Biography
Guy Andrews, a British producer of electronic music, crafts intense, sparse, and richly textured works that cross numerous stylistic boundaries. His initial singles and EPs issued under his given name blended moody techno with garage rhythms aimed at club play, whereas later albums such as the 2017 release Tåke integrate post-rock guitars, neo-classical strings, ambient layers, and intricate yet propulsive dance rhythms into ambitious wholes.
Andrews, who originates from Brighton in the United Kingdom, absorbed an eclectic mix of sounds while growing up. After beginning to produce his own material, he cycled through several pseudonyms before settling on distinct identities for different phases of his output. As iambic he issued multiple albums and EPs from 2007 to 2010 that merged swirling ambient elements with jazz inflections, post-rock structures, and IDM techniques. Starting in 2011 he shifted toward beat-oriented work released under his own name. The Hemlock Recordings 12" pairing “Shades” with “Textures” introduced an entirely fresh sonic direction that departed from the largely ethereal focus of his prior recordings. This direction, marked by complex rhythms, diverse percussion, and refined synthesizer textures, drew broader notice. Additional EPs followed on Discobelle and Hotflush.
He next turned to a larger-scale project. After resolving to discard his previous methods and rebuild from the ground up, Andrews erased his existing synthesizer patches and plug-ins, then spent two years gathering new material before unveiling his debut full-length, Our Spaces, on the respected London imprint Houndstooth in early 2016. Built from forceful yet organic electronic percussion, hazy synth lines, and post-rock guitar, the album earned praise for its distinctive textures, genuine compositional voice, and expansive sonic reach. He also joined Berlin-based musician Masayoshi Fujita for the improvised live piece Needle Six, captured at the BBC’s Maida Vale studios. Throughout the remainder of 2016 Andrews supported Our Spaces through numerous performances and released the remix collection Our Spaces: Reworks, which presented more overtly dancefloor-oriented reworkings of the original tracks.
His second album, Tåke, emerged in 2017. Inspired by a journey to Norway, it included two tracks featuring German-Turkish singer/songwriter Alev Lenz. The short remix EP Tåke Reinterpretations appeared the following year. Andrews resurfaced in 2020 with Permanence, his third full-length, an autobiographical stream-of-consciousness work structured for continuous playback, alongside its ambient companion [MT][NT][ET].
Andrews, who originates from Brighton in the United Kingdom, absorbed an eclectic mix of sounds while growing up. After beginning to produce his own material, he cycled through several pseudonyms before settling on distinct identities for different phases of his output. As iambic he issued multiple albums and EPs from 2007 to 2010 that merged swirling ambient elements with jazz inflections, post-rock structures, and IDM techniques. Starting in 2011 he shifted toward beat-oriented work released under his own name. The Hemlock Recordings 12" pairing “Shades” with “Textures” introduced an entirely fresh sonic direction that departed from the largely ethereal focus of his prior recordings. This direction, marked by complex rhythms, diverse percussion, and refined synthesizer textures, drew broader notice. Additional EPs followed on Discobelle and Hotflush.
He next turned to a larger-scale project. After resolving to discard his previous methods and rebuild from the ground up, Andrews erased his existing synthesizer patches and plug-ins, then spent two years gathering new material before unveiling his debut full-length, Our Spaces, on the respected London imprint Houndstooth in early 2016. Built from forceful yet organic electronic percussion, hazy synth lines, and post-rock guitar, the album earned praise for its distinctive textures, genuine compositional voice, and expansive sonic reach. He also joined Berlin-based musician Masayoshi Fujita for the improvised live piece Needle Six, captured at the BBC’s Maida Vale studios. Throughout the remainder of 2016 Andrews supported Our Spaces through numerous performances and released the remix collection Our Spaces: Reworks, which presented more overtly dancefloor-oriented reworkings of the original tracks.
His second album, Tåke, emerged in 2017. Inspired by a journey to Norway, it included two tracks featuring German-Turkish singer/songwriter Alev Lenz. The short remix EP Tåke Reinterpretations appeared the following year. Andrews resurfaced in 2020 with Permanence, his third full-length, an autobiographical stream-of-consciousness work structured for continuous playback, alongside its ambient companion [MT][NT][ET].
Albums
Singles
