FACT magazine

Words by Clare Considine • 6th March 2013 •

Following recent sessions with Ben UFO and Jamie Lidell, FACT TV went record shopping with drum'n'bass trendsetter Photek. Having started releasing records again in 2011 after several years f [...]

Goldie working on new projects with Flying Lotus, Burial, Photek and more

26th February 2013 •

In a forthcoming FACT TV interview with drum'n'bass icon Goldie, the Metalheadz founder spills the beans on several new projects that he has on the go. Most excitingly, he mentions that he's se [...]

Grammy nominations are in: Frank Ocean, Jay-Z & Kanye and Photek (!) in the running

6th December 2012 •

2012 belonged to Adele - will 2013 be Frank Ocean's year? The nominations for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards were announced yesterday evening. Frank Ocean is clearly the name to watch, with a f [...]

Stream ‘Pyramid’, the first track from drum’n'bass icon Photek’s new album

4th October 2012 •

As revealed earlier this week, drum'n'bass icon Photek will release a new album, Ku:Palm this month. In Photek's - real name Rupert Parkes - words, “I made a conscious decision not to jump s [...]

Photek, Fantastic Mr Fox and Paul White lined up for Vauxhall’s Lightbox this Friday

24th September 2012 •

The latest in The Upfront Project's Autumn season is a corker. This Friday September 28 at Vauxhall's Lightbox, Photek tops a bill of adventurous beatmakers. Once one of drum'n'bass' most celeb [...]

Photek, MJ Cole, Mike Dehnert and more play Upfront Project in September

31st August 2012 •

The Upfront Project takes place every Friday at Vauxhall’s Lightbox, inviting some of the hottest names from across the spectrum electronic music down to flex their performative muscles. The [...]

Hear ’90s metal icon Rob Zombie get the dance music treatment by Photek and more

17th August 2012 •

There's a lot of people arguing - and they have a point - that right now, in the States at least, dubstep is the new heavy metal. This release then, makes total sense, but that isn't to say it [...]

Photek reflects on <i>Modus Operandi</i>, his classic 1997 debut album that changed the face of jungle

Photek reflects on Modus Operandi, his classic 1997 debut album that changed the face of jungle

28th July 2012 •

In 1997, Photek released Modus Operandi. It was one of the most eagerly anticipated albums of its era, at least among those interested in all that was new and vigorous in underground musi [...]

FACT to stream Photek’s <i>Modus Operandi</i> set from Tiger’s Hidden Depths of Hospital

FACT to stream Photek’s Modus Operandi set from Tiger’s Hidden Depths of Hospital

17th July 2012 •

The third of Tiger’s Hidden Depths events, following editions dedicated to Ninja Tune and Hyperdub, focusses on drum ‘n bass institution Hospital. Presented in association with FACT and B [...]