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FAKE, NATHAN	Blizzards	CD	CAMBRIA INSTRUMENTS	CAMBRIA 005CD
$12.00 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 2/20/2026 Originally released in 2020 and using a deliberately restricted hardware setup and recording most of the tracks in a single take, Blizzards dives straight into the eye of the storm for a turbulent 11-track package. The title -- a partial nod to the tumultuousness of British politics -- but equally apt at describing Nathan's cyclical melodic leads, serves as a visual cue to accompany each track. Glistening nodes are spun into geometric oddities before spiraling through frantic rhythmic frameworks, from the radiant layers of "Pentiamonds" to the dissonant delirium of "Stepping Stone." Beginning with the intention of "soundtracking the ideal rave," Blizzards borrows heavily from Nathan's approach to his live show, capturing unadulterated moments of creative insight to form microscopically detailed aesthetic statements. Whilst the lush melodies he is known for are central to the album, there is also a heavy dose of experimentation, expanding on the familiar sonic palette of his earlier work. For every warm synth and resolved cadence there is an atonal spiral and gritty distortion lurking around the corner. As might also be expected of his music, polyrhythms feature throughout, sometimes taking on a life of their own but always providing a precise percussive grounding for melodies to weave in and out of. The effects of this are at times disorienting, at others psychedelic, but always intriguing, owing to the influences of early rave and IDM as much as folklorism and spirituality. Norfolk born and bred, Nathan's first encounters with electronic music came via the radio, hearing the likes of Aphex Twin and Orbital, and reading about the equipment that they used in magazines. This was the stimulus for him to buy some gear and begin his own sonic experiments and, linking with James Holden in 2003, Nathan's early output came via his fledgling Border Community label.

Artist	Title	Format	Label	Catalog #
FAKE, NATHAN	Blizzards (Remixes)	7"	CAMBRIA INSTRUMENTS	CAMBRIA 007EP
$14.50 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 2/20/2026 Originally released in 2021. The anthemic "Sandstone" is Nathan Fake's homage to early '90s Orbital and UK techno, which were the biggest influences on his formative music-writing years. With huge waves of bass and a wide-eyed emotive rush, he perfectly encapsulates the '90s techno/trance apex, but brings it bang up-to-date with his trademark sonic wizardry. French musician Irène Drésel transforms "Vectra" into an epic and expansive dark trance banger, while Afrodeutsche AKA Henrietta Smith-Rolla strips "Cry Me A Blizzard" right back to its chords. Nathan provides his own live studio recording of "Torch Song," which melds choppy beat juggling with gorgeously glistening synths.

Artist	Title	Format	Label	Catalog #
FAKE, NATHAN	Crystal Vision	2LP	CAMBRIA INSTRUMENTS	CAMBRIA 008LP
$33.00 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 2/20/2026 Double LP version. Originally released in 2023. Following a short, scene-setting "Arrival" -- a simple major chord arpeggio played on a Jupiter 6 which sounds like curtains opening at dawn, Nathan Fake's Crystal Vision begins apace with "The Grass," which hurtles like a precision-tuned bullet train through Arctic tundra. The undulating effect of compression is emphasized by the classic techno trope where two rhythms jar yet interlock, creating an exquisitely disorientating strobe-like flutter. Inspired by Italo disco but sounding wholly alien and futuristic, "Vimana"'s fizzing buzzsaw arpeggiated bassline, popping snares and bright whirling melody are equally an electro trance melange, with an effervescent major chord Arp that kicks in midway. With chugging slow breakbeats not a million miles from Board Of Canada or trip hop, "Crystal Vision" rolls along, with the melody opening up, revealing more hidden notes as it progresses, building into a fractal, kaleidoscopic mosaic. An emotional outpouring with serotonin surging through the circuitry, classic breakbeats and layers of lazers, "Bibled" has all the hallmarks of a classic. A minimalistic moment of calm midway through the album, "CMD"'s gently comforting dreamscape is conjured with FM stacked and detuned sine waves which are left to breathe, whilst the chunky Chicagoan house jack of "Hawk" brings to mind classic Relief records, but even more detuned and wibbly, and laden with synths. A collaboration with Nathan's close friend and genuine musical hero Clark, "Outsider" finds this dream team alchemizing pure gold that's bigger than the sum of their parts. Skittering, intense, far-reaching end epic, the pair close proceedings on a grandly dramatic note. An in-demand remixer, Fake has added his magic to tracks by Radiohead, Clark, Perc, Jon Hopkins, GoGo Penguin, Dominik Eulberg, Christian Löffler, and Damian Lazarus, working for labels including Ninja Tune, Domino, Warp, Blue Note and Kompakt.

