Stepping out of the shadows in 2007 when just sixteen years old, Jokers stock has risen dramatically since. Aided by him releasing defining cuts like >Digidesign<, >The Vision (Let Me Breathe)< and >Tron<, he now finds himself thick in the recent resurgence of British electronic music. BBC Radio 1s Zane Lowe premiered >Here Come The Lights< in late July on his coveted Hottest Record In The World radio spot. Moreover Joker premiered most of his new albums tracks at the Glastonbury festival this past summer, just one stop during a busy summer of worldwide festival performances. With the world traveled and a deal with 4AD signed, he is finally ready to appease his waiting public and release his debut album, The Vision. Prior to that though, album tracks >Here Come The Lights< featuring Silas of Turboweekend and >My Trance Girl<, are being released on a purple coloured double A-side 12 inch.
"Here Come The Lights" highlights the young producer's maturing sound, continuing to playfully subvert pop conventions. The track also features a bombastic and memorable vocal performance from Silas from Turboweekend.
On the flip, "My Trance Girl" is a futuristic sixminute instrumental, more in line with what first hooked Joker fans, its muscular vintage- Sega aping synths and sharp drum snaps a nod to his roots in Bristol's fecund dance music scene.