Arclands by mattrobson

Arclands is the latest solo effort from ex-Blanche Hudson Weekender and current Edible Eyer, Matt Robson. Fusing the more experimental aspects of the Warp roster, with a keen eye for melody, sprinkled on top - Arclands is an expansive and ambitious work that takes on familiar electronica and IDM tropes, and interlaces in to that model moments of mutant dancefloor energy with periods of melancholy, introspection and flourishes of contemporary sound design.

Traversing a bedrock of splintered and syncopated rhythms, Arclands walks with broken legs past the DJ booth to the corner with no friends, painting a forlorn, but also uplifting soundtrack to lives that have gone wrong or reached dead ends - and, ultimately, celebrates defeat and collapse in the midst of a hubristic age.

Next Phase : Normal Records is proud to present this stunning follow-up to 2020's "Macroline" album, available digitally via Bandcamp.

Matt Robson (or, mattrobson, if you prefer) constructs and creates cranky trips into contemporary electronic music, in the process making calls across various influences, ranging from the rhythmically dense work of Autechre via hip-hop’s swagger, through to the melodic synth pop of Next Phase : Normal Records' roster of various artists.