Conformist new album 'Lifestyle Bible' streaming in full now, mastered by Jerome Schmitt
Electronic producer Conformist releases his new album “Lifestyle Bible” on the 28th of October 2016 through Consumer Consumer records. It's preceded by lead single “Komputer Jenerated”.
Adventurous Cardiff based Electronic producer Conformist (aka Michael Simmons), releases his astounding second album “Lifestyle Bible” this winter. Following up upon and building upon his critically acclaimed debut album “Paid to Fake It” which crash landed back in 2013.
With “Lifestyle Bible” Simmons delivers a breathtaking yet concise album, fresh and ahead of the pack. Each of the 8 songs on “Lifestyle Bible” are meticulously pieced together creating a dense and layered collage of sounds; stuffed to the gills with unique samples sourced from a hoarded stockpile, revealing hidden detail with every listen.
‘Lifestyle Bible’ was written, recorded and produced by Conformist during 2014-2016. The album was mastered by Jerome Schmitt ( Alt-J, Diplo, Mr Scruff ) at The AirLab and will be released on CD and digital formats on Conformists’ own Consumer Consumer Records label. As a producer Simmons takes inspiration from Public Enemy's Bomb Squad and cut n' paste pioneers Coldcut, Steinski and The Dust Brothers and whose imaginative work has been compared to everyone from the Art of Noise to the Avalanches and Aphex Twin .
'Lifestyle Bible' channel hops through genres from the DIY-Industrial sample board of “Rock N’ Roll Dead Man” , to lead single "Komputer Jenerated" a crunchy smash n' grab dose of warped electro, that chews up Atari Teenage Riot and Kraftwerk , through the skittering Electronic mental-meltdown of “Life! Death! Prizes!” to the Vangelis- on-Acid album closer of “Nothing Important Happened Today.” The album is littered with playful stabs and homage to Punk, Hip Hop, Techno and a vast array of other genres that are all filtered through and reassembled to bring to life Simmons’s unique vision.
‘Paid to Fake’ it Press quotes:
"Paid To Fake It is the sort of record that will take your breath away...7/10" The 405
a musically kaleidoscopic head f**k...brilliant” Louder Than War
“a cluster-f**k of awesomeness” The Music Mag
“a head-spinning deluge of audacious beats and samples...staggering" Wales Online