“Highly-dope house and beat music which oozes futuristic funk.”

Flautist, saxophonist, producer and 22a label boss Tenderlonious (aka Ed Cawthorne) is releasing a new electronic album called Hard Rain this July.

Read more: Saxophone renegade: The making of Tenderlonious

Citing influences including Larry Heard, J Dilla and Carl Craig, its 11-tracks traverse from cosmic jazz and trip-hop to bass heavy p-funk and house-fuelled synth.

Hard Rain follows the release of his Ruby Rushton quartet LP Ironside earlier this year, as well as his Tenderlonious LP The Shakedown – one of our favourite albums of 2018.

Head here for more info ahead of its 26th July vinyl release, check out the artwork and tracklist below.

Tracklist:

2. Buffalo Gurl

3. Hard Rain

4. GU22

5. Low Tide

6. Another State Of Consciousness

7. Aesop Thought

8. Love You

9. Workin’ Me Out

10. Almost Time