Soul Fragments by Plant43 - Plant43 Recordings [PLANT43015LP]

Soul Fragments

Plant43

A 1 track ambient album (1h 45s) — released September 5th 2025 on Plant43 Recordings

#electronic #ambient

UK electro artist Emile Facey, aka Plant43, has built a discography totalling 10 albums and a slew of 12"s on respected scene mainstays CPU, Frustrated Funk, Semantica, Shipwrec, Cultivated Electronics and Trust. Emile is admired by his peers for his unwavering support of electronic music as an artist, DJ and promoter. His productions have been supported by luminaries like DJ Stingray, Helena Hauff, Dave Clarke, Surgeon, Rødhåd, Jane Fitz and Solid Blake and have been aired on BBC Radio 1's flagship Essential Mix, BBC Radio 6, Rinse FM, Threads, NTS and the Resident Advisor Podcast. Journalist Ben Murphy has called his style "Intricate, melodic and bewitching" while giving him a 9/10 review in DJ Mag. He is a regular guest at Berlin's renowned techno club, Tresor, who released a recording of his live performance at their 34th anniversary event in March 2025, London's FOLD and festivals across Europe.

This 60 minute live set was composed for a performance at Bleep43 in London on 4th December 2022. Held at Jackson's Lane, a beautiful arts venue converted from an ancient church, the event was an important milestone for me. Marking 20 years since we held our first Bleep43 event back in 2002 and also having just turned 50 a few weeks before I wanted to create something unique. The set was written from scratch rather than relying on previously written material. A cohesive, hour-long piece where every movement flowed into the next.

I wasn't able to record the set on the night but this recording was made in my studio just a few weeks later, using the same set up and while I was still well rehearsed in performing it.

Bleep43's aim with these events is to produce an experience that took its influence from the halcyon days of ambient rooms, whilst also providing a platform for electronic musicians to articulate themselves outside the confines of more traditional venues. Audience members are encouraged to relax and stretch out, help themselves to a mug of tea and enjoy a more intimate way of engaging with the music.

It's immaculately rendered, powered by the crispest 808 beats and adorned with the finest silken melodies. bask in the finely balanced interplay of sequenced ingredients and the heartstring-tugging stories they impart. - Oli Warwick Juno Daily

John Carpenter produced by 'Amber'-era Autechre isn't far off. It may be an ambient record, but this is intricate, melodic and bewitching stuff. - Ben Murphy DJ Mag

Emile Facey aka Plant43 has hit upon a winning formula which not only renders his productions instantly recognisable; but simultaneously endows them with a depth and gravitas that ensures they are not just cult collectibles, but also genre defining. - Cacophonous Bling

Up there with the likes of Pete Namlook and James Bernard as it soundtracks the night sky with rich arpeggiators and huge, reverberated stabs, creating a sci-fi finale to this spellbinding record. - Now Then Magazine

Emile coaxes a great deal of warmth from his arsenal and there’s an intelligence at work here that really appeals. This a such a very pleasing record on so many levels. - Neil Mason Moonbuilding

A science fiction soundtrack on the hunt for a movie. An instant classic. Paul Mackie - Timeline Music

A tender and complex audio journey. - Analogue Interface Radio

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