Published
Fri, May 13, 2011, 09:00
- Young Turks will release the masked artist's first full-length in June.
SBTRKT will release his self-titled debut album this June on Young Turks.
Ever since he first appeared at the end of 2009, SBTRKT has enjoyed what Richard Carnes described as a "meteoric rise" in a Breaking Through feature last year, vaulting from total obscurity to regular gigs in Fabric's Room 1. He tried to stay anonymous at first, partly by means of his trademark mask, but was eventually identified as Aaron Jerome, a former nu-jazz and broken beat artist. Though neither style characterizes his music today, they provide a helpful context: ever since his early white labels, SBTRKT has pushed a style that's rooted in bass music, flirts with pop and continues to elude categorization. "My original material is more song-based experiments rather than club-friendly instrumentals," he says.
The upcoming album features vocal appearances by some of SBTRKT's past collaborators, such as Sampha and Jessie Ware. All the tracks are previously unreleased. One the songs, "Wildfire," is available for download on SBTKRT's website in exchange for your email address.
Tracklist
01. Heatwave
02. Hold On feat. Sampha
03. Wildfire feat. Yukimi
04. Sanctuary feat. Jessie Ware
05. Trials Of The Past feat. Sampha
06. Right Thing to Do feat. Jessie Ware
07. Something Goes Right feat. Sampha
08. Pharoahs feat. Roses Gabor
09. Ready Set Loop
10. Never Never feat. Sampha
11. Go Bang
Young Turks will release SBTRKT on June 28th, 2011.