An EP of lost and found music. Available now from https://panicbomber.bandcamp.com

Lost EP

Released December 04, 2020

All music written and performed by Richard Haig
Mastered by Sean Price
Artwork by Richard Haig
Art Heist logo by Anthony Mendolia

TREPANATION is the latest album from Richard Haig (and his first since retiring the Panic Bomber moniker). Mostly written in San Francisco during the COVID lockdown, the album consists of dancefloor-adjacent music interspersed with both personally introspective and outwardly political lyrics. The feel of the album trends toward dark, moody songwriting with powerful yet detailed sound design. There are subtle threads of humor throughout the lyrics & music, suggesting that while Richard takes his art seriously, he also has a lot of fun making it.

The title, Trepanation, means to open up a hole in one’s head. Historically this was used by mystics to supposedly release cantankerous spirits or maladies. Here it is being used as a gallows humor way of saying, “Keep an open mind.”

Richard collaborated with Eli Woods on a music video for “Negative Space,” ( https://youtu.be/pNZIt4y_Lio ) shot on location in the Bay Area, which combines crisp digital footage with gritty analog processing for a unique look which perfectly matches the song.

Trepanation

DJ Sets

Productions

Unofficial bootleg techno/IDM remix of Autechre's "see on see" off their 2010 album Oversteps out on Warp Records WARP210

Debuted as part of http://soundcloud.com/panicbomber/ultra-music-festival-umf-radio-guest-dj-set-jan-2011 January 2011 

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Autechre - see on see (Panic Bomber Bootleg Remix)

I had such a good time spinning this improvised set for my good buddy 3li.tv 's birthday party that I thought the rest of the world might enjoy it too. Maybe a little bit of slop in some places (🍻,🍻) but at least that lets you know it's real! Enjoy.

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Live Day Mix, June 2021

The debut physical release from Miami electronic wunderkind PANIC BOMBER. Classically trained and holding a degree in Music Engineering Technology, Panic Bomber (aka Richard Haig) decided he’d had enough of playing in underappreciated local bands and started composing music for the dancefloor. The result is Panic Bomber, the multi-media, interactive performer and producer extraordinaire who has taken the Miami dance scene by storm over the last year. “Getting On My Mind” features 8 original tracks and 4 bonus remixes of the title track by the likes of Phoenecia’s Takeshi Muto and Total Fucking Pizza Party.

Getting on My Mind

Live recording of my DJ set at the second edition of the Perfect Strangers party now occurring at F8 Nightclub in San Francisco on November 19, 2021

DJ Set for Perfect Strangers (Live at F8, 2021-11-19)

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I threw together a bootleg remix of Metronomy's brand new single, "I'm Aquarius."  Enjoy!

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Metronomy - I'm Aquarius (Panic Bomber Is a Taurus Bootleg Remix)

Preview of a James Brown remix coming next week =)
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James Brown - There Was A Time (Panic Bomber Remix) PREVIEW

Panic Bomber Remix of James Brown's "There Was a Time"

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James Brown - There Was A Time (Panic Bomber Remix)

Panic Bomber Remixes of James Brown's "There Was a Time"

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James Brown - There Was A Time (Panic Bomber Extended Remix)

It's my pleasure to remix the brand new San Francisco goth electronica group XXU & UXX!

I took their ambitious, through-composed original and re-arranged it for the dance floor with a sinister bass and a mean breakbeat.
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XXU & UXX - Richard Haig Remix

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I joined my good friends for a smashing campout party out in the California wilderness. This is a live recording of my upbeat Friday midnight set designed to get the blood pumping and the party started. (Sadly I lost the microphone feed but the direct recording survived!)

Tracklist:
• Claro Intelecto vs Midnight Star – Peace of Gold (Richard Haig Edit)
• Interviews – Resonating
• Transllusion – Unordinary Realities
• Univac – Alamogordo Test
• Fred Quest – Only On The Condition That You Call Me Esteban
• Absolute Fiction – Genius Der Energie
• Umwelt – Gravitational Lens
• Boylan – Germs (feat. Trends)
• Dannie Fade – Jaw Breaker
• Aloka – XTX3
• Instra:mental – When I Dip
• Gamma Intel – Sleep and Cry
• Underground Resistance – The Final Frontier (Nomadico Remix)
• Local Group – Rhythmic Trip
• Pangaea – Installation
• Leonce – Research & Development
• Mala Ika – Werde Immer High
• Terr, Daniel Watts – Bring the Future
• Poni Hoax – Hypercommunication (Alter Ego Remix)
• Al Wootton – Vitus
• Roam Recordings – Jango Mango (Darlyn Vlys remix)
• Dina Summer – Rimini (Fabrizio Mammarella Remix)
• Acid Arab – Ya Mahla (Feat. Wael Alkak)
• Decius – Look Like A Man
• Nachtbraker – At It
• Ashee – Country Classic
• Ploy – Lick It
• Walton – Rolla

