Nathan Fake

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Nathan Fake

minimal electronic techno idm electronica

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Nathan Fake is a British electronic musician whose lush, moody recordings range from atmospheric tech-house to vivid, shoegaze-influenced downtempo. The pastoral psychedelia of his 2006 debut album, Drowning in a Sea of Love, struck a chord with both critics and fans, gaining the producer a loyal following. His subsequent releases have generally been more uptempo and maintain a sense of urgency and spontaneity. Fake often restricts himself to hardware-based equipment and records tracks in a single take. After releasing his most experimental work, 2017's Providence, his 2020 full-length Blizzards contained some of his most immediate, club-friendly material. Growing up in Norfolk and attending a school where being into music made you an outsider, Nathan Fake’s early interest in the electronic scene came from hearing acts like Aphex Twin and Orbital. Having begun to acquire and experiment with his own gear, an encounter with James Holden in 2003 led him to align with the then fledgling label Border Community, releasing his first material, the “Outhouse” single, that same year. The relationship with Holden’s label continued with further EP releases - “The Sky Was Pink” and “Silent Night” - leading to his breakthrough debut album “Drowning In A Sea Of Love”, released in 2006 to widespread praise from the likes of Pitchfork and the Guardian, and hailed as one of Mixmag’s top albums of that year. Fake recorded two further albums for the label - 2009’s “Hard Islands” and “Steam Days” in 2012 - before establishing his own label Cambria Instruments in 2014 alongside former Border Community associate Wesley Matsel. Their collaborative single "Black Drift / Bismuth” was followed by Fake's solo effort “Glaive” EP in 2015. Throughout this time he also took on a number of impressive and diverse remixes, from Radiohead to Jon Hopkins to Clark, working for labels such as Ninja Tune, Domino, Warp and Kompakt. Extensive touring has taken his sound across the globe, including notable tours with Orbital, Four Tet, Jon Hopkins & Clark. In September 2016 Nathan announced his signing to Ninja Tune with "DEGREELESSNESS / Now We Know” 12”, featuring NYC’s Prurient aka Vatican Shadow (Hospital Productions). This is the first music to be released from his forthcoming album for Ninja Tune, set for release in 2017. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Albums

Evaporator
Evaporator

Evaporator

2026

Hypercube EP
Hypercube EP

Hypercube EP

2026

Slow Yamaha
Slow Yamaha

Slow Yamaha

2026

Bialystok
Bialystok

Bialystok

2025

Hypercube
Hypercube

Hypercube

2025

Lunar Barge (Nathan Fake Remix)
Lunar Barge (Nathan Fake Remix)

Lunar Barge (Nathan Fake Remix)

2025

Covers (From Memory)
Covers (From Memory)

Covers (From Memory)

2024

Preboreal (Nathan Fake Rework)
Preboreal (Nathan Fake Rework)

Preboreal (Nathan Fake Rework)

2024

AMEN 96 (Drumless Version)
AMEN 96 (Drumless Version)

AMEN 96 (Drumless Version)

2023

Crystal Vision
Crystal Vision

Crystal Vision

2023

Guiro EP
Guiro EP

Guiro EP

2023

Outhouse 2023
Outhouse 2023

Outhouse 2023

2023

Blizzards Remixes
Blizzards Remixes

Blizzards Remixes

2021

Blizzards
Blizzards

Blizzards

2020

Sanxenxo
Sanxenxo

Sanxenxo

2020

Sunder
Sunder

Sunder

2018

Sunder
Sunder

Sunder

2018

Bosky
Bosky

Bosky

2017

DEGREELESSNESS (Overmono Remix)
DEGREELESSNESS (Overmono Remix)

DEGREELESSNESS (Overmono Remix)

2017

Providence
Providence

Providence

2017

Providence Reworks: Part I
Providence Reworks: Part I

Providence Reworks: Part I

2017

Providence Reworks: Part II
Providence Reworks: Part II

Providence Reworks: Part II

2017

RVK
RVK

RVK

2017

DEGREELESSNESS / Now We Know
DEGREELESSNESS / Now We Know

DEGREELESSNESS / Now We Know

2016

Glaive
Glaive

Glaive

2015

CAMBRIA01
CAMBRIA01

CAMBRIA01

2014

Iceni Strings
Iceni Strings

Iceni Strings

2012

Paean
Paean

Paean

2012

Steam Days
Steam Days

Steam Days

2012

Xmas Rush
Xmas Rush

Xmas Rush

2010

Hard Islands
Hard Islands

Hard Islands

2009

You Are Here
You Are Here

You Are Here

2007

Drowning In A Sea Of Love
Drowning In A Sea Of Love

Drowning In A Sea Of Love

2006

Drowning In A Sea Of Remixes
Drowning In A Sea Of Remixes

Drowning In A Sea Of Remixes

2006

Dinamo (Expanded)
Dinamo (Expanded)

Dinamo (Expanded)

2005

The Sky Was Pink
The Sky Was Pink

The Sky Was Pink

2004

Watlington Street (Remaster)
Watlington Street (Remaster)

Watlington Street (Remaster)

2004

Watlington Street EP
Watlington Street EP

Watlington Street EP

2004

Outhouse
Outhouse

Outhouse

2003

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