Premiere: Northern Parallels Unveils 16-Track “Gradual Landscapes” V/A Feat. FBK, DJ Hyperactive, Dustin Zahn, Lindsey Herbert & More
Northern Parallels number fifteen is titled Gradual Landscapes a compilation of well respected artists.
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Digging Deeper with FBK
American producer FBK returns to Rekids with his debut album entitled More Stories From The Future.
Long-term house and techno heavyweight, Kevin M. Kennedy aka FBK has a career spanning three decades. Debuting with a seminal release on Frictional in ’97, Kennedy went on to appear on labels like diametric. and Urban Kickz, whilst more recent releases have landed on Barba Records, Suspected (alongside Paul Mac) and Rekids – kick-starting the label’s Special Projects series. With a close bond to Detroit greats like Anthony ‘Shake’ Shakir, Daniel Bell, Claude Young, Keith Tucker and Sherard Ingram (DJ Stingray), FBK is considered a true contemporary. Returning to Rekids for his inaugural long player, ‘More Stories From The Future’ demonstrates his versatility within the studio and mirrors his genre-bending approach to performing, both as a DJ and live act.
‘Modular Life’ brings deep resonating lows, liquid pads and clinical percussion, before the psychedelic vocals of ‘I’ll Sit Back, You’ll Jack’ join smashing snares and intensifying synths. Exhibiting erratic sound design, ‘Layers of Fear’ comes complete with pumping drums and intense hi-hats, until ‘Hassling’ offers a stepping groove, thick pad stabs and deep sub movement. ‘Headless’ gets modular heavy with bubbling effects and shuffling rhythm, preceding the driving kicks of ‘Gate Closing’ where ghostly vocals meet enveloping acid growls. ‘The Boxing Lesson’ delivers punchy kicks and steppy snares under lofty atmospherics, ending on ‘The Finisher’s Heart’ where evolving detuned synths flow over powerful percussion.
We sat down with Kevin to talk about his career, the album, and much more.
Premiere: FBK Returns to Northern Parallels For Fifth Release Titled “Enjoy Right Now”
FBK returns to Northern Parallels for its fifth release featuring four dance floor-moving tracks after providing a remix of Mike Derer’s Deep Space Falling in 2018. His producing has landed him on some of the most prominent labels such as Radio Slave’s Rekids, Marcel Dettman’s MDR imprint and Barba.
Enjoy Right Now EP has received early support from some of technoâs top DJâs including Insolate, DVS1, Truncate, Abstract Division, Drumcell, Dustin Zahn Gabriella Vergilov, Santiago Salazar and DJ Hyperactive to name a few.
