Floating Points has announced a new album: Cascade will be out September 13 via Ninja Tune. It includes the previously shared tracks ‘Birth4000’ and ‘Del Oro’, and today’s announcement comes with the release of a new single, ‘Key103’. The track is named after “an underground Manchester radio station I’d listen to religiously,” Sam Shepherd explained. Its accompanying video sees the producer continuing his collaboration with Tokyo-based artist Akiko Nakayama, who also created the album artwork. Check it out below.
Cascade follows Mere Mortals, Shepherd’s first ballet score made in collaboration with the San Francisco Ballet, as well as Promises, his 2021 collaborative album with Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra. “I’m just constantly chasing challenges,” he remarked. “I always want to keep things moving and go all in on things that excite me. Whether that’s working with a 100-piece orchestra on a ballet or on a laptop on my own.”
Cascade Cover Artwork:
Cascade Tracklist:
1. Vocoder (Club Mix)
2. Key103
3. Birth4000
4. Del Oro
5. Fast Forward
6. Ocotillo
7. Afflecks Palace
8. Tilt Shift
9. Ablaze
