Floating Points’ “Cascade” Album Download ZIP & MP3 Free Files
Samuel Shepherd, professionally known as Floating Points, is a British electronic music producer, DJ, and musician. He is the founder of Pluto Records, co-founder of Eglo Records, and leader of a 16-piece group called Floating Points Ensemble. He took over the 6 Music Artists in Residence radio slot on July 15, 2024.
Raised in Manchester, England, Shepherd studied piano at Chetham’s School of Music before earning a PhD in neuroscience and epigenetics at University College London. He also worked as a DJ at Plastic People, a London club, in the late 2000s.
In late 2008, Shepherd and Alexander Nut launched the Eglo record label. Eglo Records released music by Floating Points, Fatima, Funkineven, Steve Spacek, Dego & Kaidi, Shafiq Husayn, K15, Mizz Beats, Natalie Slade, Destiny71z, Shy One, Henry Wu, Chunky, and others.
In 2010, Shepherd performed with a 16-piece live incarnation of Floating Points, entitled the Floating Points Ensemble. The group won an award for the “Best BBC Radio 1 Maida Vale Session.”.
In 2015, Shepherd founded Pluto Records. He released projects such as “Eleania,” “Kuiper,” “Crush,” and “Reflections: Mojave Desert” from the label.
Shepherd’s musical influences include Claude Debussy, Olivier Messiaen, and Bill Evans. He began releasing work under the Floating Points moniker in 2008 and toured with The xx in 2017.
He has also remixed musicians such as Thundercat, Caribou, Basement Jaxx, Skepta, and Headie One.
Floating Points has announced his first solo album since 2019. “Cascade” is out on September 13 via Ninja Tune. Listen to a new track from the LP, “Key103,” below.
“Cascade,” featuring cover artwork by Akiko Nakayama, will include the singles “Birth4000” and “Del Oro,” as well as a new “Club Mix” of “Vocoder.” The album follows 2019’s “Crush” and Floating Points’ landmark 2021 collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra and the late Pharoah Sanders, “Promises.” The following year, he made “Mere Mortals,” a ballet score created with the San Francisco Ballet.
Tracklist:
- Vocoder (Club Mix)
- Key103
- Birth4000
- Del Oro
- Fast Forward
- Ocotillo
- Afflecks Palace
- Tilt Shift
- Ablaze