No, Drain Gang aren’t breaking up

No, Drain Gang aren’t breaking up

“Everyone can chill w the narratives there is 0 drama or anything, XOXO” Pierre Mouton On Monday night, Drain Gang fans around the globe were shocked to see that Bladee and Ecco2k had unfollowed each other on Instagram. Thaiboy Digital and other collaborators also unfollowed Ecco2k, leading to speculation of possible beef. Frightened for his…

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#The album that sparked the Drain Gang revolution

#The album that sparked the Drain Gang revolution

Five years ago today, the Auto-Tuned Swedish antiheroes’ breakout collab album Trash Island introduced them to a world beyond their cult following. Left: Thaiboy Digital. Photo by Fredrik Andersson Andersson. Middle: Bladee. Photo by Arcin Sagdic for The FADER. Right: Ecco2k. Photo by Daniel Sannwald.   “The world is a trash island,” Stockholm enigma Bladee…

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#Song You Need: Bladee returns to his Sadboy roots

#Song You Need: Bladee returns to his Sadboy roots

“Song You Need: Bladee returns to his Sadboy roots” “Blue Crush Angel” is the sixth track from the Drain Gang leader’s new album, Spiderr. Hendrik Schneider The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist. Bladee’s new album…

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#The visceral wonders of Ecco2k

#The visceral wonders of Ecco2k

“#The visceral wonders of Ecco2k” The visceral wonders of Ecco2k On his new project PXE, the Drain Gang co-founder probes further into his crystalline idiosyncrasies. By Salvatore Maicki Hendrik Schneider In 1954, neuroscientist John C. Lilly developed the world’s first sensory deprivation tank so that he could access deeper recesses of the mind. By filling…

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