English EDM powerhouse Flux Pavilion has finally released his second full-lenght album .wav today via Circus Records, available on all streaming platforms. Five years since the premiere of his debut Tesla, and a day prior to the traditional Friday New Release Day, the record is as diverse, versatile and innovative as the DJ’s long and prolific career.
In a world of short stories and limited attention span, reflected in a music industry heavily dominated by standalone single culture, it is refreshing and promising to see a full album from a leading genre tastemaker like Flux Pavilion. Running for a little over 1 hour, .wav features 16 tracks in total, with 11 singles shared or teased over the last few years.
The record focuses heavily on melodies, vast soundscapes and carefully selected collaborations, a slight turn away from Flux Pavilion’s established style. Hard bass lines and sharp drops seemlessly give way to ethereal instrumentation and beautiful vocal harmonies. Easy to digest and listen to without being boring or predictable, .wav gently transitions from track to track while keeping the flow fresh and captivating.
The first track to premiere all the way back in July 2018 was the collaboration with Layna for ‘Symphony‘. The year after Flux Pavilion followed up with ‘Lion’s Cage‘, ‘Somebody Else‘, ‘Surrender‘, ‘20:25‘, ‘I Will Stay‘ and ‘Endless Fantasy‘. In 2020 the producer shared ‘Survive‘ in June, ‘Sink Your Teeth In‘ in August, ‘You & I‘ in September, and ‘I Believe‘ in December. Only yesterday Flux Pavillion dropped the last promotional single ‘Fall To Me‘.
Flux Pavilion teams up with a wide range of producers and guest vocalists including Feed Me, Turing Brakes, meesh, Nevve, Drowsy, Asha, Kata Kozma, Layla, Chime, GLNNA, spaceKDET, Chain Gang Of 1974, Eli-Rose Sanford and What So Not. The record is released via Circus Records, established and ran by Flux Pavilion and long-time friend and EDM veteran Doctor P. Born Joshua Steele, Flux Pavilion features on an album review and short interview for Forbes. Contributor Lisa Kocay describes the record as “texturally varied, boasting everything from emotional vocals to playful bass lines, euphoric melodies, percolating beats and a melodious dubstep take on a style of fugue by famed composer Johann Sebastian Bach“.
Speaking about the inspiration behind the diverse music and meaning of the title (.WAV standing for a higher quality Waveform Audio File), Steele adds: “This album, to me, feels like a WAV and everything that came before felt like an MP3 […] When I got popular with Flux, I sort of got stuck with having to write Flux Pavilion music. It’s been a real breath of fresh air just removing those constraints from my life and writing freely again.”
.@Fluxpavilion Departs From His Usual Sound With New Album ‘.Wav’ https://t.co/LiHGOORu12
— Lisa Kocay (@lisakocay) January 21, 2021
