Nathan Fake may be best known for his romantic, often pastel-tinted take on house and techno, but he also knows that the dancefloor is where it’s at.
When speaking to FACT this year about his new album Steam Days, the Border Community regular talked about becoming “less rigid” and the importance of injecting “raw energy” into his tunes, and it’s a promise that he lives up to on his FACT mix. A cool 45 minutes long, it finds the Norfolk-hailing producer mixing bumpy techno, reverb-soaked acid, garage and more, with a real freedom to the way he changes tempo and mixes between styles – there’s actually echoes of the recent Four Tet and Caribou sets that have gathered so much attention of late.
In short, Fake may be a pro at tugging your heart-strings, but he knows how to get your feet moving too. His next single, ‘Paean’ will be released on 10″ on December 3, with remixes by Lone and Lukid, and fans will be able to catch Fake on tour around the same time – those dates follow the tracklist.
Tracklist:
Pedrodollar – Hyperdemo
Wesley Matsell – Ynys Byr
Todd Edwards – Never Far From You
EQD – Equalized #111 03
Unknown – Unknown
Luke Abbott – Modern Driveway
Baby Ford – Normal (AFX remix)
Actress – Harrier ATTK
Planetary – Matter of Sound
The Widowmaker – Untitled
Boards of Canada – Numerator
Nathan fake – Iceni Strings (Bonus Dub #2)
Operator – Warriston (What Is It Good For)
Wesley Matsell – Foreverzone
Nathan Fake Tour Dates
9th November: Blind Tiger, Brighton, UK
10th November: Plug, Sheffield, UK
16th November: Millenaris, Budapest, Hungary
17th November: Solyanka, Moscow, Russia
24th November: Electraglide Festival, Tokyo, Japan
25th November: Electraglide Festival, Osaka, Japan
1st December: Warehouse Project, Manchester, UK [supporting Orbital]
2nd December: Picturehouse, Edinburgh, UK [supporting Orbital]
3rd December: O2 Academy, Bristol, UK [supporting Orbital]
4th December: O2 Academy, Leicester, UK [supporting Orbital]
5th December: O2 Academy, Newcastle, UK [supporting Orbital]
7th December: 53 Degrees, Preston, UK [supporting Orbital]
8th December: O2 Academy, Sheffield, UK [supporting Orbital]
9th December: O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK [supporting Orbital]
11th December: Dome, Brighton, UK [supporting Orbital]
12th December: O2 Academy, Bournemouth, UK [supporting Orbital]
13th December: O2 Academy, Oxford, UK [supporting Orbital]
14th December: O2 Academy, Brixton, London, UK [supporting Orbital]
15th December: O2 Academy, Brixton, London, UK [supporting Orbital]
31st December: The Hydra, London, UK
19th January: Twisted Pepper, Dublin, Ireland
16th February: Hinterhof, Basel, Switzerland
