An elemental part of the MESS community and an invaluable team member, Lauren has worked at MESS for the past seven years as a studio supervisor, producer and production manager, workshop and course leader, and since 2022, Studio Manager.
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Beyond her role overseeing the studio and instrument collection, Lauren is a skilled producer and sound artist, making up one-half of OK EG alongside Matthew Wilson. Together they create immersive hardware-based live sets, superbly textural, ambient techno that ensconces all listeners in reach. Their debut LP ‘Rivulets‘ – out on Amsterdam-based imprint Kalahari Oyster Cult – was released in October last year and has since seen them sign to KLS ahead of their upcoming European tour.
Her selections for MESS Sound Space are a perfect balance of hard and soft. Representing not only the dynamic and intuitive nature of her own productions but also the warmth and consideration that underpins all Lauren does, her curation of songs is as organic as it is structured, mesmerisingly drawing you in by artfully navigating the connection between different production styles and sounds with care and precision.
See below for the full list of tracks and links, or follow the playlist on for ondemand listening!
Arushi Jain – Richer Than Blood
Leaving Records
Tourist Kid – Learn
Melody As Truth
Purelink – Maintain the Bliss
NAFF
Sabla + Đ.K – Waterflow
Worship
Azu Tiwaline – Night in Palmtree
I.O.T Records
Tammo Hesselink – Zero History
Midgar Records
Mohammad Reza Mortazavi – Exploring
Latency
Ike – Inter
Die Orakel
Priori – Glass Shards
Midgar Records
Trois-Quarts Taxi System – Forma
Bait
Bernard Parmegiani – Immer/Sound
Synaesthesia
Tackle – Benzedrine
Another Dark Age
MC Yallah – Sikwebela
HAKUNA KULALA
Constantly evolving, MESS Sound Space is a reflection of the diverse nature of “electronic” as a genre and the wide-reaching impact of synthesis on music more broadly. Updated monthly by guests of the studio, you can expect additions to the playlist and accompanying annotations from touring musicians, studio residents, staff members and commission artists. Check back in for new selections and a deep dive into the thought processes behind them.
Happy listening!
