{"product_id":"actress-darien-dzh-kanninghiem","title":"Actress - Дарен Дж. Каннінгем (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA self-titled record can be significant, signalling a reset or autobiographical candour. Neither quite applies here, if only because UK electronic producer \u003cstrong\u003eDarren J Cunningham\u003c\/strong\u003e – the title is his name in Ukrainian – doesn’t conform to many norms. Originally more club-oriented, \u003cstrong\u003eActress\u003c\/strong\u003e long ago ditched banging tunes for works where retro gamer electronics met aqueous dystopian unease across many types of beats – or, in the case of his first album this year, \u003cstrong\u003eStatik\u003c\/strong\u003e, very little percussion at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoody, restless deconstructions remain \u003cstrong\u003eCunningham’s\u003c\/strong\u003e shapeshifting signature, but his move to the Norwegian avant-garde label \u003cstrong\u003eSmalltown Supersound\u003c\/strong\u003e leans into abstraction. Staticky transmissions remain a reference on this 54-minute mixtape – an evolving piece of sound art first aired via Resident Advisor in May and now getting a physical release. (Actress describes it, referring to the artist Georges Braque, as “a collage”.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf anything, \u003cstrong\u003eДарен Дж. Каннінгем\u003c\/strong\u003e chimes most with another evolving, sub-hour mix, \u003cstrong\u003eActress’s 88\u003c\/strong\u003e album (2020). An elegant, recurrent piano arpeggio anchors the opening section alongside a distant, muffled techno pulse; found sounds and vocal samples come in and out of focus. Unexpected moments of blitheness or syncopated effervescence disrupt Actress’s downbeat reputation. As ever, textures are foremost on this latest swerve from one of our most consistently inscrutable margin-walkers. \u003cem\u003eGuardian. \u003c\/em\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Дарен Дж. Каннінгем      \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oKDgJvVflGU?si=uyWVNTJO7snuexvM\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Actress","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":45982531649780,"sku":"STS439LP","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0450\/3165\/3527\/files\/Actress_-_._Vinyl.jpg?v=1731990207","url":"https:\/\/www.flyingnun.co.nz\/products\/actress-darien-dzh-kanninghiem","provider":"Flying Nun ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}