Loraine James has established herself as one of the UK’s most vital, unpredictable, and acclaimed electronic artists. Raised in North London’s Alma Estate, James absorbed an eclectic musical palette from childhood—ranging from heavy metal to calypso—later translating those influences into a unique sound using a MIDI keyboard and a laptop. After bursting onto the international scene with her debut album For You & I (2019) on the prestigious Hyperdub label, she has built a meteoric career that fuses the colors of IDM, ambient, drill, and R&B to honestly reflect her queer, Afro-British reality.
In her current live show, James presents her most daring and intimate side, blending the sonic landscapes of her ambient project Whatever The Weather with tracks from her album Detached From The Rest Of You. Inspired by the 2000s clicks and cuts era and benchmarks like Ryoji Ikeda, this project embraces a minimalist sound where sparse keyboard chords, digital glitches, and deliberate silences become core compositional tools. Defining it as her «IDM pop star album,» Loraine places her own voice at the forefront, showcasing an artistic maturity filled with vulnerability, curiosity, and constant evolution.
For this special live performance, she will be accompanied by drummer and producer Fyn Dobson. Fyn has forged his musical career sharing the stage, studio, and collaborating with artists across diverse disciplines, including Loraine James, Warp Records, Kelly Moran (FKA Twigs and Oneohtrix Point Never), Coby Sey, 96Back, Louis Culture, Sam Akpro, Lucinda Chau, and BODUR. Offstage, his creative versatility shines through in LINDT’s latest works, where he shares production credits with Space Afrika, Porter Brook, and DJ Chande. His drumming style is characterized by a rich artistic expression, delivering a raw, dyn
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