FACT magazine

Watch the sinister video for Becoming Real’s ‘Slow Memory’

24th August 2012 •

The Solar Dreams / Neon Decay mini-album, released earlier this year, was Becoming Real’s most substantial statement yet. It saw the London producer flirt with a range of tempos and feels ove [...]

Becoming Real: <I>Solar Dreams / Neon Decay</i>

Becoming Real: Solar Dreams / Neon Decay

24th May 2012 •

Available on: Not Even EP From his very first single of note, ‘Fast Motion’, Toby Ridler has stood out as one of the most interesting artists in London’s more-crowded-by-the-moment sp [...]

Haunted dancehall? Stream Becoming Real’s new mini-album in full

23rd May 2012 •

In 1994, the Sabres of Paradise released Haunted Dancehall. Fast forward to 2012, and Toby Ridler is taking that phrase very seriously. Solar Dreams / Neon Decay is Ridler - a.k.a. Becoming Re [...]

Becoming Real reveals more about ice cold new mini-album: stream a track inside

3rd May 2012 •

Winter-obsessed UK producer Becoming Real has unveiled more information about his new mini-album. Titled Solar Dreams / Neon Decay, it clocks in at seven tracks and will be released on May 28 t [...]

Becoming Real investigates <i>Solar Dreams / Neon Decay</i>

Becoming Real investigates Solar Dreams / Neon Decay

21st March 2012 •

Some adjectives typically applied to producer Becoming Real's music: "neon"; "dreamy"; "decayed". In May, the London-based producer will pre-empt the scribes and release a new mini-album titled [...]

Becoming Real – ‘Snow Drift Love’

19th March 2012 •

London producer Becoming Real has made a new track available to download. Becoming Real makes hybridised two-step, by turns indebted to Night Slugs gleam and the softer elements of grime, and h [...]