ACTRESS LXXXVIII

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Welcome to ‘LXXXVIII’ – the new album to be created by Actress (Darren Cunningham) and the very first presentaƟon of Actress’ voyage into luxury sonics. A lifeƟme in the making, ‘LXXXVIII’ is the culminaƟon of 25 years’ honing mind-shorƟng, soul-igniƟng audio infusions for dance floors, rave dens, fesƟvals, and concert halls. ‘LXXXVIII’ — the roman numerals for ‘88’, which is both a reference to a previous Actress release of the same name and also a nod to the concept of infinity, emphasising how everything is connected within Actress 'pracƟce' — pays dividends to meditate on an instrumental facet of its creaƟon: game theory. Indeed, deep strategic thinking – more readily associated with economics and chess than arƟsƟc pracƟce – was fundamental to Actress’ process as ‘LXXXVIII’ was channelled into existence. The release follows 2022’s mesmerising 'Dummy Corporation', which placed Actress firmly back in the centre of underground club culture. Prior to that his 2020 album ‘Karma & Desire’ — which saw guest collaborations from Mercury Prize winner Sampha, Zsela and Aura T-09 — was received to widespread acclaim, with The Guardian commenting the album “cements his place as one of the great poets of club culture”.