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Vowels :: Pattern Prism (new project by UK producer, James Rutledge)


Download "On Up!" by Vowels


Sounds Like: Quantum entanglement dance party


RIYL: Four Tet, Neu!, Can


From the Press Release: UK producer James Rutledge has taken on many personas over the years, and is now moving his efforts and exploration into the Krautrock realm. Rutledge will release this new music under the name Vowels, teaming up with LOAF records (The Chap, Johan Agebjorn/Sally Shapiro, Pete Fowler), for the US release of Pattern Prism on September 22nd. Previously only available on import, Pattern Prism is an extension of Rutledge's continuing interest in Krautrock, and he cites influences ranging from Silver Apples and SunnO))) to John Carpenter and Black Dice among others.


Previously, Rutledge has released music on Domino, Melodic, Moshi Moshi, Warp and Wichita and has worked with artists like Dangermouse, Four Tet, Kevin Shields, The Pastels and Prefuse 73. This past year, he released an album with Mush Records under the name Pedro, and has been doing remix and production work for bands like Fever Ray, Bloc Party, DNTEL/Grizzly Bear, Late Of The Pier, My Bloody Valentine, The Kills, Radiohead, and Telepathe. He was also asked to release a track for the Sean Penn-directed film Into the Wild, and recently did a four-hour remix of the Radiohead track "Videotape" on a single VHS tape, signed by the band themselves.

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