{"title":"Nathan Fake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNathan Fake is a British electronic musician and producer hailing from King's Lynn, Norfolk. With five full-length albums, numerous EPs, and remix commissions under his belt, he has established himself as a prominent figure in the industry. Since 2016, Nathan has been signed by Ninja Tune and currently resides in Norwich. His latest record, [i]Blizzards[\/i], was released in April 2020 through Cambria Instruments label, which he co-founded in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving grown up in Norfolk, Nathan Fake developed a passion for music during high school. Inspired by renowned IDM acts like Aphex Twin and Orbital that he heard on the radio, he delved deeper into their work by reading about them in music magazines. In 2003, Nathan caught the attention of James Holden who signed him to Border Community label. This led to the release of his debut EP [i]Outhouse[\/i]. Subsequently, Nathan continued to release records on various labels such as Saw Recordings and Traum Schallplatten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to his solo work, Nathan Fake co-founded Cambria Instruments with Wesley Matsell in 2014. The label presented several releases including Nathan's own EP [i]Glaive[\/i]. Known for his remixing skills, Nathan has collaborated with notable artists such as Radiohead and Jon Hopkins while working with respected labels like Warp Records and Kompakt.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hard-islands","title":"Hard Islands","description":"\u003cp\u003e'hard islands' edges towards the tougher end of electronica occupied by warp and rephlex stalwarts clark and aphex twin, where spine-tingling melody meets fake's acute awareness of what works on the dancefloor. 'hard islands' showcases a tougher, more grown-up sound than his hugely successful 'drowning in a sea of love' debut, as nathan fake continues to mature in perfect step with britain's youthful new wave of danceable electronica. each track can function as a hedonist's anthem in its own right, optimised for maximum dancefloor impact after evolving gradually in the context of fake's intense live club set.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50410686120267,"sku":"313216","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/9551b3d2-4d5d-4b3d-b8ff-91292ada7c3e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726647890"},{"product_id":"blizzards-remixes","title":"Blizzards (Remixes)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe final two tracks of the Blizzards Remix EP are Irène Dresel's epic warehouse belting version of Vectra and Nathan's own live version of Torchsong which melds choppy beat juggling with gorgeously glistening synths and is fresh from his recent UK tour. These follow the release of the 90s infused bass heavy Sandstone and Afrodeutsche’s rework of Cry Me A Blizzard, which stripped the original right back to its chords and added her own achingly beautiful vocals, to create a haunting choral ambient artwork. This follows last year’s new album \u003ci\u003eBlizzards\u003c\/i\u003e, which was described by The Quietus as “his best work”, and “his best LP yet” yet by Resident Advisor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambria Instruments","offers":[{"title":"Black | 12\"","offer_id":50464885965131,"sku":"1138922","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/befd5ac0-2a6c-4443-8400-a1980732a50b_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727280010"},{"product_id":"providence-2","title":"Providence","description":"\u003cp\u003eNathan Fake releases his fourth album \u003ci\u003eProvidence\u003c\/i\u003e - his most personal and profoundly emotional work to date - via Ninja Tune. Crafted in the wake of a crippling two year spell of writer’s block during which he was unable to compose any music at all, the esteemed British producer describes the record “as a massive step up both in my career and in my life in general… it felt like I’d come alive again”. \u003ci\u003eProvidence\u003c\/i\u003e sees the British producer collaborate with vocalists for the first time, joining forces with Prurient (aka Vatican Shadow \/ founder of Hospital Productions) and Raphaelle Standell-Preston from Braids. Both arose from chance meetings in Geneva and Osaka as their tour schedules crossed. Emerging from this extended period of inactivity with renewed vigour and lust for life, \u003ci\u003eProvidence\u003c\/i\u003e was recorded during the first six months of 2016 in Nathan’s home studio \/ living room. The meaning behind the title is two-pronged: on the one hand it’s a nod to the aforementioned Korg Prophecy synth that features so heavily on the record. But on a deeper level it means “guidance or divine guidance” - not necessarily in a religious sense but more to be guided by a higher power - or more specifically to Nathan, music as therapy and a path out of a dark period in his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2LP - Double LP pressed on 180 Gram heavyweight black vinyl in high gloss artworked inners, housed in a die cut white popset 5mm spined outer sleeve with digital download code. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ninja Tune","offers":[{"title":"LP | x2","offer_id":50495346344267,"sku":"1005054","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50495350931787,"sku":"1005053","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2ad219dc-4519-4993-8074-a5a03a905457_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727710081"},{"product_id":"crystal-vision","title":"Crystal Vision","description":"\u003cp\u003eElectronic luminary Nathan Fake presents the new longplayer \u003ci\u003eCrystal Vision\u003c\/i\u003e on his own Cambria Instruments imprint, which features collaborations with Clark and Wizard Apprentice. