Actress presents his latest collection of layered, unravelling sonic expeditions on AZD. Submerged grooves and deep textures make this is a real hypnotic listen

Actress (Darren Jordan Cunningham) returns with a new album, now on Ninja Tune and a new music system called AZD (pronounced Azid), a chrome aspect journey into a parallel world. An artist who has always preferred to make music than to talk about it, with AZD Actress has achieved another remarkable landmark, one which is as resistant to interpretation as it is demanding of it.

Following on from his previous albums, R.I.P, Splazsh and Hazyville, an epilogue poem attached to the press release for Ghettoville was construed by media, commentators and spectators that Cunningham had retired. This led him to conceptualise this mass of conclusion as the key to Giving power back to identity.

The simplest you could say about AZD is that its art – the unique creation of a unique mind. There will be few more distinctive, brilliant or visionary suites of music released in 2017. Call him what you will, this is the year that Actress asserts more clearly than ever before his complete independence.

Tracklist:

1. NIMBUS
2. UNTITLED 7
3. FANTASYNTH
4. BLUE WINDOW
5. CYN
6. X22RME
7. RUNNER
8. FALLING RIZLAS
9. DANCING IN THE SMOKE
10. FAURE IN CHROME
11. THERES AN ANGEL IN THE SHOWER
12. VISA