Floating Points shares ‘Bias (Mayfield Depot Mix)’ plus an extended mix

07.04.2020

FLOATING POINTS SHARES ‘BIAS (MAYFIELD DEPOT MIX)’ PLUS AN EXTENDED MIX

STREAMING NOW, AVAILABLE ON 12″ VINYL APRIL 10TH

SHARES ‘DIALOGUE BETWEEN DREAMERS PT. ONE’ DJ MIX

“Utterly fabulous”
9/10 Mixmag ‘Album of the Month’

“Whatever wavelength Shepherd is on, Crush is the almost untouchable proof that no-one else is anywhere near it”
9/10 Loud and Quiet

“Crush is further proof of Floating Points’ undeniable ability to make electronic experimentalism sound so good”
9/10 Future Music ‘Album of the Month’

“The producer’s dazzling, freeform album bristles with angular melodies”
4/5 The Guardian

Listen to ‘Bias (Mayfield Depot Mix)’ here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y75XQM58B0w

Both versions are available to listen here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/59UpikSFQgxGi6mryod7PW

Last year Sam Shepherd aka Floating Points released Crush. As is typical of his career so far, the album defies all expectations – solidifying his position as one of the UK’s most respected electronic artists. Crush received widespread critical praise including a cover feature with DJ Magazine, 9/10 ‘Album of the Month’ from both Mixmag and Future Music and 9/10 from Loud and Quiet as well as 8/10 from Crack, The Line of Best Fit, Uncut and more. Following the album release Shepherd went on to play a sold out show at Printworks debuting his innovative new live show to rave reviews, you can watch the full set back via RA here.

Today Shepherd has shared two new versions of album highlight ‘Bias’, a track which was praised both for it’s “sense of air, as if you can sense the room it was recorded in” (DJ) as well as “a drop so nasty it could send your pulse out of kilter” (Mixmag).

‘Bias’ began to morph and expand during Shepherd’s live shows and today he presents a recorded version based on those exciting, in the moment improvisations. The Mayfield Depot mix stems from a performance at the end of 2019 as part of the Warehouse Project series. Named for the Manchester venue, the mix is based around a live recording from the night with crowd noise bleeding into Shepherd’s microphone, giving a palpable sense of energy in the room. The extended mix stretches out the album version of ‘Bias’, unfolding new layers and giving even greater depth to that satisfying build.

Both versions will feature on a 12″ vinyl which will be released on April 10th, pre-order here:
https://store.floatingpoints.co.uk/release/186182-floating-points-bias

Shepherd also recently shared a new mix ‘Dialogue Between Dreamers Pt. One’. Made during lockdown with time to reflect on the records he returns to again and again for comfort, the mix traverses soul, jazz and country, with rarities alongside tunes from Steve Kuhn, Susan Pillsbury, Family Circle and more. Listen back here: https://soundcloud.com/floatingpoints/dialogue-between-dreamers-pt-one

Artwork by Jake Davis at Hungry Visuals

Praise for Crush:

“Utterly fabulous”
9/10 Mixmag ‘Album of the Month’

“Whatever wavelength Shepherd is on, Crush is the almost untouchable proof that no-one else is anywhere near it”
9/10 Loud and Quiet

“Crush is further proof of Floating Points’ undeniable ability to make electronic experimentalism sound so good”
9/10 Future Music ‘Album of the Month’

“Shepherds most accessible, dancefloor-minded, party-friendly collection to date”
8/10 Uncut

“Worthy of our undivided attention”
8/10 The Line of Best Fit

“Truly, an album to savour”
8/10 Clash

“Put simply, Crush is a triumph”
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“The producer’s dazzling, freeform album bristles with angular melodies”
4/5 The Guardian

“Beautifully crafted, Crush unsettles with its quiet, fervent chaos bubbling beneath its surface”
4/5 The Observer

“Electronic music that radiates intelligence and emotion”
4/5 Q

“Crush is an insight into Sam Shepherd’s brilliant mind”
4/5 The Independent

“Crush is packed with life”
4/5 Evening Standard

“Shepherd’s withdrawal into a world of software programmes and synthesisers has not made his music any less expansive or texturally impressive”
4/5 FT

“The most tightly-constructed and dense work Floating Points has ever released”
4/5 The Skinny

“A fascinating album, one that reveals more of its treasures with each listen”
4/5 MusicOMH

Unexpected and inventive, it’s well worth a trip into the unknown”
8/10 God is in the TV

“One of 2019’s most sublime electronic albums”
Clash

“In the line of preternaturally talented producers to emerge from the UK in the last decade, Sam Shepherd is the preeminent renaissance man”
Resident Advisor

“Unique and quietly euphoric”
Esquire

“[Crush] flits between experimental techno, transcendent house and dark ambiance to reach the recesses of the human brain”
London In Stereo

“A magisterial creation”
The 405 ‘Track of the Day’

“Totally magical”
It’s Nice That

“Celestial”
Creative Review

“Crush shows Floating Points in full possession of his art; a true master of his craft”
Inverted Audio

“Euphoric”
The Vinyl Factory