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is music for music’s sake – recorded without angles, agendas and themes – so Fake was free to simply continue honing his craft and express himself non-literally. Aptly titled, there’s a clarity of execution and ambition, and a peak effectiveness to the record that just sounds right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContinuing to set a personal bar higher and topping his own best, the mark of master craftsperson is everywhere, but that doesn’t mean it’s polished; There’s plenty of rawness evident, with spiky sonics keeping ears on high alert – full of endorphin-flooded rave energy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambria Instruments","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":50531013951819,"sku":"2014942","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":56287281578315,"sku":"R0706-7397","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a0229307605_65_d42daac0_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728089998"},{"product_id":"evaporator","title":"Evaporator","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs Nathan Fake rises from the nocturnal subterranea and rave catharsis of his previous records, on \u003cem\u003eEvaporator\u003c\/em\u003e, he resurfaces into the domain of daylight, bringing a tangible sense of air rushing against your face, of big skies, and endless landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe idea of pop accessibility that trickled into 2023’s Crystal Vision is refracted here through the prism of sweeping ambient, deep electronica, and trance uplift. \u003cem\u003eEvaporator\u003c\/em\u003e is Fake’s idea of “airy daytime music”, with each track a different barometer reading across the album’s varying atmospheres, which range from vibrant sunbursts, bracing rainscapes, and fine mists of clement melodics. “It’s not overtly confrontational electronic club music,” states Fake. “It’s quite pleasant, it’s accessible. As I was progressing through making the tracklist, I called it a daytime album. It doesn’t feel like an afterparty album.” For the past decade Fake has been gingerly introducing collaborations with heroes and friends alike into his lone, idiosyncratic working process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorder Community alumni Dextro AKA Ewan Mackenzie transmutes his ferocious drumming for Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs into the blurred choral thump of ‘Baltasound’. ‘Orbiting Meadows’, meanwhile, is his second collaboration with Clark, an eerily idyllic duet where microtonal 18EDO piano clangs slowly twirl around wailing pads. \u003cem\u003eEvaporator\u003c\/em\u003e marks the junction point of old technology and ever fresh creativity for Nathan. The trusty “dinosaur” age software, particularly Cubase VST5, that has powered two decades of music is rarely updated. “I used to sort of feel a bit ashamed of using such old software, and then I kind of had an epiphany – that’s just how I work”, comments Fake. “That’s just how I play. I’m very fond of these old tools, and I get the most joy out of them, but now I’ve incorporated new technology too.” When an artist accumulates so much synergy with their instrument, music making becomes instinctual. By Fake’s account, much of \u003cem\u003eEvaporator\u003c\/em\u003e just fell into place. The album title arrived randomly in his head (“it felt completely perfect. Airy.”), ideas looped and developed until things locked into place and just felt right. ‘The Ice House’ is a fleeting glimpse of the sonic world he taps into in this creative state, its glassy FM synths built around a counterpoint between rough-hewn crystalline arpeggios and sparse yet gravitas-bearing bass. “That riff I just wrote out on the keyboard, I just played it forever and ever and ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original track ended up being really short. Here you go, and it’s gone!” These unplanned channellings of sound call forth records from Fake’s past while he looks ahead, perhaps getting at the very essence of his musicianship. The opener ‘Aiwa’ (“the breeziest,” he muses) reminds of the introspection that characterised Providence, excited by the fire and grit of Steam Days’ textural experiments, its chunky slams and clatters surging into a flood of harmonic buzzing as they reach out for old wisdom. ‘Hypercube’ stampedes in a similar chronological confluence, infusing an incessant synth line reminiscent of the golden age of rave with the crackling, ecstatic energy of modern festival anthems. Like the vaporisation of liquid to particles, everything that \u003cem\u003eEvaporator\u003c\/em\u003e presents has a mutant desire to be amorphous. Sounds rarely settle; the irradiated garage beat of ‘Bialystok’ is pitched downwards to driving, rebounding effect, while ‘You’ll Find a Way’ warps static into shivering energy, cinematic synth strings building anticipation into a gradual gush of chords. This translates into a more expansive stereo field than Fake has explored before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Slow Yamaha’ saves the wildest, most kinetic transformations for last with a cornucopia of crispy melodies and fried drums; a sibilance of cymbals on the left, a susurrus of shakers on the right, and kaleidoscopic lasers pulsing and fizzing all around. 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