The EP is out on 27 October via Ninja Tune.
Machinedrum – a.k.a Travis Stewart – has a new EP on the way. It will serve as the artist’s first as solo project Machinedrum since 2021’s Psyconia and features four tracks. It’s a tribute, he says in a statement, to “#trax, a channel on IRC [Internet Relay Chat – a text-based chat system for instant messaging]” where he spent much of his teenage years. The new EP was made using a hybrid of Impulse Tracker and Ableton Live.
The release leads with a collaboration, Violet, with KUČKA alongside New York-based, Japanese producer and artist rei brown and Mad Decent signee LIZ. “Collaboration is a big part of my process these days, and it’s no different on this EP,” Stewart said. “I had a blast working with KUČKA, LIZ and rei brown on these songs. They each brought their own unique individual characters to the songs and I’m really proud of what we created together!”
Machinedrum is currently on tour in the US, with stops in Europe, including performances at Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) and Rome, Italy, lined up.
Listen to Violet below and pre-order the EP here.
@machine_drum VIOLET (FEAT. @kučka) OUT NOW Inspired by what is seen in the darknwss as your eyes begin to adjust. I’ve been filming my process a lot more recently, enjoy this short and sweet bts clip of VIOLET’s creation. This is the first single from my upcoming EP 4#TRAX that is out on @Ninja Tune October 27th. #electronicmusic #ninjatune #kučka #Ableton #experimentalmusic #behindthescenes ♬ violet machinedrum feat kučka – machinedrum