Broom & Board 2023 (DJ Set 2023-07-28)

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Late Night Alumni - The This This (Panic Bomber Remix)

A couple of nights in the studio has produced yet another loaded roller to add to Panic Bomber's repertoire. This time, the Brooklyn-based producer takes on @greatgoodfineok's "Too Much To Handle," substituting the light and rosy buoyancy of the original for a darker, brooding vibe that touches on human want and emotion. 

Shimmering synths are replaced by a bassline that runs deep and strong alongside urgent, staccato rhythms. When placed against this fierce and ominous soundscape, the vocals take on a longing, enigmatic tinge, transforming the tune from a warm, lighthearted vignette to an ardent and desperate lament. 

"I wanted to convey the sense that it all really is too much to handle.  The driving synths and massive synth breakdown coupled with the mantra of “I think I’m going to melt away,” embodies the escapism present in this song and dance music as a whole."

Frenetic, powerful and undeniably evocative, Panic Bomber's rendition of "Too Much To Handle" is an audial portrayal of internal struggles between inner demons, structured to allow for repentance on the dance floor.


Great Good Fine OK - Too Much to Handle (Panic Bomber Remix)

After an incredible live set in 2023, Chillits.org invited me to return back for a daytime DJ set. Here's a live recording of a wonderful weekend. Expect laid back chillers & day time groovers.

Track list:
• Astral Magi – Chronicles of the Starborn (Unreleased)
• @stevemoore2600 – Aphelion
• @tangerinedream_official – Love on a Real Train
• Ava Cadell – Sextrology
• Brian Bennett – Solstice
• Pink Floyd – Breathe in the Air
• Michael Shrieve with Kevin Shrieve and @klaus-schulze-official – Transfer Station Blue
• @gatto-fritto – Invisible College
• @tornadowallace – Thinking Allowed
• @fkclub – The Strange Art ( @senrichard Remix)
• The Cosmologist – Land of Hunger (2012 Reconstruction)
• @aimes – The Kontemplation of Kosmic Order
• Boys From Patagonia – Rimini '80
• Atmosfear – Dancing in Outer Space (The Revenge Rework 1)
• Talking Heads – Psycho Killer ( @gregwilson Edit)
• @secret-circuit – Jungle Dogs (Tiago Remix)
• Mildlife – Citations

Chillits DJ Set 2024

From the 'Domestic Violins' EP on YYZ Records

Visit from the Grave (Featuring Madam Asuka)

Panic Bomber remix of Kurtz & Bomber's "Such a Rush" from the Work on Me EP on Bedrock Records


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Kurtz & Bomber - Such a Rush (Panic Bomber Remix)

Strange Holiday

Listening To The Wind

Mind Drip

Fashion Dispatch

Fooling Myself

Guest DJ set for IDP, San Francisco's premiere recurring IDM party.
Originally streamed live from shelter-in-place with live visuals by JMS at https://twitch.tv/intelligentdanceparty

