Six releases in 2024. Looking back at that fact it feels like evidence of something: a level of productivity and creative focus that I haven’t sustained quite so consistently before.
The Mighty Force and Fourier Transform appearances came in three parts: Just For Me on MF33 Volume 1 in February, the Equinamity remix on Fourier Transform(d) Six in June, and the Lock To Grid remix for Long Range Desert Group on MF33 Volume 3 in September. All three sit comfortably in the deep electronica and detroit techno territory that defines the work I’m most proud of.
The Touched Music releases were two of the highlights of the year. Refreshingly Old on the Full Spectrum compilation in March was one of the releases I felt most quietly pleased about. Being on the same record as 808 State and Future Sound of London is not something you get over quickly. The Graviton remix for Drøn in July was the other one: a genuinely satisfying remix process that produced a track I’m proud of.
Then there was the ÁST Project. We Care Because You Do came out on 11 October, compiled by Gabriel Mendes and Mark Darby in support of Árni Grétar, also known as Futuregrapher, who had a difficult year and needed the community around him to show up. I contributed a track called Boxed and Sealed and designed the artwork for the release. All proceeds went directly to Árni.
I want to say something honest about what that project meant. Electronic music at its best is a community, not an industry. When someone in that community needs support, the right response is to give it. The quality of the music on We Care Because You Do is genuinely exceptional, and the spirit behind it is even better. Being asked to be part of it, both as a producer and as the person who gave it its visual identity, is something I’m proud of in a way that sits apart from the other releases this year.
The announcement of Fragile World in October was the biggest personal development of the year. The album is in progress and the work is going well.
The Reverb Delay remix is finished and coming on Mighty Force in May. Starting 2025 with a release already locked in is a good feeling.
Here’s to next year.
