![]() ![]() The release of ‘SBTRKT’ led to a subsequent whirlwind five years. With its ability to playfully skip between genres, sometimes within the same track, it was a generational project which went on to influence scores of artists, including British musician SHERELLE, who called it “a formational album”. Now, he wants to tell his story.įollowing a nearly seven-year break for the musician, the album’s release simultaneously signifies the beginning and end of eras, one of which started with his self-titled debut album in 2011. Notorious for spending the initial years of his fame and success enveloped in a cloak of anonymity - most famously a version of a tribal mask during performances - Jerome recognised that he was entering a new era. Initially, at the tail-end of last year, there was a certain caginess, but as the months passed, he let the veil fall. 20 years of experience tumbles out: at times, he’s racing to catch his thoughts. He flits between sarcastic quips, cynicism and earnest hopefulness while pondering philosophically on the future of the music industry. Jerome is erudite and speaks with clarity. After nearly six months of Zoom calls and in-studio conversations, today is the final time we’re speaking before ‘The Rat Road’, his first album in six years, is released. The North London studio feels like a microcosm of his world: a cinematic setting which we’ve now spent hours within. There is a fond affection in Aaron Jerome’s voice as he recounts using the equipment on his past tours as the influential artist SBTRKT. An array of various instruments are packed in cases behind the drum set. Pedals are tucked into a corner, drum pads and mics occupy another. A slight mist from an aroma diffuser twirls its way through the dimly lit studio where synths are stacked neatly in stands nearly touching the ceiling. ![]()
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