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Eli Brown releases debut album “Panic Attack” on Insomniac Records

By BEZ Newsroom1 min read
Photo: Eli Brown / Insomniac Records (cover art via Spotify)

Eli Brown released his debut album, Panic Attack, on November 13 through Insomniac Records. The 14-track record is on Spotify now. The next night, November 14, he was booked to headline City Market in Los Angeles.

The Insomniac event page listed the show, presented by Factory 93, from 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM PT (8:00 PM to 2:00 AM ET). Entry was 21+, and HNTR, Leisan and Linska joined the bill.

Three projects on one album

Brown comes from Bristol. Before techno, he worked in drum & bass as Xample and as one half of Loadstar, EDM.com reports. He started the Eli Brown project in 2016.

The album brings those chapters together. “It’s an opportunity for me to showcase a much broader side to my productions and musical tastes,” Brown said in a press release shared with EDM.com.

He went further in a Q&A with Beatportal. The interview’s headline quotes him: “Truth is, there’s more to me as an artist than club bangers.” He also told the outlet, “I’ve never fully shut the door on those roots.”

Collaborators and tracklist

The Spotify tracklist opens with the title track. It continues with “Badman Riddim” with IRAH and “Stay Right Here” featuring BARBZ. Later tracks include “Electrify,” “It’s Like That,” “Stepback” and “Damaged.” The album closes with “Surround Me.”

EDM.com describes “Frequency” as a collaboration with Dimension. The outlet says the track moves from techno into drum & bass.

The Los Angeles show and the tour

The press release, reprinted by Fresh Music Freaks, billed the City Market date as his largest headline show to date. It described a warehouse-style rave for more than 10,000 fans. Beatportal also called it his largest headline show yet.

According to the same release, the Panic Attack Album World Tour visited Factory Town, Concourse Project and Echostage before Los Angeles. The tour ends on November 21 at Electric Brixton in London.

Original sources

Spotify album page

Insomniac event page

EDM.com, Cameron Sunkel, Nov 13

Beatportal Q&A, Rachel Narozniak, Nov 13

Press release via Fresh Music Freaks, Nov 12

EDMTunes, Nov 13

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