Max Cooper releases singles “Swapped” + “Stereoscopic Dive”

Max Cooper “Swapped” + “Stereoscopic Dive”
out now via Mesh.

Listen Again to ICONS Mix for Mary Anne Hobbs on BBC Radio 6 Music

Acclaimed musician, sound designer and creative Max Cooper releases two new tracks from his Motif EP

A discernible adventure in distortion and characteristically expressive “Swapped” offers the audio-visual artist entrenched in a void of techno.

As Cooper continues to tour his impressive A/V show, including recent festival performances at London’s Junction 2 and BlueDot near Manchester, “Swapped” elastic onslaught is crowd rattling, an intense transmission acknowledging both the power and endless courtship Max Cooper has with techno’s physicality. Veered towards the saturated and dramatic. “Swapped” is a weighty calling to the dancefloor, presenting an undeniably bold slice of dark techno.

The new singles follow the previous release and heavily supported “Vertebrae / Forgotten Places” a transfixing combination of glitch and drum and bass featuring Australian singer/songwriter Kathrin deBoer and his recent remix of DJ & Producer ANNA’s “Let You In” with the electro-acoustic and contemporary classical giant East Forest.

Mechanised and sturdy “Swapped” has self-imposed solitude on the EP, introducing a new level of energy by playing with the tension between electronic music’s intimacy and impact.

“There is a particular phase of my live audio-visual show where the narrative descends into industrialisation and the scourge of humanity on the planet, and where some techno is called for. I tried to be as direct as possible, and didn’t add too much complexity, with just one techno scripture blaspheme, swapping the kicks and snares position so that it has the effect of dropping early as a little touch of spice on what is otherwise a straightforward club bang with a subtle addition of a binaural trip to the dentist” Max Cooper

From the industrialised to the serene, “Stereoscopic Dive” is post-traumatic and inherently comforting, further testing the line between exhilaration and experimentationFrom the industrialised to the serene, “Stereoscopic Dive” is post-traumatic and inherently comforting, further testing the line between exhilaration and experimentation. The track was borne from an original score for a VR fractal dive animation by Julius Horsthuis, with binaural sounds linked to a 3D visual positions as they fly past our head during the dive into a new world.

Released on his own Mesh platform, Motif EP is composed by a producer capable of dismantling genres to render them brighter, bolder, and ultimately more personal. The EP features a total of six impressively contemplative and powerful songs that oscillate between Max’s heartfelt reminiscences and youthful remnants of 90’s rave, and a playful precision of dancefloor spirit as he incorporates the sounds of breakbeat, drum and bass and techno.

A collection of his influences and a set of motifs from a life in electronic music, Motif EP is equipped with purpose and emotional intimacy. Far from a dark moment of introspection but a diverse collection of audio-visual ideas, each playing a particular role in his live shows which traverse all his musical passions combined with being alive at this time; immersed in shared history and experience.

Max Cooper recently provided an incredibly eclectic ICONS mix for Mary Anne Hobbs BBC Radio 6 Music show, available to listen again.
Playing on the idea of motifs, the cover art was created by Mykola Haleta and features the graphic artist’s distinctive textile patterning design.

Motif EP is available to pre-order now on digital and vinyl with 200 Limited edition splatter vinyl available on Mesh Bandcamp exclusively. Along with 12” Heavyweight black available across Max Cooper’s online store and other retailers.

Max Cooper “Swapped” + “Stereoscopic Dive is out now on Mesh

Tour Dates

31 Aug – Brisbane, Double Vision
2 Sept – Várpalota, INOTA Festival, Inota Power Plant
14 Sept – Nantes, Scopitone
23 Sept – Villerupt, L’Arche
29 Sept – Brighton, Chalk
30 Sept – Birmingham, The Mill
1 Oct – Norwich, Norwich Arts Centre
3 Oct – Madrid, The Music Station
8 Oct – Cardiff, Tramshed
13 Oct – Glasgow, St Lukes [SOLD OUT]
14 Oct – Newcastle, Boiler Shop
15 Oct – Leeds, Belgrave Music Hall
20 Oct – Amsterdam, Amsterdam Dance Event
11 Nov – Hamburg, Elbphilharmonie
25 Nov – Tilburg, 013