Tracklist:
Efdemin - Oh, Lovely Appearance of Death
Vatican Shadow - The Base in the Land of the Two Rivers (Al Farooq)
Shed - Menschen und Mauern
Andrea - Reinf
Maurice Donovan - Babeh
Walton - Rolla
Pearson Sound - XLB
Martyn - Mind Rain
joeFarr - Stuckfix
British Murder Boys - All the Saints Have Been Hung
Paula Temple - Raging Earth
Karenn - Kumquat
Joe - Maximum Busy Muscle
Lag - Kontrola
Ceephax Acid Crew - Muster Station
Om Unit - Patterning
The Prodigy - Out of Space
DJ Rashad - Pass That Shit (feat Spinn & Taso)
Claro Intelecto - Hunters Rocket to the Sky
Wake - Hrmmm
Rian Treanor - ATAXIA_D1
Lorenzo Senni - XAllegroX
Varg2™ - Thirst (Dressed in Nothing But UV Paint and Biodegradable Glitter)
Mall Grab - Switchblade (Drone Mix)
Cassegrain - Trappist (The Mover Remix)
Illektrolab - Overdrive
Volruptus - Alien Transmissions
Shokh - The Man
Gábor Lázár - Wubs and Wahs
Autechre - See On See (Panic Bomber Edit)
Anno Stamm - A Triangular Patch of Light
Leon Vynehall - Brother
Stranger - Nostalgica
Outlander - Vamp
Peder Mannerfelt - A Queen
Beyond the Black Hole - Protonic Flux
Pye Corner Audio - Greenpoint Hangover
Jelly3000 - Wave a Wand
Paranoid London - Cult Hero (Do You Wanna Touch Me?)
Maceo Plex - Destination Mars (feat. Josh Wink)
Cristoph - Alone
Skee Mask - Flyby VFR

DJ-in-Place for IDP San Francisco (May 9, 2020)

Recorded live at Slap & Tickle at Bardot in Miami on April 9th, 2013

Guy Gerber - One Day in May
Eli Escobar - Somebody to Love Me (feat. Nahrin David)
Lula Circus - Theory of Folds (Alexis Raphael Remix)
Barrington - Is It True (feat. Daj) (Forrest Remix)
Jaymo & Andy George vs Hauswerks - Guess Who
Ali Love - Emperor (feat. Kali) (Maceo Plex Last Disco Remix)
Zombie Disco Squad - Late Night London Loefer
Mickey - Heartstrings (feat. Jeremy Glenn) (Extended Mix)
Billy Joel - My Life (Panic Bomber Edit)
Duke Dumont - Need U (100%) (feat. AME) (Skreamix)
Motor City Drum Ensemble - SP 11
Breach - Let's Get Hot
Waze & Odyssey - Our World
Park Hill - Has It Been (Lee Brinx Remix)
LB Lynam - Get Things Straight
Gorgon City - Real (feat. Yasmin)

Panic Bomber - Warm Up DJ Set at Slap & Tickle at Bardot in Miami (April 9, 2013)

The Baron

Our Guillotine's Got Chops

Shadows In My Mind

Are Libertarians Just Closet Incels?

Negative Space

Free track for 303 day! Written & recorded on 3-03, 2021
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1/2 of @beyondtheblackholeband
1/2 of @kurtzandbomber

Richard Haig is a San Francisco-based electronic musician who primarily focuses on a dark dance floor foundation with a sinister songwriting sheen. His recent output is club-oriented in form but excels on a stage with energetic performances featuring live vocals and occasional instrumental guests. Fans of Hot Chip, Nine Inch Nails, Maceo Plex, Röyksopp, Radiohead, and Depeche Mode would feel right at home with his output. He is equally comfortable as a performative front man on a festival stage as he is being elusively tucked away in an underground DJ booth.

Having previously released under the name Panic Bomber, Richard Haig is a Scottish-born expat who originally developed his sound in Miami. There he played in multiple touring bands and honed his DJ chops during the annual Winter Music Conference festivals. He stepped away from releasing albums for a few years and returned with a new sound in 2020 with multiple self-released albums under his own Art Heist Records label.

Richard’s previous releases include music on the UK’s Anjunadeep Records, John Digweed’s Bedrock Records, and the Canadian YYZ Records. He has composed for and performed with the New World Symphony Orchestra in 2014 and 2015. Richard has licensed music for Michael Kors and Volkswagen, and was included on an official TRAX Magazine CD (France’s biggest electronic music publication). He has ghost-produced Hype Machine Top 10 remixes of Kanye West, Metronomy, and Phantogram. As a live performer he has played alongside Skream, Skrillex, The Juan Maclean, and MGMT and appeared at festivals such as EDC, Ultra, SXSW, Electric Forest, Hudson Project, Sunfest, Pride Toronto, as well as performing on the Yo Gabba Gabba and La Roux live tours. As a DJ, he was previously a resident and partner of the Slap & Tickle Miami collective and has spun alongside Disclosure, Duke Dumont, Chus & Ceballos, Kaytranada, John Talabot, Detroit Swindle, XXXY, Aeroplane, Jackmaster, Moonboots, Jonas Rathsman, Kaskade, and Ke$ha.

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