Dorian Concept - The Jitters (2020)

Inspired in part by his frankly jaw-dropping live performance videos that he regularly posts on social media, the Austrian composer/producer and Dorian Concept (Oliver T. Johnson) has collated a suite of alt/out/one-takes showcasing the breadth and depth of his chops, from the loose, lounge-ready stylings of ‘Eigendynamik (Elevator Version)’ – the original graced Brainfeeder’s 10th anniversary compilation in 2018 – to the frenetic funk of ‘Booth Thrust (Live)’ and the stark, sombre beauty of solo piano outing ‘One for the Wandering Mind’.

The idea for this project came to me when I was sifting through outtakes from my last album "The Nature of Imitation." I always get this weird feeling of dissociation after finishing a record.

Tracks I didn't want to put on the album or sessions I thought were underdeveloped now appeared to me to be the most interesting ones. It feels like these little moments can – when looking back at them with some distance – essentially capture the core of an album.

With this record I wanted to highlight the fact that there is often more than just one version of songs that I put out. Next to alternate studio versions, I also love to develop live renditions that also have their own structure, arrangement and feel. Instead of presenting a collection of tracks that didn't make my last album, I wanted to showcase the moments that created them in the first place: to somehow capture the creative energy and improvisational spark that helps me ultimately to "get there".