Blawan [Live]

Through both time in the studio and time on the road, Jamie Roberts has dedicated over
a decade to developing his alias, Blawan. In the process, he’s created a universe that’s
all his own. Roberts grew up in Barnsley, UK and from an early age was etching out his
musical path as a drummer – a relic of the past which should come as no surprise to
anyone familiar with his productions. Indeed, his discography as Blawan illuminates a
natural fluency for rhythm, whether straight, stridently syncopated, or swinging
somewhere in between.

In 2021, Blawan debuted on XL Recordings with an EP titled, Woke Up Right Handed.
Upon release, the record caused ripples of excitement in the world of experimental club
music, going on to become a bonafide phenomenon and appearing in ‘Best Of 2021’
lists in RA, Crack Magazine, The Quietus, and more. Resident Advisor said of it “Every
Blawan record in recent memory has been eye-opening, but this one is blinding in its
brilliance, packaging everything great about each era of Blawan into five blissfully
bizarre tracks.”

This was followed by the EP Dismantled Into Juice in 2023, with its distorted drum
rhythms, piercing synths, unbelievable drums, and original vocal cuts that formed his
most riveting and genre-bending music to date.

In its wake, he has continued to bring his stunning Live and DJ shows to stages across
the world, with a string of B2B performances with Skrillex and the curation of a stage at
2024’s Draaimolen Festival.

Once again side-stepping expectations, December 2024 saw the release of “BouQ”, an
EP that melds Blawan’s vocal with disorientating, menacing electronic experimentation.
The first track “Fires” – a standout for DJs like Four Tet, Skrillex, and Joy Orbison – typifies
the record’s expansive sound.

With every release, Blawan continually cements his reputation as a truly singular talen