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KORELESS The breaking electronica/dubstep producer returns to the city where he fi rst made his name
‘I developed an obsession with music after getting a computer filled with all sorts, from Ali Farka Touré through to AR Rahman, off my uncle Gareth,’ says Lewis Roberts, the currently-breaking-through 21-year-old producer who dug a first foothold under his production alias Koreless while living in Glasgow.
‘I started out trying to produce with little musical knowledge around the age of 14,’ he continues. ‘I think that’s how everyone starts out. At the time all I had was a desire to imitate what I was hearing, then after imitating it badly I stumbled across what would be the roots of my musical style.’ It’s a style which is both unique and at one with the army of spectral young producers currently in fashion: a mix of fractured, plaintive vocals, dreamlike
electronic ambience and smooth 2-step beats. Roberts’ style will see a marked change with the release of the five track Yugen EP on Young Turks this month. This party will see him celebrate his work with another fine label, Vase Records (whose Montreal-raised, London-based label boss Jacques Greene is also playing) and return to the city which led him in the right direction. ‘The All Caps boys took me in when I moved up to Glasgow and really showed me good music,’ remembers Roberts. ‘Before then I’d only lived in Bangor which isn’t the most forward thinking of towns. Without them I think things w ould be different.’ (David Pollock)
Vase Showcase at Make Do, Glasgow, Fri 24 May.
HITLIST THE BEST DANCEFLOOR ACTION
✽ Electric Frog Bank Holiday Weekender Another Frog, another highlight of the clubbing year, with David Morales, Dimitri from Paris, Erol Alkan, Chez Damier, Octave One (live), Matias Aguayo (live) and many more. SWG3, Glasgow, Sat 25 & Sun 26 May.
✽ RockNess This year’s Loch-side fest is bristling with electronic talent – see feature, page 22, and preview, page 58. Loch Ness, Fri 7–Sun 9 Jun.
✽ Vase Showcase Jacques Greene presents a showcase for his Montreal-
based label Vase, with Koreless and guests. See Koreless preview, left. Make Do, Glasgow, Fri 24 May.
✽ Witness Special guest Cyril Hahn brings his remixed R&B stylings to the capital.
Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Wed 5 Jun.
✽ Edinburgh College Of Art Annual The
Machine Room, Blank Canvas, Éclair Fifi and Beta & Kappa are among the acts at the ECA’s annual party. Edinburgh College of
Art, Edinburgh, Fri 17 May.
✽ Hot Creations Presents Jamie Jones and Lee Foss (together known as Hot
Natured) deliver some Ibiza-friendly house and disco. Arches, Glasgow, Sat 18 May.
✽ Highlife The world dance night’s third birthday, with Auntie Flo’s new live set and a
special guest. Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 31 May.
✽ Drone The new bi-monthly night from Death in Vegas man Richard Fearless. See preview, page 60. Berkeley Suite, Glasgow, Sat 25 May.
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