Metal Box
11.02.24
Richard Fearless presents Metal Box, broadcast from his shipping container studio situated on the peninsula of land between the River Thames and the River Lea in London’s East End. Fearless’ career as a DJ, founder of cult band Death in Vegas, and head of the independent label Drone have cemented Fearless’ reputation as a diverse maker and renowned digger. Expect a deep love of underground electronic music, with Fearless in the mix and the odd guest stopping by.
On this month’s Metal Box, Richard Fearless is joined by the deadly Swedish duo, Aasthma.
Aasthma, a collaboration between Swedish producers Pär Grindvik and Peder Mannerfelt . A sonically high-fidelity whirlwind, occupying a dazzling soundworld where Top 40 ballads and breakbeat rollers gleefully canoodle with trap bangers, neon-streaked EDM and guttural dancehall.
Graduating from the class of Fever Ray 2018 Plunge tour, Peder Mannerfelt and Pär Grindvik found themselves inexplicably drawn towards creating Aasthma as a vessel for their collaborative respiratory malaise. After being tapped up for gaseous exchanges for the likes of Björk, Modeselektor and Massive Attack, they released their debut full length ”Arrival” in late 2022 to great fanfare. Including collaborations with diverse artist such as Jonnine Standish of HTRK, Adam Olenius of Shout Out Louds, Casey MQ, Gavsborg of Equiknoxx and Swedish rapper Silvana Imam it shows their commitment to fumigating beyond their natural habitat of cramped basements and cavernous technodomes into uncharted popular territories.
Tracklist:
HOUR ONE RICHARD FEARLESS Plant43 ‘The Sentient City’ Semantica Dj Frankie ‘Cobwebs of Blood EP’ Lunacy Jensen Interceptor ‘Hydro Systems’ E-Beamz white label (Winjer, Underworld ;) Decal ‘Freekin’ Empires EP’ Rotters Golf Club CN ‘More Obscure Research EP’ Weme Records Gosub ‘The Future Is Enslaved’ Isophlux Transllusion ‘Cerebral Cortex Malfunction’ Tresor Radioactive Man ‘Airlock’ Rotters Golf Club Ryan James Ford ‘Rambo (First Dub) Clone Dub Locutus ‘The Zero Hour’ Dark Print DJ Richard ‘Vampire Dub’ Dial Records BOT1500 ‘Matrix EP’ Analogical Force Mark Van Hoen ‘This is For Them’ Dell’Orso RecordsHOUR TWO AASTHMA upsammy – Spiral Biting Its Tail Frida – I See Red Andre Grey – Muddy Sandy kim – Acid Ghost Alan Sparhawk – I Made This Beat (Aasthma Remix) Art Alfie – Fill Up At Night ft. Elin de Angelis Liquid Liquid – Bellhead (Optimo Remix) Aasthma – Miami Ballroom DJ Plead & rRoxymore – Celestial City Noni Mouse – See Young Marble Giants – Brand – New – Life Aasthma – Alone Together Sam Binga & Fracture – Trippin unknown artist – uu010-a1 Loefah – Disko Rekah King Krule – Time For Slurp Nicolette – Beautiful Day (Lush Pastoral Remix By Mark Broom & D. Hill) Ido Plumes – Two Six Five (Emily Jeanne Remix) LL Cool J feat. Snoop Dogg – Spirit of Cyrus Fergus Jones – Been Here (And Gone) with Koreless
