UK jazz-fusion-meets-downtempo producer Floating Points is releasing his first full length this year. It’s called Elaenia and comes out November 6 via Luaka Bop in the US and Pluto in the UK. Over the ...

One of The FADER’s favorite albums of 2021 (and this writer’s favorite, hands down) was Promises, a cosmic collaboration between visionary producer-composer Sam Shepherd (Floating Points), free jazz ...

Sam Shepherd’s been busy over the past few years. Under his Floating Points guise, he teamed with the late, great Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra on 2021’s transcendent Promises. He ...

Sam Shepherd aka Floating Points is a virtuoso producer – and one of the world’s best DJs, which has taken him on a consistent upward trajectory parallel to that of his UK near contemporary Kieran ...

Before a band breaks up or an artist passes away, they get the chance to leave us with an unforgettable calling card. Here’s ...

Sam Shepherd aka Floating Points has announced a new album, Cascade, and shared its lead single, “Key103.” Cascade is due out on September 13 via Ninja Tune. “Key103” is released with visuals from ...

Last month, Floating Points (aka UK producer Sam Shepherd) performed Promises — his 2021 collaborative album with the London Symphony Orchestra and the late Pharoah Sanders — live for the first time ...

It’s been another week of big music news, including that Refused and Mew are both breaking up after final shows in 2025, and also that a band you might have thought was done, Planes Mistaken For Stars ...

Fresh from tour dates with Faye Webster and Alex G, Julie make their full-length debut with My Anti-Aircraft Friend. The Los Angeles band and art collective synthesizes keening grunge, disembodied ...

Last year Floating Points collaborated with Pharoah Sanders and London Symphony Orchestra on Promises, one of The FADER's favorite albums of 2021. Today Sam Shepherd returns with new solo material ...