well as the grime crowd. After following that up with a jungle-inflected EP on Cosmic Bridge,\u003ci\u003e Insula\u003c\/i\u003e switches the feel and intention towards a personal, and melodic music with one foot in Grime, infused with often comic, often wistful recorded moments from his environment. He says ‘I wanted to be aware of where the music is coming from, referencing things I’m presently experiencing, like making Grime, my Radar radio show, phone addiction, alcohol, my surroundings, girls, depression, positivity, being unemployed, being employed and hating it, my friends etc. Trying to be true to myself instead of relying on other peoples’ nostalgia, and focusing on now.’ The record is a huge leap in vision, with delicate, pointillist melodies and intricate edits reminiscent of Grime producers such as Terror Danjah. It also resonates with Japanese video game music like that recently explored on the \u003ci\u003eDiggin' In The Carts\u003c\/i\u003e compilation. ‘I think I probably make tunes to get out emotions I don’t express in day-to-day life. I used clips of my friends talking, drunk folk, and general Scottish life to preserve and represent what my experience is like right now, like a time capsule. Social media notification sounds are designed to release serotonin, which is what I’d like my music to do, to make me, and other people happy, and in using these manipulative noises in a positive way, I like to think I’m taking back the power of the manipulation.’ Proc Fiskal is adventurous and thoughtful as a producer, and at the young age of 21, his debut album is very advanced in its ideas and execution.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hyperdub","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50530379563339,"sku":"1033118","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/c72f8efd-d157-47b9-86d2-d85cd87d3fe3_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1728077756"},{"product_id":"lothian-buses-ep","title":"Lothian Buses EP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLothian Buses\u003c\/i\u003e is an EP of genre collisions with Proc Fiskal amalgamating his twinkling, caffeinated grime sound with the rhythms and sounds of other genres, without ever overthinking it. To kick off, ‘Thurs Jung Yout’ is a kind of shoegaze drill with strings and gentle tones swelling and dissipating against busy drill beats. ‘Baguettes’ is a more classic Proc sound, a galloping rhythm against a sparse melody that was a quick fix up for a show that turned out well. ‘Choco Frito (Calamari)’ was influenced by the good life, DJing in Portugal in the sunshine and hearing Kuduro played out. The latticing drum patterns nod to the style, dropping into a sunny accordion chorus with a plucked guitar line. ‘Scarab Aloph’ is Proc's style compressed, full of micro-glitches, tight drum fills and incidental drop-outs across a pretty melody, while ‘HopeTak2’ is his percussive, breezy take on funky house with smiley melodic stabs. Finally, ‘Mullit Madollock’ takes the sonics of airy Bukem-style atmospheric jungle, an instantly recognisable inspiration that's not been as foregrounded in Proc’s work before, refitted and updated with grime-inspired melodic bass kicks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hyperdub","offers":[{"title":"Black 12\"","offer_id":50530381398347,"sku":"1114311","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/cb235c73-2aa8-4fa7-9608-e8387e2e47af_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728077807"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_6121029d_thumbnail_4096_f8d1877f-6354-4abf-a635-1af1599c47fe.jpg?v=1727778273","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/proc-fiskal.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}