{"product_id":"floating-points-cascade","title":"Floating Points - Cascade","description":"\u003cp\u003eFloating Points announces his forthcoming album, ‘Cascade’, out via Ninja Tune.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Cascade’ pushes Floating Points’ sound forward into new places. The songs are allowed to smoulder and spark for up to eight minutes at a time, allowing for more expansive exploration of sounds and grooves than before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA subtle homage to his hometown of Manchester ripples across ‘Cascade’. ‘Afflecks Palace’, an enveloping glide of harp melodies overtaken by otherworldly bleeps and beeps, is named after a Mancunian market described as an ‘emporium of eclecticism’. Elsewhere, there’s ‘Key 103’, named after an underground Manchester radio station a young Floating Points (aka Sam Shepherd) would listen to religiously.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost a decade on since ‘Elaenia’, his revered debut album, the composer has discovered ways to thread his experiments outside of club music seamlessly into his music designed for the dancefloor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSam will be supporting the album with a headline UK\/EU tour later in 2024 \/ 2025, plus Summer festival dates including We Out Here, Lost Village, All Points East, BBK, Fuji Rocks and ADE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFloating Points has received career-long critical acclaim from every major publication across the world, including Pitchfork, The Guardian, New York Times, Evening Standard, Time Magazine, The Independent, The Quietus and many, many more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSam recently composed a score for ballet ‘Mere Mortals’, which debuted in San Francisco and New York. He has also written a score for Shinichirō Watanabe’s forthcoming anime series, ‘Lazarus’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Aphex Twin, Four Tet, Jon Hopkins, Caribou, DJ Koze.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e140g double vinyl housed in gatefold sleeve, with landscape artwork print by Tokyo-based artist Akiko Nakayama and digital download code included.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable to independent retailers on 140g Universal Sparkle double vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve, with landscape artwork print by Akiko Nakayama and digital download code included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"South Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":64322662990201,"sku":null,"price":19.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/1463\/6153\/files\/ZEN303_PACKSHOT_3000_20_1__1_c0eae428-e77a-4f58-892d-fdd4afd1d018.webp?v=1787902941","url":"https:\/\/vinyl-relic.com\/products\/floating-points-cascade","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}