The ambient duo returns to rekindle their organic sound, and explore the shared soundscape which waits between them
Since the release of the acclaimed ‘Cheeba Gold’ EP back in 2019, critics and listeners alike have been waiting to hear more from this west-coast duo. Emancipator & 9 Theory have managed to uncover something special in their collaborative work, a project which seems to have developed so naturally that it was simply waiting for the two producers to cross paths.
Emancipator was noticed early in his career by Nujabes’ Japanese label Hydeout Productions, has opened for Bonobo, and today receives praise and recognition as the founder of Loci Records. His talents in downtempo and ambient sound overlap with the skills of instrumental beat maker 9 Theory, an artist caught up in his own love for sonic melody and rich beats.
Together the artists have been pushing each other further, and the highly anticipated EP ‘A Thousand Clouds’ is evidence of that. It’s a compact release of just four tracks, each approaching downtempo ambience from a separate perspective. As a whole the collection is a vibrant journey balanced between the synthetic and organic, offering a chance to breath in a more open world. Our selected track, ‘I Feel You’, embraces heavier beats, supporting melodies which melt into the air.