5th release of our 2021 Bandcamp reissue series; 'REDEYE' (1999) by ORLANDO VOORN. Includes an exclusive Bandcamp only bonus track (Sinister Sweet remix - ripped from onesided 45rpm whitelabel 12" promovinyl).

In 1998 we signed the Redeye project by Orlando Voorn, the album saw the light of day in 1999 through Boudisque Recording.

As one of the first Dutch musicians to establish a vital connection between Detroit and Amsterdam, Orlando Voorn has long been recognized as one of the Netherland’s most original and inventive producers in the world of electronic dance music.

Voorn began djing at the tender age of 12 and went on to win the DMC World Mixing Championships in 1983 with his own characteristic blend of hiphop and electro. Towards the end of the eighties he turned his hand to producing.

Following a series of dancefloor tracks recorded for the now defunct Lower East Side Records under the monniker of Frequency in the early nineties (Where Is Your Evidence, Kiss The Sky…), he was introduced to Juan Atkins (Industrial Metal, Game One) and went on to work with both Derrick May and Blake Baxter (as one half of the Ghetto Brothers). Voorn was also recording as Nighttripper (Tone Exploitation), Format (Solid Session - one of the most sought after classic techno records), Basic Bastard, The Living Room, Baruka, Fix (Flash on Kevin Saunderson’s legendary KMS label), Dope Dog, Boy (Paco Di Bango’s World) and Stalker (The Stalker/The Riderman)… Many of these tracks can be heard on the double cd 'Best of Nightvision', a compilation initiated by Steamin'Soundworks.

Having made his mark producing his own vision of techno, ambient and hiphop and adamantly sidestepping genre limitations thus far, Voorn’s announcement that this REDYE album would see a foray into drum’n’bass territory aroused both anticipation and curiosity. While Voorn undoubtedly has an ear for melody, this has always been combined with an innate understanding of the importance of atmosphere and tension in music. Like Squarepusher, Amon Tobin, and Photek, he uses drum’n’bass rhythms to create something beyond pure dance music.

The eleven tracks on REDEYE transcend the boundaries of drum’n’bass: from the funky jungle rhythms of Fresh Sweet Song to the underlying ragga and techno influences. While Give The Drummer Some should appeal to aficoniados of Squarepusher, Physically Mental could almost be inspired by the techno-minimalism of Basic Channel.

Nowadays Voorn works from the US. Recent releases include "The Master" (on Deeptrax Records sub-label Contrafact) a mind-blowing exploration of the deeper sides of soul and funk. It does not matter which (sub)genre Maestro Orlando walks, it always has the recognizable and intriguing Voorn signature.