Neotropic Riz Maslen St Leonard's on Sea I breathed a sigh of relief/That shook the mountain down” Riz Maslen has had an extraordinary career so far – playing live at Coachella and the Montreaux Jazz Festival, composing for Kew Gardens and the English National Opera, and releasing work on a who’s who of independent labels including R&S/Apollo, Oxygen Music Works and Ninja Tune. First marked out as a trip hop artist by critics, Riz Maslen had actually arrived in London from the West Country where she had been playing in several indie bands. The story of her involvement with Future Sound of London and The Beloved at the inception of acid house is well-documented, as is her loan-funded move into production and subsequent releases on R&S, Oxygen Music Works and Ninja Tune. But scratch beyond those beginnings and an extraordinary trajectory emerges – of an artist building an aesthetic that breathes both electronically and organically, in which can be heard jazz, folk, psychedelia and post-rock, alongside those electronics, samples and field recordings which characterise her early output. Beyond the musical, those early incorporations of field recordings and found sounds have developed into audio artworks including installations for Kew Gardens and The Southbank Centre. And beyond the aural, her work has frequently included or required visual elements, both still and moving – in fact, La Prochaine Fois (2001) was both an audio CD and a film directed by Maslen that screened at Sundance. Now homed in St Leonards On Sea, she has completed her sixth Neotropic studio album, formed improvisation super group Non Blank with Oliver Cherer, Jack Hayter and Darren Morris, and collaborated with Zeroh for several festivals. Often intensely personal, her focus on honesty in performance makes her a compelling live act. Neotropic’s popular tracks Neotropic by Neotropic published on 2016-12-07T18:29:08Z Vacetious Blooms by Neotropic published on 2016-12-07T18:29:54Z Here I Am by Neotropic published on 2016-12-07T18:38:34Z Under Violent Objects by Neotropic published on 2019-06-12T12:56:59Z S Gardiner The Boat Riz Maslen Mix by Neotropic published on 2022-02-19T14:01:29Z The Man Of Many Contradictions by Neotropic published on 2015-06-29T13:48:28Z Mr. Brubaker's Strawberry Alarm Clock by Neotropic published on 2019-06-12T12:55:03Z Laundry (Pt. 3) by Neotropic published on 2016-12-07T18:30:03Z Blue You ( Magnetic Fields Remix) 2014 by Neotropic published on 2014-03-07T11:52:10Z I Wonder Why by Neotropic published on 2011-02-26T16:14:26Z La Centinela by Neotropic published on 2016-12-07T18:29:19Z CCTV by Neotropic published on 2016-12-07T18:32:02Z Northwest 37th by Neotropic published on 2016-12-07T18:30:12Z He Builds the world by Neotropic published on 2010-11-13T12:53:50Z I'm Starting to Slip by Neotropic published on 2011-02-26T16:11:02Z Riverman featuring Paul Jason Fredericks by Neotropic published on 2011-02-26T16:23:24Z Un Tilted by Neotropic published on 2010-10-02T10:56:23Z The Gardener In The City Short Version by Neotropic published on 2014-03-22T14:09:48Z Nana by Neotropic published on 2016-12-07T18:28:53Z Hezbollah Girl by Neotropic published on 2017-06-05T15:55:07Z 15 Levels of magnification (Arcon 2 remix) by Neotropic published on 2019-06-12T12:55:06Z 64 Gloucester Place by Neotropic published on 2011-02-25T07:45:14Z For Yourself by Neotropic published on 2011-02-26T16:08:31Z The Gardener In The City by Neotropic published on 2014-03-22T12:51:58Z Memories by Neotropic published on 2016-12-07T18:27:50Z Spot The Dog by Neotropic published on 2016-12-07T18:31:15Z From Small Acorns by Neotropic published on 2016-12-07T18:36:13Z Party Fears Too by Neotropic published on 2017-06-05T15:54:10Z Muddy Water by Neotropic published on 2017-06-05T15:54:40Z Sirens Sister by Neotropic published on 2017-06-05T15:55:37Z