Djrum
London's Felix Manuel (aka Djrum) produces a highly ambitious form of electronic music which is informed by club styles such as techno, garage, and jungle, as well as his background in jazz and classical music. His compositions are often lengthy, multi-part epics which are structured more like miniature soundtracks than typical club cuts. After debuting in 2010 and releasing several acclaimed EPs, particularly 2011's Mountains, he made his full-length debut with 2013's Seven Lies. While many of his releases rely on samples, Manuel decided to put more of a focus on his piano playing for his second full-length, 2018's Portrait with Firewood.
Felix Manuel trained as a jazz pianist, and names Alice Coltrane and Keith Jarrett as two crucial influences. He began to DJ during the late 2000s, and was a member of the Yardcore crew, who threw events in London and had a monthly radio show on Sub.fm, an online radio station, playing garage and dubstep as well as drum'n'bass, gabba, and breakcore. In 2010, Manuel (initially credited as DJ Rum) released "Plead with Me" and "St. Martin," two atmospheric post-dubstep singles filled with mysterious vocal snippets and dub echoes. In 2011, Manuel signed to 2nd Drop Records and released the two-part Mountains EP, which earned praise from dance websites like Resident Advisor, and was followed by a remix 12" in 2012.
Following remixes for producers like LV and Phaeleh, a podcast mix for RA, and an additional single ("Watermark"), Djrum's full-length debut, Seven Lies, arrived in 2013. He continued releasing ambitious singles, primarily on 2nd Drop, although 2015's drum'n'bass-leaning "Plantain" arrived on Samurai Red Seal, and a split 12" with Struction appeared on Ilian Tape in 2016. That summer, Djrum released a trilogy of EPs: Forgetting, LA, and Space Race. He then signed to R&S Records in 2017, issuing the Broken Glass Arch EP. This preceded his second album, 2018's Portrait with Firewood, which featured contributions from cellist Zosia Jagodzinska and vocalist Lola Empire.
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Discography
21 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Portrait with Firewood
Electronic - Released by R&S Records on 17 Aug 2018
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Forgetting EP
Electronic - Released by 2nd Drop Records on 10 Jun 2016
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Hard to Say / Tournesol
Dance - Released by R&S Records on 13 Sep 2019
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Broken Glass Arch
Electronic - Released by R&S Records on 10 Nov 2017
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Find Another Way (Djrum Remix)
Dub - Released by Fly Agaric Records on 5 Apr 2019
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Showreel, Pt. 2
Electronic - Released by R&S Records on 13 Oct 2017
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Waters Rising (feat. Lola Empire)
Electronic - Released by R&S Records on 24 Jul 2018
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Plead With Me (Original Mix)
Miscellaneous - Released by Smoking Sessions on 30 Aug 2010
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Plantain / What I Was Doing When I Was Doing What I Was Doing
Drum & Bass - Released by Samurai Music on 9 Mar 2015
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Dam (Remixes)
Techno - Released by 2nd Drop Records on 10 Mar 2014
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Looking to the Sky (DjRUM Remix)
Pop/Rock - Released by Shoal Records on 15 Dec 2023
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Mountains, Pt. 1 (Pedestrian's Pirate Radio Remix) / Turiya (Tessela Remix)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 2nd Drop Records on 4 Jun 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo