LUCIANBLOMKAMP Releases Part 1 of His 3-Part Album

Today, Australian producer and multi-instrumentalist LUCIANBLOMKAMP releases Part 1 of his new album Sick of What I Don't Understand, which will be released in three parts over the coming year, via Different Recordings.

LUCIANBLOMKAMP's third album Sick of What I Don't Understand is themed around difficult transformations and self-realisation. Almost a commentary on itself, it's a documenting of the processes Lucian went through to break out of his previous accomplished but limited incarnation to new levels of ambition and confidence he now shows as a musician.

When speaking about Part 1, Lucian explains: "What I get out of music and what I aim to get out of making music has varied a lot over the years. When I was younger I had a much more black and white idea of the music I wanted to make and what purpose I wanted it to serve. While I was without a doubt living through the emotions heard on previous releases there was a lot I wasn't expressing artistically. I feel everyone creates art based on their surroundings and circumstances, so with that in mind there was a lot of regret knowing that there was so much creatively left unsaid. Although over time and through particular collaborations, I've begun to feel far more comfortable expressing other sides of myself. The 3 parts to 'Sick of What I Don't Understand' essentially document this change over time. Part 1 is the beginning of this transition."

On Part 1 you can hear exactly how far Lucian has branched out - from the Massive Attack-like 'Crawling' to the fearsome drone and rolling rhythm of title track 'Sick of What I Don't Understand', and the mutant pop of 'Nothing' featuring the beautifully alien vocals of Rromarin, to a dreamlike reimagining of UK bass on 'Still No', which features the dark poetry of MC legend Trim.

The album title - Sick of What I Don't Understand - means many things, but in part alludes to the frustration of wanting to reach outside one's own comfort zone. SOWIDU is not a piece of musical theatre, mind, nor is it just self-analysis: it is a fully-functioning album in its own right, and many of the expressions of the themes are subtle and metaphorical. But its central message is instantly audible, as you hear Lucian unfolding and expanding as a composer and performer, on a record dramatically different from the intimate, hazy electronica of its predecessors.

Lucian's output has always been ferocious, and soon found himself the recipient of the Northern Lights Competition run by community radio station FBi backed by the Australian government, the prize being to play at the Iceland Airwaves Festival in Reykjavik and collaborate with local artists. A number of Lucian's songs have been sampled by Atlanta hip hop artist 6LACK, which not only helped raise his international profile but led to an ongoing and fruitful creative relationship - most recently with Lucian producing 6LACK's track 'That Far' - and certainly aided the stylistic branching out that SOWIDU documents. Likewise, a mixtape with John Hassell of hugely influential Sydney electronic trio Seekae helped develop the steely sonic focus that would get Lucian where he is now.

LUCIANBLOMKAMP's third album Sick of What I Don't Understand will be released in three parts over the next year. Part 1 is out now via Different Recordings.

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Part 1 Track List

01. Sick of What I Don't Understand

02. Crawling

03. Nothing (feat. Rromarin)

04. Still No (feat. Trim)

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