Actress his new singles “Its Me ( g 8 ) / Oway ( f 7 )” – a new double single from his forthcoming album LXXXVIII out November 3rd via Ninja Tune. The singles arrive “Its Me ( g 8 ) / Oway ( f 7 )” arrives shortly after the release of avant-garde-influenced single “Push Power ( a 1 )” which signals the first move in an intricate chess game and “Game Over ( e 1 )” – the final, closing move. With each thoughtful move the game grows and develops over time – something we can hear reflected in the textured and delicate layers of the project.

‘LXXXVIII’ — the roman numerals for ‘88’, which is both a reference to a previous Actress release of the same name and also a nod to the concept of infinity, emphasising how everything is connected within Actress ‘practice’ — pays dividends to meditate on an instrumental facet of its creation: game theory. Indeed, deep strategic thinking – more readily associated with economics and chess than artistic practice – was fundamental to Actress’ process as ‘LXXXVIII’ was channelled into existence.

The release follows 2022’ ‘Dummy Corporation’, which placed Actress firmly back in the centre of underground club culture. Prior to that his 2020 album ‘Karma & Desire’ — which saw guest collaborations from Sampha, Zsela and Aura T-09 — was received to widespread acclaim, with The Guardian commenting the album “cements his place as one of the great poets of club culture”.

Having first premiered ‘LXXXVIII’s lead single “Push Power ( a 1 )” on the IICON stage at this year’s Glastonbury festival, where he played straight after Four Tet, the album release also arrives off the back of a live performance at Field Day in London, one of his largest live shows this year in which he showcased ‘Grey Interiors’ – an A/V project in collaboration with experimental creative studio Actual Objects who’ve worked with the likes of ShyGirl, Kali Uchis, LSDXOXO and have presented work at Coachella and 180 The Strand’s Futureshock exhibition. Additionally, Actress’ music has recently been used as the hold music during Beyonce’s Renaissance tour.

Actress recently supported James Blake at Alexandra Palace in London alongside dates in Paris and Berlin and is playing alongside Autechre in Australia across selected dates later this year. Actress will also play a headline show at London’s Studio 9294 on the 7th December.

Actress
LXXXVIII
Tracklist
Ninja Tune

1. Push Power ( a 1 )
2. Hit That Spdiff ( b 8 )
3. Azd Rain ( g 1 )
4. Memory Haze ( c 1 )
5. Game Over ( e 1 )
6. Typewriter World ( c 8 )
7. Its me ( g 8 )
8. Chill ( h 2 )
9. Green Blue Amnesia Magic Haze ( d 7 )
10. Oway ( f 7 )
11. M2 ( f 8 )
12. Azifiziks ( d 8 )
13. Pluto ( a 2

Actress 2023 Tour Dates Live:

Sat 21 Oct — DJ @ Accidental Meetings @ Strange Brew — Bristol, UK
Sat 03 Dec — DJ @ Panorama Bar (Berghain) — Berlin, DE
Thurs 07 Dec — Live @ Studio 9294 — London, UK

order LXXXVIII by Actress HERE