No Future

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When Moiré decided to call his second album No Future, he wasnt trying to make a political statement so much as state the obvious: If humanity keeps heading down the hateful path outlined by certain right-wing political figures and recent political events, we might as well hit the nearest self-destruct button.

Its not just about the West, either, explains the London-based producer. Its the way the whole world thinks. Its almost like were in this mad cycle. In a way, we have no choicewe either adapt to the situation or were dead. Thats it.

Todays musicians are faced with a similar now-or-never situation: they can either experiment and evolve or get brushed aside by the Next Big Thing in an industry thats as flippant and fickle as its ever been. Moiré welcomes this challenge with a record thats avant-garde and accessible, possessing a punk spirit without stealing its sound wholesale. No Future builds its story on the back of halogen-lit hooks and left-field dance loops instead, leaving a trail of breadcrumb-y beats for guest vocalists like MC DRS (a longtime collaborator of LTJ Bukem) and post-grime poet James Massiah. They both tackled the albums loose themes without being told about them beforehand. They simply got it. Immediately.

For me, the idea of techno has always been new music, says Moiré . Not reinventing the wheel necessarily, because everythings been done before. I just want to make and hear something new.

Modeling his machine funk melodies after the sci-fi stories of Philip K. Dick is certainly a nice start, as it leads to songs that feel both futuristic and strangely human. Or as Moiré a former architect with a deep interest in designputs it, His books are like paintings of whats going to happen; theyre always rooted in reality and current issues. No Future is about where we are as a society right now, too. It makes me think of four words: fear, hypocrisy, inequality, and lies. No Future also captures a fading sense of what makes our cities so speciala celebration of art itself, something thats been threatened by the rising cost of real estate and the steady closure of major clubs like Fabric and Plastic People. That explains why a smoke-clearing song like Lost You is about more than just a mere relationship. It alludes to a complete lack of communication and the loss of, well, everythingour societies, our countries, our families, and our friends Its weird, says Moiré. It feels like everything is disappearing in front of us, almost like someone is pulling the carpet from beneath our feet, and we cant do anything about it. Things are changing so fast; Im not sure well be able to catch up.