The Rogue Element (aka Ben Medcalf) flies the flag for a new generation of producers whose sound does not fall into one category. Having become a household name and winning highly prestigious industry accolades for ‘Best Producer’ and ‘Best Remixer’, The Rogue has morphed and evolved into a truly remarkable artist bridging the gap between techno, electronica and indie.

Keeping a lot of material under wraps The Rogue Element has just delivered his massively anticipated 2nd album, named ‘Lumina’ – a groundbreaking electronic record that was single handedly written and recorded by The Rogue over the past 15 months. A thread of dark atmospherics runs through the album also punctuated by brighter, melodic and optimistic moments. Unconventional arrangements on tracks such as ‘Binary Suite’, ‘In Place‘ and ‘An Unsavoury Urge’ give insight into The Rogue’s compositional sensibilities and rival peers such as Booka Shade and Trentemoller. ‘Mistakes’ boasts the only full vocal on the album and it is an electronic indie anthem in the making. The track features the vocals of up and coming Welsh singer, Luc Prosser whose delivery echoes Spiritualized’s Jason Pierce.

‘Lumina’ is not short of pure peak time dance-floor monsters either. In addition to ‘Hive’, ‘Escalation’ and ‘Sidewinder’ which are all included here, the title track is an epic techno odyssey and contender as a single as is ‘Sore Tooth’ which is probably the brightest track on the album with its shimmering synth-lines and disco roots. The Rogue Element is gearing up for a heavy DJ schedule and a live show is also in the works. Expectations are high as ‘Lumina’ is an undeniable tour de force of electronic music that should reach an audience well beyond the confines of the dance community.

Tracklisting:

1. Shadow Dancer ‘Be Happy’ (BoyzNoise records)
2. Mr Oizo ‘Steroids’ (Ed Banger)
3. Disco of Doom ‘Spawn Again’ (CDR)
4. Mixhell ‘Boom Da’ (Les Petits Pilous Remix) (New Judas Records)
5. Freeland ‘Under Control’ (Alex Metric Remix) (Marine Parade)
6. SCNDL ‘Drama’ (Fukkk Offf Remix) (Coco Machete)
7. Polymorphic ‘TechnoMusic’ (Coco Machete)
8. ZZT ‘Lower State of Consciousness’ (Justice Remix) (Turbo)
9. Disco of Doom ‘Warpig’ (CDR)
10. The Rogue Element ‘Escalation’ (Exceptional)
11. Franz Ferdinand ‘No You Girls’ (Rogue Element Remix – CDR)