ROSS FROM FRIENDS Announces APHELION EP Out April 6 + New Single JOHN CAGE Out Now

British producer Ross From Friends, aka Felix Clary Weatherall, is the newest signing to Flying Lotus's Brainfeeder family. The 24-year-old has a fistful of releases under his belt, the distillation of myriad influences from hip-hop cut 'n' paste culture, 80s Eurobeat, Hi-NRG and Italo into lithe, irresistible, raw dancefloor trax. He made his debut on the Breaker Breaker label in 2015, followed by outings on Lobster Theremin and sister imprint Distant Hawaii, Lone's Magicwire and recently: Molten Jets.

LISTEN TO NEW SINGLE "JOHN CAGE" HERE

"It's honestly an absolute rush to sign to Brainfeeder," he explains. "It has always been pushing such a forward thinking sound, one that constantly grabs my attention with every release. I put these 4 tracks together with Brainfeeder in mind; I wanted to explore the music that I've been developing over the past 7 years as Ross From Friends whilst trying to explore the explosive sound that the label is best known for."

Up first, "John Cage" encapsulates both his desire to experiment but also maintain a sense of fun. "It originally began life as a tune for this goofy hip-hop project that me and my pal Guy from back home always do when he's in London," explains Felix. "I'd be making the beat and he raps. It's always a refreshing approach making tracks in that atmosphere because we're both always on such a spontaneous tip. When I'm making music alone, I'm obsessive and everything takes hours, whereas with Guy, we'd try and get as many tracks finished as possible in like a few hours. That's him freestyling a relaxation tape in the intro [of the non-edit].'

Aphelion EP is released digitally on April 6th, 2018 via Brainfeeder. A limited 12" follows a week later on April 13th.

Tracklist:
1. Don't Wake Dad
2. John Cage
3. There's A Hole In My Heart
4. March

Ross From Friends Tour Dates:
03-15 - Manchester, UK - Soup Kitchen
03-16 - Berlin, DE - Panorama Bar
03-23 - Ljubljana, SI - K4
03-24 - Hertogenbosch, NL - FAQ Festival (DJ)
04-05 - Calgary, CA - Commonwealth Bar & Stage
04-06 - Vancouver, CA - Celebrities Underground
04-07 - Edmonton, CA - 99ten
04-12 - Mayrhofen, AU - Snowbombing
04-27 - Newcastle, UK - World HQ
04-28 - London, UK - Roundhouse (w/ Bicep)
05-05 - Leuven, BE - And&
05-31 - Barcelona, ES - Primavera Sound
06-02 - London, UK - Field Day
06-03 - Dublin, IE - Forbidden Fruit
06-09 - Manchester, UK - Parklife
06-15 - Glasgow, UK - Sub Club
06-16 - Marseille, FR - Marsatac Festival
06-26 - Albania - Kala Festival
06-29 - Gdansk, PL - Electricians Street
07-07 - Tren?ín, SK - Pohoda Festival
07-14 - Dour, BE - Dour Festival
08-18 - Hamburg, DE - MS Dockville
08-24 - Lincoln, UK - Lost Village Festival

Photo Credit: Fabrice Bourgelle

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