Berlin-based US-Born, Blood Williams creates all-encompassing multi-sensory unique works which are full of intimation from all aspects of 21st-century media and conceptual art; ranging from Sophie to David LaChapelle, Janine Antoni to Evian Christ as well as Detroit artists like Jimmy Edgar. Both clean and filthy, dark and bubbly, the garishness yet refined sound is both a nauseating wink and a warm middle finger. Williams joins our mixtape series with a collection of songs inspired by the internet, featuring viral tunes & digital hidden gems.
The age of information has totally changed the way we consume media, in ways that will continue to evolve. This fascinates me to no end as a consumer as well as an artist. It’s an already passé challenge to yesterday’s status quo. At the end of the day, it’s just music for us to enjoy together.
Taking an approach more akin to the way a painter composes their canvas, Blood Williams uses sound staging to visualize music, creating depth and exploiting the negative spaces that remain. Live, the explosiveness of the finely crafted individual musical elements creates an eccentric and intense sonic atmosphere that engulfs the audience with unaccommodating gracefulness.
‘Brain Wash Moisturizing Cleanser’ Blood Williams’ debut EP is the perfect example of the wealth of inspirations drawn and of the diverseness of music the artist is able to forge together to create a coherent body of work. Each track individually standing, yet every one based on contemporary cultural shifts “…fucking up the system looks different now to the way it did 30 years ago.”.
Michigan native, Blood Williams found inspiration from an early age in the music so well associated with the city of Detroit. Performing early in their career alongside the likes of Terrance Parker, they learned to diversify their sets and to be versatile to their surroundings. After moving to Berlin in 2016 the honing of the sound we hear today really began.
Brain Wash Moisturizing Cleanser and Does it Matter? Retinol Remixes for Smoother Brains are out now: bloodwilliams.bandcamp.com
Upcoming dates
Submerge Festival in Manchester March 19th – Live Set & Dj Set
“Does it Matter” Remix EP Released April 1st – Featuring Ariel Zetina, denzelworldpeace, Endash, & Yvois
Éclat interview with Refuge Worldwide Radio for International Women’s Day
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Photos by Scott Joyce
