Phase4our returned in 2023 with the well-received 'Coordinates' EP. They're back in February 2024 to help us start the year with this first track from a follow-up EP, titled 'Language Barrier'.
Be warned, this track mainlines breezy, electro-infused detroit bassline wonkiness into your brain, like a confused but happy robot!
Phase4our is an Access Tonal Communications operative. Operating in South Wales in the 2000s, behind a veil of anonymity, the ATC collective won a loyal following and airplay on the likes of Huw Stephens, Rob Da Bank, and Mary Anne Hobbs on BBC Radio 1.
They recorded live sessions for Rob Da Bank and for Beth & Huw’s BBC Radio 1 in Wales show, as well as receiving airplay on Adam Walton’s Mystery Tour on BBC Wales. In the same period they also performed live with Cylob, Ceephax Acid Crew, Shitmat, Mark Broom, Oliver Ho, Kreepa vs Black Galaxy, and many others.
With a shared commitment to building the Welsh electronic scene, we joined forces at our Terminal nights at Clwb Ifor Bach to showcase ATC members' amazing live performances. We also released the classic ‘Deconstruction Theory’ EP in 2005 (by Wrath and Info-Cifon) and the albums ‘The Struggle Against Ourselves’ (by Sek01, Wrath, Unseen, Mr E, and Meson) and ‘Electrocratic’ (by The Hidden Persuader) in the 2006 and 2007 respectively. ATC operatives, in their many guises, fused techno, IDM, and electro-inspired frequencies with sci-fi themes and a sense of political urgency.
Read our recent interview with Phase4our here:
machinerecords.bandcamp.com/album/war-industry
released February 2, 2024
Made by Phase4our.
Mastering and cover design by Dan Haines Cohen.