Nathan Fake

Norfolk native Nathan Fake (yes, that’s his real name!) set the chill-out world alight back in 2006 with his debut, the beautifully haunting, synth-drenched Drowning in a Sea of Love. Comparable to the upliftingly blissful, intricately mechanical sounds of Jon Hopkins, Fake’s music was destined for good-quality headphones and a long summer evenings. His next electronica offering, Hard Islands, took a different approach, with its tough, busy and acidic-grinding loops and made-for-the-club breakbeats and grooves. Nathan Fake isn’t all about the production and the technicalities though, with nationwide tours and a cracking live show to boot. When I saw the young dub sensation at London’s Corsica Studios, a venue known for showcasing hot new talent in the world of dubstep and D&B, it was an awesome night. The small main room of the venue was full to bursting by the time 1am rolled around and the boy wonder appeared, and happily, everyone was in the mood to sway, sing, and dance like a crazy person. Fake’s fuzzy, soundscape-y songs such as ‘Narrier’ and ‘The Turtle’ translate well to a live setting, as with the more classically warehouse-rave appropriate tunes like the bass-exploding ‘Fentinger’ and the crowd-pleasing opener, ‘Basic Mountain’. A dazzling show from a true talent, go see Nathan Fake if you get the chance!