Umfang

Sobre

As Umfang, Emma Burgess-Olson produces raw, abstract techno on analog equipment, recording everything in a single take with a minimal amount of post-production. Inspired by early Detroit techno and acid house, the self-taught musician's visceral, freely flowing tracks are sparse and lo-fi but kinetic and listener-friendly. Burgess-Olson was born in the Bronx but grew up in Kansas, and eventually moved to Brooklyn in 2010. In 2013, she began a monthly residency at Brooklyn's Bossa Nova Civic Club called Technofeminism, and she co-founded the Discwoman collective the following year. Serving as a platform and booking agency focusing on female-identifying DJs and electronic musicians, Discwoman has curated events in over a dozen cities since its formation, and has earned wide acclaim from the dance music press. Umfang's first release, a cassette titled OK, appeared on Canadian label <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%221080p%22">1080p</a> in 2015. The label issued her 12" EP Riffs the following year. Her tracks also appeared on digital and cassette compilations issued by labels such as Videogamemusic, <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Allergy+Season%22">Allergy Season</a>, and Phinery Tapes. In 2017, <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Ninja+Tune%22">Ninja Tune</a> sub-label <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Technicolour%22">Technicolour</a> released Umfang's full-length Symbolic Use of Light. ~ Paul Simpson, Rovi