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2ndSun’s 2014 “Shimmer” EP was a landmark moment on many counts – our first Tessier-Ashpool Recordings release, their most accomplished work at the time, and easily our most prominent outing. A “jackin’ house exemplar”, as we called it then, it set itself apart as one of very few sustainable, enduring and timeless models for UK house/techno splicing, accruing standout radio support (from the likes of Shadow Child and Skream) , chart success, and crossover validity (gracing the tracklist of one of Armin van Buuren’s Armada Music compilations). 

So how do you top that? As it turns out, if you’re Olly Stork and Steve Burnett tinkering away in the studio, you just do.

This year’s “Quanta” EP, titled as such as shorthand for “quantum miscellanea”, sees the boys perfecting the science of their approach as they tackle more abstract subject matter, familiarize themselves further with core Tessier-Ashpool tenets, and absorb our team’s most recent developments. Consequently, “Quanta” is their most musically ambitious, thematically expansive and stylistically versatile oeuvre to date, spanning four tracks of expertly-mitigated twists and turns.

“Drift” is a modernized electro affair, drenched in leaking neon sludge and adorned with 80’s funk retrofits. Junglist acid bass squelches interpolate with drum machine antics atop a syncopated jam, as lush and… well… drifting pads fade in and cut out, creating a TAR-specific, Golden-Age-sci-fi narrative.
“Control” is a tenebrous techno workout, affixing cone-ripping acidic reso-sweeps and instructional automaton chants to an ever-mutating rhythmic environment – sometimes driven by dotted kick grooves, sometimes derailed by frenetic percussive rattles, and always tethered to the upbeat of a stoic, ligneous snare.

The first pure 4/4 jaunt of the record, “Divisive Circuit” is true to its name, conflicted and schizophrenic, shifting from live analogue acid jamming at one moment, to gutter house histrionics the next.

Closer and title track “Quanta”, a nod to the acid and/or ambient house of pioneers like Orbital, The KLF, Kevin Saunderson or The Orb, is a breezy, almost-balearic stroll through the combined chaise-longue dreams of many a poolside aficionado. Sensuous. Ethereal. Seemingly eternal.

Tracklist:
01. Drift
02. Control
03. Divisive Circuit
04. Quanta

All tracks written & produced by 2ndSun.

Mastering by soundcloud.com/liarinth

Artwork by Liar and Borealis.

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2ndSun - Quanta

An invitation to dissociate on the beach inside your mind. Musical postcards from London back to Miami shores filled with sun, salt and melancholy. Nick shares the music that has influenced his upcoming album as well as highlighting Miami musical moments in the realm of ambient, idm and all things murky.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/nick-leon/episodes/nick-leon-22nd-april-2025

BEACH NOIR W/ NICK LEÓN & Uchi 220425

Romance

Malibu is a French electronic musician whose work sails between ambient and ethereal music.
Forever inspired by soft reverbed vocals and melodious chord progressions, Malibu’s music is an immersive nostalgic journey in a sea of synthetic strings and choirs. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/malibu/episodes/malibu-5th-june-2025

United In Flames w/ Joon Gloom & Malibu 050625

El sol desapareciendo en el horizonte.

PURE at Café Del Mar, Ibiza. Music for sunsets, directed by Evian Christ and Slam Jam. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/pure/episodes/pure-evian-christ-15th-june-2025

PURE w/ Evian Christ 150625

El sol desapareciendo en el horizonte.

PURE at Café Del Mar, Ibiza. Music for sunsets, directed by Evian Christ and Slam Jam. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/pure/episodes/pure-grand-voyage-15th-june-2025

PURE w/ Grand Voyage 150625

El sol desapareciendo en el horizonte.

PURE at Café Del Mar, Ibiza. Music for sunsets, directed by Evian Christ and Slam Jam. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/pure/episodes/pure-femi-15th-june-2025

PURE w/ Femi 150625

A rare appearance from Bonobo, playing an hour of current favourites.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/bonobo/episodes/bonobo-16th-july-2025

Bonobo 160725

Straight Honey is raw, unfiltered, and naturally crystallized Jazz & soulful R&B. Pour, stir, and sip, while you sink into her rich grooves...of tomorrow & yesterday. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/straight-honey/episodes/straight-honey-7th-august-2025

Straight Honey 070825

Bass weight and sound system musik from DEEP MEDi - sharing styles from the label's new crop of producers, and picking out gems from their 150+ releases back catalogue.

KEEP YOUR MEDi DEEP  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/deep-medi/episodes/deep-medi-29th-august-2025

DEEP MEDi w/ Youngsta & Distinct Motive 290825

When visionary electronic producer SOPHIE passed away in 2021 aged only 34, it felt like the extinguishing of a future path for music, the one down which she was lighting the way. Few musicians in 21st Century have diffused their influence throughout pop music and beyond as inexorably as SOPHIE. 

She created sounds that tore music – and by extension her own identity – down to its molecular constituents, alchemising them to thrilling effect, in a way that spellbound both the avant-garde and the poptimists alike. Since her passing, her devoted fanbase remains as active as ever, cataloging and archive SOPHIE's vast discography of officially and unofficially released music. 
 
Selected and mixed by Jennifer Walton.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/in-focus/episodes/in-focus-sophie-12th-september-2025

In Focus: SOPHIE 120925

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Simmering in the North of England, a collaboration between two artists has been steadily taking hold. With Radio 1, RinseFM, XLR8R, Thump, and more getting behind their sound, 2ndSun have flourished in a relatively short period of time.

After announcing themselves with 2013's "Falling" on a vinyl only Well Rounded Edits release, they set about gathering speed with some well received remixes. Following this up with "Bespoked", another 12" exclusive offering on Ben Pearce's P&S imprint, and with "You Don't Make Proper Sounds" included on the latest Black Butter compilation in July 2014, the boys went on to top the JunoDownload charts with their "Shimmer" release on Tessier-Ashpool Recordings, gaining support from pivotal figures such as Skream, Shadow Child, and Monki along the way. 

The past couple of years have seen 2ndSun play shows around the world, from Ibiza to Tokyo. With a string of releases penciled in for the coming 12 months, more remixes forthcoming, and accomplished back to back sets varying in style from house, techno, disco and soul; these are ones to keep an eye on.

2ndSun - Quanta

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