Jake Muir

Jake Muir : Born and raised in the valleys of Los Angeles, Jake Muir was blessed with the opportunity to develop a deep early connection with sound. Whether hiking and examining California’s rich sonic landscape or listening to surf rock with his dad, Muir became fascinated with his surroundings. Now based in Berlin, Germany, Muir brings this early infatuation into his work as a sound artist, DJ and field recordist, centering his work around “found sound” collected from the world around him, whether it’s vinyl loops, video snippets or environmental recordings.

Muir has released several albums, EPs and collaborations, channeling different concepts and techniques into each one. 2018’s acclaimed “Lady’s Mantle”, released on Manchester’s sferic imprint, was based around heavily manipulated samples of classic surf rock tracks, and 2021’s Boomkat-released “Safe”, with Xela, was assembled from recordings of central Berlin under lockdown. In late 2021, Muir released “Mana” on Munich’s Ilian Tape imprint, looking back to the much-maligned illbient subgenre. Last year he teamed up with US guitarist and producer Evan Caminiti to devise “Talisman”, a death metal-inspired zoner that was described by Boomkat as “anti-ambient”.