Bicep unveil new mission ‘CHROMA’ and share new single ‘Chroma 001 Helium’

Bicep have shared their newest single ‘CHROMA 001 HELIUM’, marking the launch of their “bold” new mission, CHROMA.

The Belfast digital duo – comprised of  Andy Ferguson and Matt McBriar – have launched CHROMA, a brand new mission which sees the 2 mix a document label, a collection of curated occasions, a model new and continually evolving Bicep AV/DJ present, and a novel visible id created in collaboration with David Rudnick and his Terrain studio.

Per Mixmag, Bicep has beforehand teased visuals for CHROMA in entrance of a 15,000-strong crowd at their sold-out Drumsheds present final 12 months. Talking in regards to the mission in a press launch, the duo mentioned: “We’ve more and more wished to indicate a extra rounded image of what we do within the studio. We do a variety of extra heavy techno targeted music, ambient and varied different types that don’t actually match into the “BICEP” sound, and which frequently by no means sees the sunshine of day.”

Their first observe for the mission, ‘CHROMA 001 HELIUM’, was written “particularly” for Bicep’s two-night run at London’s Alexandra Palace in 2022. In response to the duo, “the present felt a bit too candy in sure sections and we wished so as to add some extra grit into the present”.

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They added that “HELIUM” stood out to them because of it being “a bit darker and extra club-focused than most of our music we now have launched over the previous few years. Though it’s truly a reasonably truthful illustration of what we’re listening to and enjoying in our dj units”.

Their releases on CHROMA which is able to all characteristic each Ferguson and McBriar in some kind. They had been created with an ethos to cowl every little thing “from Acid to Alkaline”,with the concept behind the label being twofold: as each a house for their very own extra underground membership targeted productions, and likewise a platform to share their wider music types.

The duo have some CHROMA occasions deliberate to happen all year long. Explaining the brand new CHROMA performances, they shared “The identical group who work on our BICEP LIVE present is engaged on CHROMA. This present might be rather more fluid, continually evolving and altering on every week to week foundation with tons extra experimentation.”

Bicep might be occurring tour and acting at festivals this 12 months together with Coachella, Boardmasters and Dour Pageant. Try a full checklist of tour dates under and visit here for tickets.

Bicep 2024 tour dates are: 

APRIL
11 – SNOWBOMBING, MAYRHOFEN AT
12 – RADIUS, CHICAGO US
14 – COACHELLA, INDIO US
21 – COACHELLA, INDIO US

MAY
3 – DGTL, SANTIAGO CL
4 – TIMEWARP, SÃO PAULO BR
31 – AVA FESTIVAL, BELFAST UK

JUNE
1 – FORBIDDEN FRUIT, DUBLIN IE
2 – THE MARQUEE, CORK IE
22 – TNMK, KATOWICE PL
23 – HIDEOUT, PAG HR

JULY
19 – BRIGHTON BEACH, BRIGHTON UK
20 – DOUR FESTIVAL, DOUR BE
26 – DEKMANTEL, AMSTERDAM NL

AUGUST
2 – FINSBURY PARK, LONDON UK
9 – BOARDMASTERS, CORNWALL UK

NOVEMBER
2 – C2C FESTIVAL, TURIN IT

Bicep launched their secons full-length LP ‘Isles‘ in 2021. In a four-star evaluation of the album, NME shared: “Whereas many within the digital scene have tried to mimic Bicep’s signature sound, no person builds melancholy into vibrant trance and techno fairly like these Irish mates. As they show throughout ‘Isles’’ 10 intricately-crafted tracks (which had been whittled down from greater than 150 demos), few different artists can conjure up these much-missed moments of patiently rapturous rave ecstasy fairly so artfully.”

Since then, the duo have launched one off tracks and remixes together with 2022’s single ‘Water‘.