Sloom by Sam Bhok
Sam Bhok releases his debut album, Sloom. Influenced by experimental club music as well as the filmic emotion of post-rock and film scores, Sloom resists minimalism in favour of dense, interlocking layers. Euphoric synth textures and fractured drum patterns drive the album, pairing club energy with reflective undercurrents as hardware synths and drum machines are set against caustically digital, hyper-modern sounds.
Known for his behind-the-scenes work with Gilles Peterson, most notably as an integral part of the Worldwide FM team, Sloom represents Sam stepping into focus as a skilled producer of forward thinking electronic music. Written between 2020 and 2025, the record is a statement of identity and a creative shift away from the world of the selector, and towards something more personal and technical.
Mastered and cut by legendary engineer Beau Thomas on eco-mix marbled vinyl, Sam Bhok draws from analogue and modular synthesis, processed and twisted into restless forms that reflect the unease of the digital age. Sloom is charged with anxieties about technology, capitalism, culture, and climate, delivered both through introspective, IDM-informed tracks and moments of dancefloor catharsis.
Sloom arrives November 7th via Two For Joy, and on the 5th of December on 12" eco-mix vinyl.
Eco-mix is an environmentally friendly manufacturing process using offcuts at the pressing plant meaning each record is totally unique. The record's have been sorted into broad groups of colours, each with a fair amount of variation throughout.
Tracklist
| 1. | Concept Drift | 3:34 |
| 2. | Glass Ankle | 5:07 |
| 3. | Down | 5:53 |
| 4. | Sea Levels | 4:26 |
| 5. | Diffuse Spectacle | 4:34 |
| 6. | Clathrate Gun | 1:36 |
| 7. | Turn Back | 4:47 |
| 8. | Kuribo's Show | 2:57 |
Credits
Mastered & Cut by Beau Thomas
Artwork by Cécile Lebon
