A Subtle Effect

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Limited edition CD version of my debut album ‘Oumuamua’ available now!
https://fractalarchitect1.bandcamp.com/album/oumuamua
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Driven by a passion for music with depth and feeling, and underpinned by an unswerving attention to detail, this UK based artist is still performing at the top of his game.

Growing up in the musical melting pot of the 80’s and 90’s, where technological advances in sound generation created a new sonic canvas, the desire to innovate has always been strong. Influences ranging from Kraftwerk to Zappa, from Bach to Beck contribute to a unique sound that frequently defies genres.

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“Gorgeously sculpted, uber-melodic downtempo.” – BPM Magazine


Growing up, he was influenced by 80’s British pop like Depeche Mode and New Order; while you can hear the melodic elements of their work in his, he’s gone in a whole different direction with this new chillout release. He thinks like a great cinematographer, with moving melodic lines and layers of innovative sounds presenting a vivid story. Sometimes the songs sound like a movie soundtrack.

Joey comes from a long line of professional musicians including aunts and uncles who played for everything from symphonies to commercial jingles. He’s been writing music since he was thirteen and for the past twenty, he’s produced electronic music, starting with an old Mac Plus and a few old analog keyboards and an 8-bit sampler. For nine years he recorded dance tracks under the name Dream Traveler. One of his songs,” Time,” appeared on Paul Oakenfold’s Transport CD, one of the highest selling dance compilations of all time.

In 2006 he switched direction and started using his real name. “I wanted a more personal connection to the listener and the only name I could put on it was my own. Band names tend to mask the artist’s identity. There’s nothing more intrinsic than putting your real name on an album, and there’s nothing more personal than writing the most emotional music you can to express to others who you really are.” His goal was to eliminate boundaries and write emotionally charged, melodic music. He even self-released his first album on his own record label to avoid any outside influence.

His music has been used on TV shows like Steven Seagal: Lawman, History Detectives, and Earth 2100: ABC Special Report. Two of his songs, “Behold” and “Being Around You,” were included on Nick Warren’s Global Underground – Paris compilation.

His earlier release, Mellowdrama, topped downtempo and chillout radio charts and sold record numbers over the past four years. Before that, as Dream Traveler, he released numerous dance singles and remixes that became dance floor favorites, played by DJs including John Digweed, Sasha, Nick Warren, and Scott Stubbs.

Joey continues to produce electronic music for Delicate Recordings and has just released a new remix package entitled Everything Is Alright.

A Hertfordshire lad and self-taught electronic music producer, Myles’ creative journey started when he learned to play the guitar, violin and piano at the age of 15, getting a grounding in the basics of harmony and melody. But it wasn’t until he discovered Ulrich Schnauss’ debut album Far Away Trains Passing Me By that he found his true passion. From then on, he knew he wanted to produce his own electronic music.

He’s been doing just this since the early 2000s, developing a style that’s laid-back, detailed and melodic, drawing on the ambient and progressive movements to create tracks that take listeners on a journey through landscapes of sound. Inspired by film scores and uplifting music that tells stories, Myles is a huge fan of artists like Jon Hopkins, Nils Frahm and Ulrich Schnauss.

He self-released his debut album as Xspance, Night Echoes, in February 2014, on Bandcamp. Since then, he’s remixed numerous tracks for artists all over the globe, including Julie Mintz (a singer from electronica star Moby’s band), Russian Linesman, Fractal Architect, and many more. His remix of a track from Echaskech’s album Origin featured in the huge charity compilation Touched Two. 

After being discovered by Norman Hines’ Stripped label, Xspance released his sultry track “Disappear With Me”, which led to him releasing his first 10-track LP, Melodyheart, for Tripswitch’s label Section Records. This attracted attention to the more eloquent side of the ambient electronic sound he was working with at the time, and over the years since he’s released a host of singles, EPs and LPs for a myriad of labels, including Just Music, Cinematique and Soundgarden. He has also collaborated with UK producer Audioglider to create two unique albums for Section Records - Kollision (2017) and Sensory Reception (2019) - which cleverly harmonise the artists’ individual electronic styles. 

Nowadays, Xspance’s music is highly regarded in the electronica community, garnering interest from prominent figures around the world, including top DJs Nick Warren, Solumun and Guy J. With listeners around the world, his music regularly reaches around 8000 streams a month on Spotify. Several of his recent releases have made it into the top ten most popular tracks on Beatport in the electronic and organic house genres, and he has in the past hosted his own monthly radio show, Eclipsed, for Bloop London. With a total of eleven long players to his name – including seven solo studio albums and four collaborative projects – he continues to release new material, including a long player titled Across Waves (2021, Astir Recordings) created in collaboration with US producer Joey Fehrenbach, and an LP collaboration, Merged Horizons, with UK-based DJ/singer-songwriter Daniela Rhodes, which is set to be released in 2022 alongside another solo album.