News — James Welsh

Before his recent music including the anthemic 'Standing' and 'Thread', James Welsh initially joined Phantasy in the guise of Kamera. His sound has developed in myriad directions, while fulfilling his initial endeavour of creating forward-thinking club music that exists in it's own time and space. Referencing industrial techno, EBM, vintage electro and post-punk, the project gifted dancefloors charismatic rave bullets, such as 'Ventoux' and 'Prince Valium'. The velocity of these moments is perfectly balanced by more introspective, ghostly material such as 'Voodoo Canape' and the outright menacing 'Arcsecond', the music of Kamera quickly caught the attention of a broad range of DJs including...

The EBM-indebted techno funk of James Welsh’s ‘Thread’ re-emergesfrom the industrial fog, evolved into three outstanding remixes by a trio of rising and established artists. Ozel AB delivers his debut remix, reimagining Thread to encompass a widescreen vision of depth and drama. Unfolding slowly and ethereally, with military kicks holding down a seemingly weightless, extended breakdown, his taste in dreamlike rave euphoria contains the same magic touch as it has done on previous, acclaimed releases for Workshop and Lobster Theremin.On his ‘Garten’ remix, Radio Slave takes a percussive approach to the relatively raw electronics of the original track, adding a deceptively simple but...

Flux have chosen James Welsh ’Thread’ as their ’Track of the Day’. Find out more on their site HERE. Pick up 'Thread/North' on 12" vinyl direct from our webstore HERE.

It’s been a busier year as any we’ve had before at Phantasy, and as we reach the very end of the line with 2018 on the not-so-distant horizon, we’d like to share with you some of the tracks that have defined these past twelve-months, both released on Phantasy, and from artists across other labels that have inspired us. From our own stable, expect to revisit the euphoric, industrial tinted techno of James Welsh, skittering experimental electronics from Ghost Culture, and of course, percolating club weirdness from Cowboy Rhythmbox. There was also perhaps Phantasy’s most unique and challenging LP yet, in...