After joining the DMY Artists roster, announcing a new album ‘A Safe Place In Cyberspace’ and releasing the first two singles Default feat. Dazey and Kindness feat. BABii, Samuel Organ follows up with the third single ‘Seance’ featuring acclaimed artist and producer Slugabed, plus an ethereal piano lead b-side which is the album opener. Samuel’s new album follows up 2020’s ‘Complex Habitat Systems’ album, which received a range of underground and major support from the likes of the PC Music label, How To Dress Well and Dummy Magazine, Mike Posner, and artist Caroline Polachek (who included a track in her BBC 6Music Guest Mix). Support for the new album has been building, including support from Nemone, Jamz Supernova, Jacques Greene and major play-listing on Spotify.
Seance sees Samuel Organ and Slugabed exploring much harder and more aggressive territory than the first two singles, with a club-focused cut of infectious bass music lead by warped synth arps and hard hitting subs. The b-side ‘Guidance’ provides a counter-balancing soft track, with Samuel sitting solo at the piano - the opener to the forthcoming album.
Discussing the new album, Samuel explains: ‘A Safe Place in Cyberspace is the solo record I’ve dreamt of making for years now. A polarising trip that wanders between the ethereal and the turbulent. An experience that lulls the listener into a stasis, before reminding them that everything is probably not as it once seemed in the safe place. The boundaries of the diverse sonic landscape are pushed further by collaborations with people that truly inspire me creatively.’ A Safe Place In Cyberspace includes features from acclaimed visual and sound artist BABii, drummer Adam Betts (Squarepusher, Goldie, Jarvis Cocker), and producers Slugabed and Cole Longanecker.
Samuel is a founding member of the experimental jazz group, The Physics House Band - who’s work has included collaborations with Stewart Lee and Kai Whiston, as well as many tours and notable performances alongside artists like Alt-J, Django Django, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Jaga Jazzist. The group have received high praise and support from The Guardian, The Independent, The Sunday Time, NPR, BBC Radio and Antony Fantano.
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