The producer known as ACTRESS and his r&b concrète

really makes the lo-fi/hi-fi distinction meaningless. neither annoyingly polished nor carelessly murky. also, unlike autechre, there's a distinct emotional core that unifies the music. it's also politicized without being didactic. what im saying is, it rocks

can't believe it's been almost 15 years since this thread was started. "r&b concrete" is still an alarmingly concise and accurate description.

How is it politicized?

probably my favorite musician of the decade. thick smoke always hanging in the air

― brimstead, Wednesday, 3 November 2021 17:30 (two years ago) bookmarkflaglink

one of my faves of the century. new album roolz

it totally roolz. and the deluxe LP edition comes with an lp copy of 88!

Funny, this one didn't immediately strike me as much as previous albums, but I went back to it after reading the praise on this thread and it definitely clicked the second time, enough so that I immediately ordered the LP. I think headphones really helped me appreciate this album, and I'm not typically a headphones kind of person

love this new album and also his recent mix for Mixmag

i really love this album but it always leaves me wanting to listen to Motorbass

https://actress.bandcamp.com/album/statik

new album out june 7

this is great news, especially since I missed out on the limited-to-100 12" Boomkat had available for about five minutes before it sold out.

I eventually came around to LXXXVIII after initially finding it a little dull, but hoping this one hearkens back to the Honest Jon's era. Smalltown Supersound weirdly seems like a good fit, somehow. that ad copy is horrendous though