Neue Grafik Dalston Tapes Vol. 1

• Neue Grafik – MCKENNAI BEAT
• Neue Grafik – WHAT WOOD FEAT. BROTHER PORTRAIT
• Neue Grafik – LADYBUG
• Neue Grafik – MODERN IFA
• Neue Grafik – FM FEAT. MAX MCKENZIE
• Neue Grafik – AUSTRAL MOOD
• Neue Grafik – SLAVE CEMETERY
• Neue Grafik – CARI AND WHALES
• Neue Grafik – MEDITATION & HEARTBREAK
• Neue Grafik – FOR NAHEL FEAT. SELINA JONES
• Neue Grafik – COSMIC PSYLO
• Neue Grafik – NORWOOD JUNCTION
• Neue Grafik – EARS
• Neue Grafik – UNROOTED MASKOSSA
• Neue Grafik – LAST BANTU (OUTRO)

• 1. MCKENNAI BEAT
• 2. WHAT WOOD FEAT. BROTHER PORTRAIT
• 3. LADYBUG
• 4. MODERN IFA
• 5. FM FEAT. MAX MCKENZIE
• 6. AUSTRAL MOOD
• 7. SLAVE CEMETERY
• 8. CARI AND WHALES
• 9. MEDITATION & HEARTBREAK
• 10. FOR NAHEL FEAT. SELINA JONES
• 11. COSMIC PSYLO
• 12. NORWOOD JUNCTION
• 13. EARS
• 14. UNROOTED MASKOSSA
• 15. LAST BANTU (OUTRO)

Releasing now for well over a decade - Neue Grafik: known to friends as Fred, has successfully transplanted from Parisian rookie to one- man London Institution. Beginning as a solo producer and DJ, Fred spread his wings upon relocating to South London - at first with his Neue Grafik Ensemble and later with his now iconic twice-weekly Orii Jam - the latter of which has given agency to an entire new generation of musicians; spawning an aesthetic, nurturing a unique sound and becoming a launchpad for countless artists.

Dalston Tape Volume 1 is Fred’s attempt to fall back in love with beatmaking - taking it back to the roots ofwhere the project began. I say “attempt” because he’s simply learnt too much and made too many friends along the way to make a mere DIY beat tape. Since his early MPC-led productions on Parisian label, BeatX Changers, Fred has learnt to play the keys to a concert hall standard, he has become proficient in double bass and built up a dense network of collaborators who he has composed, recorded, engineered and produced for both at home in SE London and in the iconic Total Refreshment Centre Studios in Dalston.

This experience adds unavoidable dimensions to his toolbox - resulting in something more akin to a miniature-magnum-opus than a simple beat-tape.