Eric Lau is a British music producer and DJ from London, England. His production style is characterized by heavy drums, often unrecognisable samples and a mixture of live and sequenced instrumentation.
He first gained exposure with the song “Im Fine” featuring Rahel on Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Bubblers (Part 4) this release marked the resurgence of the stripped back soul style and was followed swiftly by his debut EP for Fat City Records.
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He released his debut album “New Territories” in 2008 on Ubiquity Recordsto critical acclaim. Straight No Chaserwrote “New Territories represents the arrival of a talented artist and perceptive one-man production house.”
After a two-year absence Lau returned in 2010 with a new EP titled “Kilawatt: V2”, as the second instalment of the producer series released by Kilawatt. The release was received positively by both critics and fans.
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On September 27, 2010, Lau released a 20-track instrumental LP entitled “Makin’ Sound”. In February 2011 Lau followed up “Makin’ Sound” with “Quadrivium”, another 20-track instrumental project, featuring music inspired by the John Martineau book of the same name.
In November 2011 Lau released “The Mission – Single” with Detroit rapper Guilty Simpsonand Georgia Anne Muldrowcontributing a remix. On February 3, 2012 Lau released the much anticipated “The Mission – EP”, featuring vocals from rapper Guilty Simpson, Fatima and Olivier Daysoul. The vinyl edition of the release also featured contributions from drummer Chris “Daddy” Dave, and producer Damu The Fudgemunk.
This event is presented by Digital in Berlin. Check out our Facebook page to win tickets.
Eric Lau / support: Hazeem
Saturday, 15th November 2014 | 23:00 CET
Cassiopeia | Revaler Str. 99, Tor II | 10245 Berlin/Friedrichshain
ericlaumusic.com | kilawattmusic.bandcamp.com | cassiopeia-berlin.de
