Adam Beyer’s much awaited “Explorer Vol.1” album—his first full-length in 23 years is now upon us. Buzz and praise have been building since the LPs eponymous first single, “Explorer,” which dropped in March, and the well-received “Hypnotic,” a partnership with budding producer HNTR feat. Kyozo. They range from the 12,000 person Drumcode event at Drumsheds (featuring Adam Beyer b2b Vintage Culture) a wild Drumcode Pop up party in London to Beyer’s, two billboards in Leicester Square and Stratford honoring his takeover of Spotifys Techno State playlist. Most recently, Beyer linked with Layton Giordani for the divine Alto and dropped his first BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix since 2006, minting his first cooperation with Chris Avantgarde with the praised widescreen production Desolate Lands.
Beyer’s first cooperation with French staple Julian Jeweil, “Loca,” (stream it here) is the most recent album focus track. While connecting with the powerful Drumcode sound that defined the 2010s, the track pulses with traditional skool vigour. A traditional heads down techno roller perfectly matches some of the more crossover tracks on the albums.
“Julien sent me a track and asked if I wanted to jump on it. I reworked it into something that throws back to the older, bigger drum kit sounds from 5–8 years ago. It’s a drum workout with real mixability, energy, and a screaming vocal sample that gives it character. Reminds me of early Laurent Garnier stuff.” – Adam Beyer
Explorer Vol.1 tracklist:
1. Adam Beyer & Coco Francavilla – Silent Mappings
2. Adam Beyer – Taking Back Control
3. Adam Beyer & Layton Giordani – Alto
4. Adam Beyer – Explorer
5. Adam Beyer – Circus Freaks
6. Adam Beyer – Waypoint
7. Adam Beyer & Chris Avantgarde – Desolate Lands
8. Adam Beyer – Accelerate (feat. Kyozo)
9. Adam Beyer – Tanit
10. Adam Beyer & Julian Jeweil – Loca
11. Adam Beyer – Boundless
12. Adam Beyer – Push (feat. Kyozo)
13. Adam Beyer – Do It for the Bass
14. Adam Beyer – The Distance Between Us
15. Adam Beyer & HNTR – Hypnotic (feat. Kyozo)
16. Adam Beyer – The Long Way Home
Explorer Vol.1 is available now on Drumcode. Get it here.
