In this installment of Sound Advice, we’re joined by Bicep, the Belfast-born, London-based duo whose deft blend of house, trance and breaks have made them some of the UK’s most acclaimed live electronic performers. After two albums on the Ninja Tune label — 2017’s self-titled and 2021’s ‘Isles’ — and years of touring, they’re now back in their studio, working on their club-focused ‘CHROMA’ series and forthcoming album. We caught up with Matt McBriar and Andy Ferguson from their studio to discuss their genre-agnostic influences, their musical evolution as Bicep, the creative challenges of having a digital and analog studio, and how they’ve used SoundCloud to grow as artists.

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Sound Advice: Bicep

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How is technology changing the way we see? The artist James Bridle updates John Berger’s ‘Ways of Seeing’ for the digital age – assessing the reliability and power of images today.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0004f3h

BBC Radio 4, 24th April 2019

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Music inspired by the complexities of life. 
Teachers and Soul Savers : Burial, DJ Mehdi, Outkast, Jamie XX, DJ Shadow, DJ Manny, Bicep, Big Dope P, DjRUM, Channel Tres, Kaytranada, Kae Tempest, Thom York, Overmono, Forest Swords, Weval, Missy Elliot, Timbaland, Blockhead, Daft Punk, Justice, J-Dilla, Madlib, The Kills, Jimi Hendrix

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