Dopamine - Vinyle Orange

Description

A new Soccer96 album is a chance for Danalogue (Dan Leavers) and Betamax (Maxwell Hallett) to return to a kind of spiritual creative home. Between them, the keyboardist and drummer have become synonymous with London’s thriving jazz scene and in their stunning incarnation as the synth-and-drums astral duo, they have traversed stylistic worlds. In nearly a decade, the duo have shape-shifted from a DIY outfit whose rough-around-the-edges recordings strike with a punk spirit, to cosmic dreamers who use sound to traverse the furthest reaches of the mind.The lead single Dopamine features Nuha Ruby Ra on vocals who sings from both the perspective of man and machine throughout the track. This concept perfectly overlays with the music, forming a meeting point between technological and human exploration.Soccer96 has always been a vessel for Danalogue and Betamax to find the clear water from their multitude of other collaborations, most notable being two-thirds of The Comet Is Coming alongside Shabaka Hutchings. Other recent production credits for Danalogue include Snapped Ankles and Calabashed, whilst Betamax has made music with Champagne Dub and Coma World.