Whilst the charts are dominated by the blandest form of electronic music, the horizons of the genre are opening up to some truly forward thinking music. Throwing Snow, (real name Ross Tones), is an artist at the forefront of that movement, putting out music that refuses to be pigeonholed into genre.
What is clear are the wealth of influences that are drawn into his sound, influences that range from punk all the way techno. Mosaic, his debut album - released on Fabric's brilliant Houndstooth label on 2 June - is described by Ross as an amalgamation of all those influences. The result is a rich tapestry of music utilising a multitude of field recordings and distortion to create some incredibly taught sounds.
Watch a performance of 'Linguis' and 'Hypnotise' above
Throwing Snow is currently on tour, his dates are as follows:
Sun 01 June Official Album Launch: Ace Hotel, London
Thu 05 June In-store: Rough Trade, London
Fri 06 June RBMA Weekender, Warsaw, Poland
Sat 07 June Parklife Festival, Manchester
Sat 07 June The Brickworks, Nottingham
Fri 13 June Sonar Festival, Barcelona
Wed 18 June King's College, Cambridge
Thu 19 June The Rockingchair, Sheffield
Sat 21 June Pumpehuset, Copenhagen
Thu 26 June The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
Sat 19 July Lovebox Festival, London
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