Pris

British techno artist Pris shapes an intense, densely layered strain of techno refined through patient iteration and issued in modest but meticulously assembled quantities. Born Jake Woodhouse to parents still immersed in nightlife during their early years, he encountered club culture as a child and absorbed electronic music from the outset. Captivated by its boundless creative scope, he gravitated toward techno as his chosen form. The project name, whether deliberate or accidental, aligns with the alluring and lethal replicant android from the landmark science-fiction film Blade Runner. Initial demo submissions reached Sigha, who connected Pris with Avian label head Shifted; the veteran producer supplied counsel on founding an independent imprint. Resin appeared in 2013 with the debut EP “Unbeknown to Us,” followed in successive years by “A Shot Across the Bows” and “For a Better Understanding” in 2015. Those first releases operated chiefly as functional dancefloor instruments yet already embedded textural qualities, among them dense polyrhythmic percussion, that would receive more expansive treatment later. Relocation to Berlin led to a place on the Avian roster and two 2016 EPs—“This Heavy Heart” and “Love, Labour, Loss”—that moved further into experimental territory. Output reached its highest volume that year with two additional EPs on the fresh label Unbeknown to Us, titled after the first release. Activity subsequently tapered; a planned Avian album never appeared. Semantica issued the “Faith and Honor” EP in 2017, while Resin released a remix package of “For a Better Understanding” featuring versions by Blawan, Shifted, and Reeko. The “Flagrant Foul” EP surfaced on Non Series in 2018.