Beyond The Struttopshere is a sonic collaboration between two London-based hombres channelling their considerable musical production experience and boundless love of cosmic chugging dark disco. Their debut EP ‘New Frontier’ was released on Gouranga Music in late 2020, and featured two originals with remixes from heavyweights of the scene: James Rod, M***i and K-Effect. It found much acclaim among
Andrew Weatherall and Sean Johnston’s A Love From Outer Space online fraternity, appeared on Juan Mclean’s (DFA Records) contribution to Tim Sweeney’s Beats In Space mix series and propelled the duo onto newfound heights. Their second EP ‘Celestial Drift’ followed in early 2021, on Mélopée Records, and comprised two stellar tunes with remix support from Mexican dark disco wizard Roliva. The pair subsequently featured on the French imprint’s VA compilation with their gritty ZZ Top inspired ‘Pontiac Firebird’ and later put out a remix on Ilya Santana’s cosmic disco label Astrolead Recordings. They have been deep in the studio since, working on new material, with live guitar now a mainstay of their productions. Their trademark sound combines resonant chugging basslines with reverbed guitar riffs, syncopated arpeggiators, cosmic synth work, Italo drum fills and psychedelic 303 sequences. Check out their guest mixes on Gouranga, Mélopée, SXDNS, In Dark We Trust and Counterrasim, and stay tuned for their hotly anticipated releases forthcoming on Gouranga and IDWT.
