The Leisure System co-founder talks psychology, behavioral science and his standout album of the year, Stochastic Drift.

Sam Barker's influence on contemporary electronic music culture spans many levels—not only as a producer and DJ pushing against traditional genre boundaries, but also as key figure behind the scenes as head of the label Leisure System. He came into RA HQ to talk about the central thesis in his current work: exploring organic, human timing in a genre that has become increasingly obsessed with mechanized grids. 

The Berlin-based artist tells us about how he puts this theory into practice in his standout album of the year, Stochastic Drift, and his recent collaborative project with saxophonist Bendik Giske. Beyond the technical, he also reflects on the evolution of the Berlin scene, the surprising arguments for liberation in the streaming economy and the role of art in imagining a utopian future. Listen to the episode in full.

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Electronic musician, sound designer and audio-visual composer from Izhevsk, Russia (born 1981). 

Veteran of the Russian electronic scene, who started his career in 1994. Known for his experiments with psychedelic techno, IDM, ambient and braindance, as well as his work in psytrance, electro and techno styles. 

Over his long creative history Spacehealer has formed several electronic bands including Charging Systems, Ufo United, Mel-O-Maniacs, Spacehealers, The Cyberians feat MAHAON and Rumi, Electrodynamique.

In 1996 he joined the founders of the electronic label Izhitsa, which released the classic album “Pechki i Pochen” by the artist Compass Vrubel, which became a landmark work of Russian techno-electronics. 

In 2014 he joined the label EMC (Electro Music Coalition), where he codifies “electro vibrations”. EMC is one of the key electronic labels in Russia. 

Creator of promotional units Inner Space Lab and Finnish Produkts. Izhitsa events and #underwaterizhevsk

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