Artist	Title	Format	Label	Catalog #
FAKE, NATHAN	Crystal Vision	CD	CAMBRIA INSTRUMENTS	CAMBRIA 008CD
$12.50 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 2/20/2026 Originally released in 2023. Following a short, scene-setting "Arrival" -- a simple major chord arpeggio played on a Jupiter 6 which sounds like curtains opening at dawn, Nathan Fake's Crystal Vision begins apace with "The Grass," which hurtles like a precision-tuned bullet train through Arctic tundra. The undulating effect of compression is emphasized by the classic techno trope where two rhythms jar yet interlock, creating an exquisitely disorientating strobe-like flutter. Inspired by Italo disco but sounding wholly alien and futuristic, "Vimana"'s fizzing buzzsaw arpeggiated bassline, popping snares and bright whirling melody are equally an electro trance melange, with an effervescent major chord Arp that kicks in midway. With chugging slow breakbeats not a million miles from Board Of Canada or trip hop, "Crystal Vision" rolls along, with the melody opening up, revealing more hidden notes as it progresses, building into a fractal, kaleidoscopic mosaic. An emotional outpouring with serotonin surging through the circuitry, classic breakbeats and layers of lazers, "Bibled" has all the hallmarks of a classic. A minimalistic moment of calm midway through the album, "CMD"'s gently comforting dreamscape is conjured with FM stacked and detuned sine waves which are left to breathe, whilst the chunky Chicagoan house jack of "Hawk" brings to mind classic Relief records, but even more detuned and wibbly, and laden with synths. A collaboration with Nathan's close friend and genuine musical hero Clark, "Outsider" finds this dream team alchemizing pure gold that's bigger than the sum of their parts. Skittering, intense, far-reaching end epic, the pair close proceedings on a grandly dramatic note. An in-demand remixer, Fake has added his magic to tracks by Radiohead, Clark, Perc, Jon Hopkins, GoGo Penguin, Dominik Eulberg, Christian Löffler, and Damian Lazarus, working for labels including Ninja Tune, Domino, Warp, Blue Note and Kompakt.

Artist	Title	Format	Label	Catalog #
FAKE, NATHAN	Glaive EP	12"	CAMBRIA INSTRUMENTS	CAMBRIA 002EP
$12.50 NOT IN STOCK "I've been listening to more music than usual lately, just trawling the internet for weird stuff. I usually shut myself off from most current things when I'm working on a record... I've always been totally turned off by the idea of owning expensive/high-end equipment... Glaive was started with a couple of kick drum sounds I'd made on the SH-09. I've always loved the idea of using quite 'crap' sounds and putting them in the context of a proper track." Nathan Fake continues to ignore convention with an EP that is singular and striking from just about any perspective.

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FAKE/WESLEY MATSELL, NATHAN	Cambria01	12"	CAMBRIA INSTRUMENTS	CAMBRIA 001EP
$12.50 IN STOCK Nathan Fake and Wesley Matsell launch new imprint Cambria Instruments. The pair's first release on Cambria Instruments is Fake's nocturnal groove-laden track "Black Drift," coupled with Matsell's similarly crisp mixture of shifting percussion and submerged oscillations, "Bismuth." Both tracks have a similarly hi-fidelity feel to them, coupled with -- as Fake puts it -- "new esoteric melodies and textures previously unheard from both artists." Very limited pressing.