After sowing the seeds of his style in Manchester by way musical influence from Detroit, now London-based techno producer Lockyear made his debut last January on One Track Brain’s OTB Records with “Store Street” / “Katabatic Wind.” A year and two weeks later he returns to the label with his Wave Knowledge EP, a striking three-track effort boasting sinewy melodies and rhythms, deep bass and stripped-down grooves.
The release is worth your attention alone for the blissful “Taming the Elephant,” a 6am track that inspired us to dig out every record we own by The Beloved.
We tracked down the one-named phenom and asked him to share five current tracks he currently can’t live without. Here they are in no particular order. Continue Reading