In its essence, Stephan’s work is obsessed with the process of recording, the abstraction of an original sound and how it is always distorted and augmented upon playback. His work focuses in on the static hiss and background noise of recording and pushes it to the fore. In doing so he creates some of the most beautiful electronica you are likely to hear, warm and gently swelling, subtle and emotive: there’s beautiful obsession in his theory and if you like the minor key work of the Warp stable then you really should know about this guy.

Photo: Bryony McIntyre