Listen to the foreboding first track ‘I Knew You Would Respond’ now.

Experimental producer Helm, aka Luke Younger, returns to PAN with a new album, Chemical Flowers.

According to the label, Younger thematically picks up where his 2015 LP Olympic Mess left off, exploring sonic representations of urban environments whilst making reference to “paradoxical notions of authenticity and creative practice by way of questioning the structures around us”.

The album was recorded in a remote studio deep in the heart of the Essex countryside and features string arrangements and performances from J.G. Thirlwell, aka Foetus. “My intention was not to use strings in a ‘neo-classical’ way”, explains Younger, “but instead make something that felt a bit darker, dynamic”.

Pre-order a copy here ahead of tis 17th May release, check out the cover artwork and tracklist below.

Tracklist:

2. I Knew You Would Respond

3. Body Rushes

4. Leave Them All Behind

5. Lizard In Fear

6. Toxic Racecourse

7. You Are The Database

8. Chemical Flowers