MBA3005 #1

MBA3005 #2

So this is a taster of what will finally be my first release! No release date as of yet (Soundcloud forced me to pick the 15th) because I'm a disorganised mess and still figuring out the logistics of doing a self release, but I'm working on it.

The five tracks on this record are a self indulgent journey combining everything I've learnt to love about electronic music for the last 12 years or so, drawing on my experiences of the rave scene in Leeds, Manchester, London and most recently Melbourne.

They should be a good listen for those who love dark, brooding, (and ever so lightly over-arranged) soundscapes with intense drops, tinged with breakbeat influences.

Hopefully, you might be able to hear that I've been inspired by these kind of producers, even if my production isn't remotely close to their level yet: Max Cooper, Barker, Rival Consoles, Kessler, Four Tet, Moderat, Jon Hopkins, Daniel Avery, Djrum, Skee Mask, Floating Points, Jacques Greene, Leon Vynehall

Big love goes out to my long term collaborator and best friend Ian Richardson for spending an unholy amount of time damaging his finely tuned hearing by fixing my shoddy mixes with the masters that have really brought all these songs to life...

Sapa (Preview)

Gaze (Preview)

No Idea: how much you are loved (Preview)

Rise (Preview)

Open (Preview)

Back in Leeds. 135-170bpm breaks & the odd bit of techno mix.

Track IDs:

Unreleased - Lowe
Varial - Thurlow Joyce
CHROMA 001 HELIUM - Bicep
Nova Prospekt (Stenny remix) - Versalife
I'm The One - Baby T
Invisible Guest - Chontane
Mouth of God - Lone
Breathing Method - Skee Mask
Free Thinking She Punk - Baby T
Flow State - Rival Consoles
BURNA - Deft
Bluster (Djrum remix) - Wordcolour
Computer Love (Kessler remix) - Q-Project
Unreleased - Lowe
French Exit - Earl Grey
red velve7 - Joy Orbison
Rise N Fall - Machinedrum
Portra (Jungle Mix) - Baby T
Ninnyhammer - dgoHn

LS13 - 09 June 2024

Hi. I’m Lowe, Leeds based music producer Dan Comlay. I’ve previously only performed and released music as a bassist in bands, but ever since I saw Jon Hopkins on his Immunity tour at Canal Mills back in 2014 (which served as my proper rave awakening) I knew I wanted to produce my own electronic music. It’s been 10 years of false starts and repeated crippling self-disillusionment in the making, but I finally reckon I've got something worth sharing. 

The 5 tracks on ‘Gaze’ are a self-indulgent mix of all the emotive musical genres I’ve enjoyed playing and listening to all my life - in my mind, I’ve attempted to translate lush shoegaze wall of sound guitar chords into a darker and slightly more depressing synthetic electronic music form, with bass lines that harmonise with this sound in a way that tickles your ravey senses.

I recently spent a 5 month stint living out in Melbourne, where Breaks, UKG and bassline amongst other genres seem to be as popular as they’ve ever been. The EP probably reflects some of my time there, there's some breakbeat samples chucked in for good measure, complimented with various found sound field recordings from my recent travels.

Lowe

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