News — James Welsh

James Welsh continues his run of exemplary club singles on Phantasy with another powerful and uncompromising two-track release, Sitting/Rubber Dog, out digitally now. The record follows D974, which earned support from DJs including Laurent Garnier, Charlotte de Witte and Luke Slater. Download here Sitting enforces precision rhythm with a rolling, dystopian bass line alongside a hypnotic and memorable vocal sample. As the tension increases, the track’s clinical feel is unexpectedly flipped on its own head, blossoming into an intoxicating and emotive synth melody.Meanwhile, Rubber Dog stays true to its absurdist title, as Welsh dials his analogue assistance to a head-spinning maximum,...

Fresh from his new release ‘D974 / Boltmaker', James Welsh drops a new exclusive mix for Trax Magazine featuring the likes of Dark Circles, Matrixxman plus many more. Sink in above. Stream and download 'D974 / Boltmaker' HERE

Having recently been remixed by Radio Slave, Ozel AB and FC Kahuna on Phantasy, James Welsh returns to the label with ‘Zurich/A65’. Another expertly executed two-track primed for the club but infused with detail and sheer personality, it further cements his idiosyncratic and forward-thinking interpretation of techno, industrial and experimental electronic styles. Opening the EP, ‘Zurich’ takes an infectious, urgent bassline and gradually expands into a weightless landscape. Slowly revealing its rhythmic intent, it seamlessly blends a distinct melancholy with intensity, which, like the best of Welsh’s work so far, is both wistful and physical. Appropriate to its namesake, ‘A65’...

James Welsh has compiled a brand new Spotify playlist 'Lonestone Resonations' of music that's been inspiring him at the moment. Follow to keep updated as it's regularly added to.