Manchester / Berlin duo have shared new album ‘Quiet Storm’ in full.

The project is perpetually fascinating, unpicking the post-industrial lineages of their dual home cities. Refracting club culture through a unique creative lens, Space Afrika move from left-field techno to the fringes of modern classical and back again, conjuring their own singular vistas in the process.

Out now via Dais Records, ‘Quiet Storm’ finds the duo – Joshua Tarelle Reid and Joshua Inyang – purposefully stepping out into the unknown. Rooting themselves in offshoots of British electronic music, the contributing class takes Space Afrika to the world.

Contributors include Axelle Fanyo, Alto Aria, Klein, RXKNephew, Tony Njoku, Kiala Ogawa, Kelly Moran, and more, and it results in a varied, perpetually surprising record.

“We always think about the presentation of the music, and as we’re writing, we’re thinking about the stages that it’s going to be on,” says Inyang. Reid adds, “It’s been a big nod to have these international collaborations, but there’s a British eccentricity coming through this record. We’re connecting the threads between these disciplines and genres, whether rap or classical. We took time away to revisit and rethink how these worlds have inspired us. We saw it as a cathartic practice, to unshackle oneself and step into the unknown, and there is no limit to the ways you can articulate a message and the vessels that they come through.”

Even within Space Afrika’s unique cosmos, ‘Quiet Storm’ stands out through its unique of space, with each idea being allowed to settle.

“We’ve stayed true to ourselves. It’s music from the heart. It’s music that has a particular rawness to it, but we’ve articulated that in a more modern classic structure, there’s a much more critical pronunciation of techniques,” says Inyang. “It’s a collaborative record because there is always strength and love in collaboration. But with that, we were able to focus more strongly on our personal identity.”

Tune in now.