Relaxer - Break [Tape]

Format: Cassette
Catalogue No.: 29S005
Release Date: 07 Apr 2025
Genre: Experimental/Electronic

A1. Burning Spear
A2. Jackals
A3. Slurp
A4. Piink Chew
B1. Chasing Your Own Tail
B2. Chasing Your Own Tail (DJ Marcelle's Strong Tale Remix)
B3. Chasing Your Own Tail (DJ Marcelle's Even Stronger Tale Remix)

What happens when dubby drum & bass meets Dischord’s post-punk colossus Black Eyes? “Break” is the new EP from NY’s Relaxer, the long running alias of Daniel Martin-McCormick (Black Eyes, Ital and co-founder of Dripping), and it signals a decisive shift in his music. 

Prompted by friends to write a drum & bass live set just as Black Eyes was reuniting, the results didn’t quite fit the d&b genre. But it felt right. Quick, nimble, with room for the ferocity of his favorite post punk and some of the spaciousness of dub. Evergreen vibes, really, but seen from a fresh perspective.
 
Honed over a period of two years, the five tracks on “Break” fuse Relaxer’s careening, technoid sounds with free jazz-tinted drum programming, snarling sound design and spacious echo trails. It’s a perfect fit for 29 Speedway’s future-facing, exploratory anti-genre approach to electronics. The tape features two remixes by the singular DJ Marcelle and mastering by Dubplates & Mastering.