The Vancouver musician teases his upcoming debut album with a mesmerizing audio / visual trip

Imbued with a kind of rare honesty, Iain Howie crafts cinematic sonic landscapes charged with emotion and depth. His widescreen, layered sound has taken the better part of the last decade to develop and time spent in Vancouver’s minimal house and techno circles has given him a keen sense of both late night atmosphere and introspective expressionism.

But it wasn’t until a couple years ago that the electronic producer peeled back another layer of his creative self and shifted his focus to songwriting. With his early releases showing hints of vocal-led melodies and reverb-drenched phrases, it wasn’t until recently that his singing took on a more central role in his productions. With a number of singles and EPs under his belt, Howie’s sound is just now coming to fruition as his vocals blend seamlessly with his years of production technique.

Which brings us to today’s featured track and the first single from his upcoming debut album. Being the only instrumental track on the album, ‘Shift’ builds instead with a layered combination of subtleties. A slowly unfolding hypnotic groove accented by rich synth and floating pads builds to a late crescendo. All the while accompanied by the mesmerizing and other-worldly visuals of Akiko Nakayama.

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Stay tuned for Iain’s upcoming album ‘Patterns’ - out June 11th 2021
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