Seven years later Where Did the Night Fall, British collective UNKLE returned with a new album The Road Part 1 in 2017. In 2019, the James Lavelle-founded project released the follow-up The Road: Part 2 (Lost Highway) which the feature of artists like Keaton Henson, Elliott Power, Miink, Philip Sheppard, Liela Moss, Tessa Angus and many more.
Now they have announced the release of a new mixtape called Rōnin I which will be out on March 26th via Studio:UNKLE. Check the first excerpt “Do Yourself Some Good“.
According to the press release, James was inspired by his early DJ roots, playing at clubs like ‘That’s How It Is’, (which he ran with Gilles Peterson) and Dusted (at the Blue Note), the Mo’Wax Period, and his love of breaks, samples, Super Disco Breaks and edits.
Experimenting with these influences to create something new, the track is rooted in the classic Mo’ Wax spirit and given a contemporary twist through the use of modern production techniques. The track was produced with long-time UNKLE collaborator Steven Weston.