O’FLYNN

Two nights before speaking to O’Flynn, the lead track from his debut album, Aletheia, floods Brixton’s Phonox venue in the heat of an all-night DJ set from the London-based producer. The rammed crowd erupt from all sides and instantly the track sounds like a classic.

“I’m most proud of that track off the entire album because it was only the vocal that was sampled,” he says. “That was really written and put together by me. I just found the vocal on this record, which as soon as I put it on top sounded great.” O’Flynn – real name Benedict Edward-Norris – released the album in September, but sees it as a slow burner not to be “forgotten in a couple of weeks”. With a buzz like this, it’s sure to build and build.

Made up of elegantly sampled snippets of voice and playing from all corners of the globe, discovered through endless vinyl digging, Aletheia offers gloriously intense moments and party-starting house and disco flavours all laced together effortlessly, showing off O’Flynn’s