3FOR82

Description

Travis Stewart aka Machinedrum reasserts his GOAT status with another brilliantly innovative album effortlessly traversing tempos and musical styles as only he can. 3FOR82 comprises 12 high-intensity, ruminative tracks that thread the needle between his past, present and future selves. His first studio album since 2020s A View of U, 3FOR82 features an incredible cast of collaborators including Tinashe, Duckwrth, Mick Jenkins, Jesse Boykins III, KUČKA, AKTHESAVIOR, Tanerélle, deem spencer, Deniro Farrar and Topaz Jones. Between drum & bass, hip-hop, jazz, R&B, dazzling beat switches and a singular ear for sonics, Machinedrum adopts a rich, prismatic approach to collaboration, building on the uptempo vocal manipulations that won him acclaim in electronic communities, notably on 2011s breakout LP Room(s) and 2013 opus Vapor City. Printed inner sleeve housed in 3mm spined outer sleeve with hidden spot gloss ASCII art. Includes 20-page boutique zine and digital download. Artwork by Joseph Durnan [124 World]. Typography by Ian Anderson (The Designers Republic).

Machinedrum has previously worked with the likes of Azealia Banks, DJ Rashad, DJ Spinn, DWN, Lone, Tinashe, Theophilus London, Roots Manuva, The Glitch Mob, Jesse Boykins III, HOLLY, Eprom, Stray, Rochelle Jordan and Angelica Bess, to name but a few.

For fans of Flume, Mura Masa, Four Tet, Jamie xx, Nia Archives.

A lot of the magic of electronic lies in the fact that artists can use machines to make sounds that evoke such human feelings. Machinedrum again demonstrates his mastery of that ability Billboard

One of electronic musics biggest and brightest stars DJ Mag