Samual Shepherd a.k.a. Floating Points has emerged as one of the UK's most impressive new talents over the past year, combining elements taken from Detroit house, dubstep, hip-hop and electronica in his broad-minded, yet highly distinct productions. His track 'Vacuum Boogie', which was released on his own Eglo label in 2009, made many best-of lists that year, and more of his music has lately been coming forward via Planet Mu, R2, and remixes for artists like Sébastien Tellier, Four Tet or Basement Jaxx.
This EP is featured in Update #072:
Elektro Guzzi, Marcel Dettmann, Sepalcure, Surkin
If you are based on the planet's northern hemisphere like we are, chances are you're either looking for a melancholic soundtrack to the greyness outside or some cheerful music to counter its adverse effects right now.
Either way, this month's releases more...
Picked!
More exceptional Floating Points material, shortly after his spectacular 'Danger' single. An EP collecting moody downbeat experiments, jazzy electronica garage and abstract 808 jams, 'Shadows' hides the perfectly spinable house track 'ARP3' on side B. Each track's a winner in its own right though. Stellar.