Actress 'LXXXVIII' 2xLP

 Pre-order. Due 3rd November.

Actress (Darren Cunningham) one of the preeminent and most singular voices in UK electronic music returns with new album LXXXVIII, released on 3rd November on Ninja Tune. The conceptual groundwork for the coming album is built on a game of chess, each track named for a particular piece. With each thoughtful move the game grows and develops over time - something we can hear reflected
throughout the album’ textured and delicate layers.

The release follows 2022’s mesmerizing Dummy Corporation EP, which placed Actress firmly back in the center of underground club culture. Prior to that his 2020 album Karma & Desire which saw guest collaborations from Mercury Prize winner Sampha, Zsela and Aura T-09 received widespread acclaim, with The Guardian commenting the album “cements his place as one of the great poets of club
culture”.

First single “Push Power ( a 1 )” premiered this year on the iconic IICON stage at this year’s Glastonbury festival, with Actress playing straight after Four Tet. LXXXVIII arrives off the back of a recent live performance at Field Day in London, one of his largest live shows this year, where he showcased visuals from ‘Grey Interiors’ - an A/V project in collaboration with experimental creative studio Actual Objects, who’ve worked with the likes of ShyGirl, Kali Uchis, LSDXOXO and have presented work at Coachella and 180 The Strand’s Futureshock exhibition.

Recommended if you like... Skee Mask, Terrence Dixon, Floating Points, DjRUM, Burial, Mark Pritchard, Hype Williams, Four Tet, Carmen Villain, Drexciya.

STANDARD 2LP VINYL - Deep Blue coloured 2x 140g vinyl housed in an 8mm spined sleeve with printed inner sleeves and shrink-wrapped in eco-plastic with sticker. Download code included.

DELUXE 3LP VINYL - Limited edition Crystal Clear coloured 2x 140g vinyl housed in an 8mm spinedsleeve with printed inner sleeves and shrink-wrapped in eco-plastic with sticker. Includes bonus '88' LP on 140g Crystal Clear vinyl within printed inner sleeve, and 300gsm full colour insert. Limited to 1000 copies.
Download code included.