You must surrender. Because if you’ve followed
Naum Gabo over the past 15 years - across
various 12-inches, styles, and notable labels -
and you’re listening to “F. Lux,” their first proper
album, then you’re probably wondering how you
wound up here, all the way down, barely able to
see through the brain-clogging atmosphere and
towering low-end.
“F. Lux” is a deep, enthralling listen, alternating
between moments of pounding, world-ending
techno (“Schinokapsala” and “This 1¨º∆”) and
sharply imagined, surrealist scenes painted with
metallic machines (“Aora” and “Haerstag”). There
is light to be found in the darkness, but the only
way out is through.
Naum Gabo are Glasgow’s Jonnie Wilkes (also
known as one-half of DJ duo Optimo) and James
Savage (prolific mastering engineer). F. Lux was
written and produced entirely by them at their
Glasgow Hottrax Studios and mastered by James
Savage. The album’s front cover artwork is a
painting by cherished Scottish painter, Andrew
Cranston. The vinyl was pressed at MPO in
France using lacquers cut by Bob Weston in
Chicago.