Name: Gene
Brand: LA Priest

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Bonus disc: No

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WIGCD388

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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With 8 Page Booklet.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-06-05

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

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Standard:20

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0887828038824

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

WIGLP388X

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Glow in the Dark.

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With 4 Page Insert

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0887828038831

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / green

WIGLP388

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Black

With 4 Page Insert.

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0887828038817

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

LA Priest

Genre GB

Electronic

Label GB

Domino

Domino is an independent label founded in Putney, South West London by *a694357* and his partner Jacqui Rice in 1993. The label initially focused on American acts such as *Sebadoh*, *Pavement* or *Royal Trux* before signing British acts in the late '90s.

The label operates a US division, located in Brooklyn, which output was initially identified by its own catalogue number schemes, DOMUS then DNO (used until 2013), when the releases handled by the UK headquarters are identified by WIG (albums) and RUG (singles and EPs) catalogue numbers.

The company operating the label, *Warp Records*, diversified, establishing a publishing arm and a series of labels (*Double Six Recordings*, *Weird World Record Co.*, *Rephlex*, ...).

LA Priest is the solo project of Sam Eastgate, who was previously the frontman and guitarist of a popular band. In 2007, LA Priest released a single on a well-known record label before signing with another major label in early 2015.
With his unique sound and musical style, LA Priest has gained recognition in the music industry. His talent and creativity have made him an influential figure in the world of music.
Through his solo project, LA Priest continues to captivate audiences with his innovative approach to music. With each release, he pushes boundaries and explores new sonic territories, solidifying his place as a respected artist in the industry.

Emerging from an all-too-long nomadic hibernation, LA Priest returns with Gene, his second album. Gene arrives five years after the iconoclast variously known as Sam Eastgate, Sam Dust and LA Priest thrilled the world with the cosmic pop of his debut album Inji, his first LP for Domino and his first solo output following the disbanding of former outfit, Late Of The Pier. Gene also follows the 2016 project Soft Hair in which Sam teamed up with Connan Mockasin for an instant cult-classic album. Gene, the album, is named after a brand-new analogue drum machine Sam dreamt up and built alone. Working in isolation for more than two years in California, Wales and England’s south coast, soldering iron in hand, Sam developed the inners of Gene using dozens of electrical circuits he made up himself. The creation came after a search for an alternative to the structure and rigor of standard drum machines. Its unique rhythmic patterns are the focal point for the album, which is coloured by lush, pastoral tones, paired with the influence of his environmental changes.

The product of clear-eyed focus, the record offers a one-way ticket into a dimension entirely of Sam’s own making. Gene is the most complete realisation of his vision yet. These songs are on a quest for meaning, exploring the limits of their maker’s abilities. Coaxed into life with the juicy groove of Beginning, the record struts and sparkles through Rubber Sky and What Moves towards the melancholic interlude of Sudden Thing and the gigantic noise of centerpiece Monochrome, taking a sharp turn in the final third towards something darker and more mystical. Gene was produced alongside London based artist, producer, DJ and founder of Phantasy records, Erol Alkan.

Gene

Music GB

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