Blawan returns with ‘Fires’, the first single revealed from his freshly-announced new EP BouQ. Having received global support from the likes of Four Tet and Skrillex over the summer, ‘Fires’ sees Blawan push his distorted, syncopated productions into a new broken-pop lane, his own vocal creating an intense, visceral hook that rips through the track’s multilayered, pulsing beats.
The BouQ EP will be released on 6th December via XL Recordings and is his third EP for the label. It’s the follow-up to his acclaimed 2023 Dismantled Into Juice EP; one that was heralded by Pitchfork as “dazzling… part of a long, proud tradition of UK club tracks that turn the dancefloor on its ear” and Resident Advisor as “mind-melting… truly unchartered territory.” Fans may have heard Blawan previewing tracks from the EP during recent DJ sets (including his curated stage at Draaimolen and Overmono’s Pure Devotion), heightening anticipation for new Blawan music. Available to pre-order digitally and as a 12” now, BouQ’s disorientating, menacing electronic experimentation is set to further cement Blawan’s reputation as a truly singular talent.
PRAISE OF BLAWAN:
“Every Blawan record in recent memory has been eye-opening, but this one is blinding in its brilliance, packaging everything great about each era of Blawan into five blissfully bizarre tracks.” – Resident Advisor
“Blawan breaks the mold again, letting his unbridled knack for experimentation take the wheel” – Beatportal
“It takes time, vision and financial security to find time to create something truly astounding these days, and Blawan’s got it all.” – The Quietus
“a producer at the very top of his game right now.” – The Quietus
“Breaking new ground once more, the dynamic production is laced with colour, but there’s a dogged subtlety in there, too. At once familiar while also stepping into new ground, ‘Toast’ is Blawan at his most engaging, and yet also unexpected.” – CLASH
“a sound that Roberts has been fastidiously perfecting for a decade, pushing himself into new realms, losing himself in modular synthesis without ever sacrificing soul for science.” – The FACE
PRE-ORDER / SAVE BOUQ NOW HERE
Blawan
BouQ EP
XL Recordings
Friday 6 December 2024
Tracklist:
- NPCs Making Hot Dinner
- Fires
- Done Eclipse
- BouQ
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