Horizyn EP, by Ruven

Horizyn EP

by Ruven

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

High quality .wav files with all purchases.

Purchasable with gift card

£4.50 GBP or more

1.	A1 - Horizyn 07:44	buy track
2.	B1 - Lunaplex 05:38	buy track
3.	B2 - Ajna 04:44	buy track

about

Because people are afraid at the thought of their feet leaving the earth, we turn around one step before reaching the horizon. - Tada Chimako

Dream Diary, the Brixton-based electronic label, is pleased to announce the release of Horizyn by recording artist and producer Ruven. Recorded during a weeklong lockout at the label’s newly minted Octagon studio, Horizyn is a three-track “space overture” inspired by science fiction, Afro-futurist comics, and Eastern spiritual practice.

Despite arriving from New York with a suite of demos prepped for production, Parker’s creative flow was piqued by his first visit to London and he started from scratch. Swerving from the minimal techno of his first Dream Diary release Pour, he wanted this follow-up to have a greater focus on musicality, composition, and theme. With the studio lights dimmed and a projection of Blue Planet on repeat, he spent a week deconstructing and molding guitar loops, analog synth patches, vocal melodies, and field recordings into vignettes of the future.

In Parker’s own words, the title track “Horizyn” is inspired by “a triumphant feeling of journeying toward the horizon.” The backbeat-driven “Lunaplex” imagines “a sensual, technologic ritual below the ocean's surface.” And “Ajna,” the meditative closing track, “was guided by a universal feminine energy—it's the most spiritual and sentimental of the songs.”

Brian Parker was born in Hampton, Virginia, and spent his formative years studying percussion, guitar, and voice while absorbing the visionary sounds of local legends like The Neptunes, Timbaland, and Missy Elliot. While living in New York, his eponymous electronic pop project landed him in songwriting sessions with Sony Music/Epic Records, and he began producing electronic music under the Ruven alias as a contrast to his more accessible work. His forthcoming projects bridge the gap between these domains and incorporate hip-hop, R&B, and soul influences.

credits

released August 21, 2019

license

about

Ruven London, UK

DYSTOPIAN POP

contact / help

Contact Ruven

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Ruven, you may also like:

Music
by Benny Sings

featured on Bandcamp Radio May 23, 2023
go to album
Young Hearts
by Benny Sings

Upbeat pop and indie-soul tracks make up this new release from the Dutch artist. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 24, 2023
go to album
Beat Tape II
by Benny Sings

featured on Bandcamp Radio Nov 19, 2021
go to album
City Pop
by Benny Sings

Bouncy, soul-inspired pop music from Benny Sings with springy basslines and tiny constellations of guitar. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 10, 2019
go to album
SILVER
by J. Vague

Berlin artist condenses multiple decades' worth of pop zeitgeists—glam, grunge, Y2K-era R&B—down to 12 charismatic, genre-bending tracks. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 15, 2023
go to album
Please Have A Seat
by NNAMDÏ

The Chicago experimental artist's latest album explores the double-edged sword of his success. Bandcamp Album of the Day Oct 6, 2022
go to album
I'm Good. The Crying Tape
by Nalan (slimgirl fat)

A stunning set of post-modern swan songs from Berlin artist Nalan, contrasting gloomy 808s and anguished vocals with ebullient hooks. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 5, 2022
go to album