COMING SOON: Second Storey's debut LP 'Double Divide'

When we recently announced Second Storey's single 'Shaman Champagne', we dropped the news that it was the lead single from his debut full-length. Now we're delighted to reveal full details of this electronic masterpiece!

Previously known under the Al Tourettes pseudonym on releases for Apple Pips, Aus and more, Alec Storey explained his name change to Resident Advisor: "I felt slightly constrained by the name in terms of what I thought suited it music-wise, and so wanted to use something that I felt had a wider scope for experimentation." 

He continues: "The title of the album, 'Double Divide' refers to the different ideas i found myself exploring as the album progressed, relating to tension and release. The 'Double' being the double-intensity beat driven tracks and the 'Divide' being the antidote in the form of the ambient or more introspective moments."

This duality is on display throughout the album, which hints at his wide-ranging influences, from the complex rhythmic structures and emotive melodic phrases of Aphex Twin and Autechre, the funk of Prince to Parliament, the crazed robotics of Drexciya and the raw techno sludge of Cristian Vogel and Neil Landstrumm, right through to dark drum and bass of artists like Ed Rush & Optical.

Listen to the lead single 'Shaman Champagne' (out 18th August) in full below, and pre-order the album (out 6th October) from our store.