American electronic producer Travis Stewart’s Machinedrum alias has been pushing the boundaries of drum & bass for over 20 years, incorporating elements of glitch-hop, IDM, house, dubstep, jungle and juke, while still finding room for collaboration on dual projects such as J-E-T-S, Sepalcure and Dream Continuum. In addition, the versatile Stewart has recently dipped his toe into film and TV scoring with credits including the acclaimed German crime drama, Das Geheimnis Des Totenwaldes (2020).
Following a four-year hiatus as Machinedrum, Stewart decided to spend his 41st birthday at Joshua Tree National Park. Seeking clarity and inspiration, and armed with a collection of old hard drives, Stewart reemployed defunct ’90s music sequencer Impulse Tracker to create a dedicated sound library featuring long-lost material from his teenage years. Creating a self-enforced rule set alongside an eclectic range of vocal collaborators, Machinedrum’s latest sonic tapestry, 3FOR82, threads a needle between his past, present and future self.
