Coaxing nuanced expression from analog machines and digital possibilities alike, @noahpred has been envisioning the future through electronic music for over twenty years – yet the story of this accomplished producer and DJ continues to unfold. Reinterpreting his signature production style anew, 2018 saw the release of two full-lengths charting the territories between deep space experimentalism, intricate polyrhythms, delicate soundscapes, evocative acid, and hypnotic dub frontiers. The breadth of Noah’s sonic worldview was espoused until September 2019 through his monthly two-hour podcast, IFS. Each episode reveals the depth of his technical approach, the sensibility of a seasoned selector, and the pedigree of a late-night veteran.
A two-time Juno Award nominee in his native Canada, a music educator and technologist in his adopted hometown Berlin, an alum of Cynosure, Highgrade, and Trapez LTD, and founder of the acclaimed Thoughtless imprint, Noah is also a DJ whose past residencies at Stereobar in Montreal and Fukhouse in Toronto helped lay the framework for his dynamic yet fluid sets that continue to resonate with diverse communities. A notable newcomer in Canada’s underground scene of the early 2000s, Pred’s distinctive production style earned him a place among his peers with releases on @weareimmigrant, Intrinsic Design, and Consigned Recordings. Driven by the fuel that fired up Thoughtless, Noah relocated to Berlin in 2011, where his creative horizons continued to expand via collaborative projects with @tomclark as @alseimage on @get-physical-music, with @pablo-bolivar on @apparel-music and @biotop-label, with @timxavier on Alphahouse, and with @deepchild as @concubine-berlin.
Between his recent solo EPs for @traumraum-kollektiv, @computemusic, and Biotop, his vivid sets of techno, house, and electro, the advanced sound design of his haunting atmospherics, and the ever-evolving scope of his technical capabilities, Noah’s commitment to electronic innovation remains as strong as ever – and in the face of global uncertainty, his utopian sonic narratives have never felt so vital. With a variety of custom generative sequencers
constructed for his Manifest Audio sound design outlet due for release in 2020, Noah turns his focus toward the possibilities of sound installation and multimedia work.
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Tracklist:
01 Tuomo Vaananen - Enclose - Ljudverket
02 Unspecial - Everything Melts Into Air - Milligramme
03 B. Riley - Endless Nights - Face To Face
04 Tuomo Vaananen - Strategy - Ljudverket
05 Shielding - Mossa - Wisdom Teeth
06 Dib - Pasam 001.3 - Biotop
07 Annie Hall - Promeses De Fusta - CPU
08 Tracey - Lanthana - Aus
09 Sebastian Mullaert - Dancing With Mr. K - Kontra-Musik
10 Em + Stav - Atmospheric Love - Intergraded
11 A52079 - Glimmer Of Light - DMMT
12 Em + Stav - Inner Space - Intergraded
13 A52079 - Living With It - DMMT
14 Em + Stav - Afterglow - Intergraded
15 A52079 - Everyone Knows Everything (Redemption) - DMMT
16 Sebastian Mullaert - Elegy To The Void - Kontra-Musik
17 Client_03 - Am I Reaching You? - Astrophonica
18 Unknown Artist - A1 - Unknown Untitled
19 Special Request - No Other Way To Say It - R&S
20 Unknown Artist - B2 - Unknown Untitled
21 A52079 - Distorted Views - DMMT
22 Deadbeat & Paul St. Hilaire - Check What Time It Is - Another Moon
23 Russell E.L. Butler - Why We War Dub - Self-Release
24 Zenker Brothers - Who's In Control - Ilian Tape
25 Sebastian Mullaert - Wonderphalt Reprise - Kontra-Musik
