Varg's 'Gore-Tex City': A Techno Travelogue

Swedish producer Varg releases 'Gore-Tex City', the third chapter of his Nordic Flora Series, on Northern Electronics. The album blends field recordings from Japan, America, and Sweden with dark, minimal techno, ambient layers, and collaborations with Yung Lean, Alessandro Cortini, Drew McDowall, Matti Bye, AnnaMelina, and Chloe Wise. Varg describes the record as about relationships and emotional warmth in a cold world, recorded in part with Yung Lean in his mother's kitchen. The artist, also known for projects like Abdulla Rashim, D.Å.R.F.D.H.S., Ulwhednar, and Född Död, views music-making as survival. The album features conversational snippets, subway noises, rhythmic techno assaults, ambient passages, dreamy R&B, and icy spoken word.