Hailing from Stirling, an old town in central Scotland, electronic producer Sam Gellaitry was left isolated from the bustling scenes of dance music hotspots such as Los Angeles and London. His sound has been developed over the years from an interest in the happy hardcore sounds of nearby city Glasgow, and with influence from his older brothers record collection. As stated in his Spotify bio, “His music is a journey through experience, circumstance and surroundings, told through his impressive synesthesia informed knowledge of different musical tones”, akin to others in the electronic scene like co-signers Kaytranada and Flume.

Sam burst onto the scene in 2014 with his single ‘Powder’. With this new found buzz, he set out to release his first extended play, one that would change his career trajectory completely. With the release of ‘Escapism’, Sam’s debut EP in 2015 on XL Recordings, he began to take off as a producer and an artist, feeding his fans with a complete trilogy of Escapism projects by 2017. The first studio album arrived in 2019 to mass acclaim. ‘Viewfinder Vol. 1: PHOSPHENE’ saw Sam tackling new sounds and expanding his wide range of genre influences to the likes of funk and soul.

The latest project from Sam Gellaitry comes as an unofficial sequel to the Escapism extended play series. The four track affair titled ‘IV’ takes the listener through a funky journey of refreshing electronic goodness for the duration of the project, also featuring the single ‘Duo’ which Sam told Clash “i wanted there to be a sense of invincibility when you’re listening to it: someone tweeted that the track made them feel like the main character of a movie, i love that.”. The new EP is available on all major streaming services, listen to it below.