SBTRKT | Xfm Mix for Mary Anne Hobbs

Aaron Jerome, more widely known as SBTRKT , is a rapidly emerging electronic act based out of London. Having released tracks with Brainmath , Ramp , Numbers and Monkeytown , his most recent record is a self-titled debut through Young Turks . “Most of my ideas are written at night,” he explains. “Late at night, when everything around is silent- that atmosphere is where most of this record came from and for me, it explains it’s sound.”

Despite the electronic essence of his music, Jerome is continually reinventing and reforming his live shows, an enthusiastic experiment pertaining to the marriage of audio performance and visual style. Currently, SBTRKT’s live sets consist of Jerome on an acoustic drum kit with extra electronic triggers close at hand and accompanying him on stage is Sampha , the brilliant vocalist appearing on a number of tracks on the debut, including two of my favorites: “Never Never” and “Hold On.” If you are ever lucky enough to catch a SBTRKT show (maybe say, on the 25th of October at Fortune Sound Club in Vancouver) a pleasant surprise awaits in the physical form of an elaborate tribal mask. Jerome plays all of his shows wearing this mask and when asked to comment on it’s significance, he had this to say:

“It reflects that in worldwide tribal societies, wearing a mask would evoke the spirit of an ancestor or animal and [masks] are prominently used in ceremony and celebration. It’s about uplifting the soul and challenging the normality of electronic music and production.”

SBTRKT’s most recent release is a mix specifically crafted for the Mary Anne Hobbes Primetime radio show on Xfm .

Xfm Mix for Mary Anne Hobbs – SBTRKT

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