Paula Temple has announced that she is about to release her debut full length album which is to be titled “Edge of Everything.” A press release for the album states that it will see her focus on “the healing powers of harsh noise,” and will employ “a cinematic textural palette for a call to action in desperate times.” Before its release two singles from it will precede it. The first will be “Joshua and Golliath” out on March 22nd which will also be accompanied by a slow version.
The album itself will contain twelve tracks and will be self released on May 3rd through Temple’s own label Noise Manifesto. It will also be released on vinyl, the edition of which will contain a bonus track which was only previously available as a download titled “Gegen”. Listen to it below.
Temple is highly respected on the DJ scene and is known for producing techno music that is uncompromising and that is not easy to listen to, making her an innovative figure within the community. She notably developed designed a MIDI controller designed for live performances called the MXF8.
She recorded her debut ep “The Speck of the Future” which was released on the Material label owned by Chris McCormack in 2002. It received attention from certain individuals who are considered to be the “techno elite” such as Jeff Mills included one it’s tracks titled “Contact” on a mix CD he released in 2004 titled “Exhibitionist.”
She toured a lot through to 2005 where during her live DJ performances she used the MXF8 controller. After this she decided to quit music for some time to become a teacher for a few years which saw her move to Leeds. After some time she got back into the DJ scene when she emigrated to Berlin.
As she started making music again, she quickly got signed by R and S releasing “Colonized” in 2013 followed in 2014 by “Deathvox.” She has performed a various festivals and produced remixes by acts such as The Prodigy, Fink and The Knife.
She has been forging her own musical path for 15 years. A “noiseician”, she makes music that is almost deafening in its intensity.