vinyl box with full cover print fi lled with 8x 12″ colored vinyl in discobags with full cover print + digital download code for the whole albuminside
EACH COPY Personally SIGNED BY LEN FAKI
Len Faki has always been a defi ning character of the technounderground. His unique approach to DJing, the consistent work as aproducer and the quality output of his label Figure has all shaped thecurrent environment.
Starting out as a clubber in the 90’s, his inspirations have alwaysreached back to the fi rst encounters with electronic music, when newworlds opened and everything seemed possible.
While these experiences have always infl uenced Faki’s productions andused to be released under many diff erent aliases back in the day, theyhave been waiting since to be made into a proper album under the LenFaki moniker.
After quickly climbing to the top of the international DJ circuit, busytouring schedules never quite allowed for it. Finally faced with theopportunity of a long overdue creative break, Faki decided tackle thelife-time venture with the necessary dedication and focus.
Excited about the new project, he also took the time and energy neededto expand his production methods. Finding new techniques allowed himto truly bring all his diff erent infl uences to the surface. The process wasone of following his own heart, occasionally challenging and surprisinghimself. Naturally the result emerged as two parallel experiences, whichare now presented across two discs. Both still carry all the signaturefeatures of Faki’s style but with added layers of depth and detail.There’s that special contrast of dark and heady grooves, paired withdreamy melodies that transport the listener to places beyond the mind.But we also see all strains of his previous work being incorporated,mixed and molded into something new altogether.
While the fi rst disc focuses on the kind of techno, which Faki has beenbrought up by and given back to for so many years of his life, thesecond is more loose and experimental, with forays into house, ambientand broken beats – the sounds he has always kept very passionateabout.
It creates two distinct experiences, showcasing the entire breadth ofFaki’s cosmos. Where some ideas stay straight and kick hard, like theneon bleep opener Tor 8 or joyfully booming Astra, others take thenewfound freedom to inspire a wistful broken beat ballad such as Hymn(In the Name of Fantasy) or the soulfully subdued Drum & Bass closerVoices.
Many songs even exist as pairings, with their respective counterpart onthe other disc. For example, the duo of Shri Yantra/Yantra, where similarsoundscapes have been looked through diff erent lenses, making for amore straight-laced or shuffl ed rhythm. Also noteworthy are Faki’sappearance as a veritable house producer on Hymn (In the Name ofFreedom) as well as the inclusion of two very personal pieces:
The Halide tracks were made in remembrance of Faki’s late mother, whopassed away during the fi nal production stage of the EP. These delicatetracks capture the intense sadness Faki was feeling at the time andhelped him to process his grief and eventually to fi nish off the album.
By doing so Faki has given us a complete artistic statement, one thatproves him to be as curious and driven now as ever, taking his sound toall-new realms.