Nathan Fake
Label Biography
Growing up in Norfolk and attending a school where being into music made you an outsider, Nathan Fake’s early interest in the electronic scene came from hearing acts like Aphex Twin and Orbital on the radio and reading about the equipment they used in music magazines. Having begun to acquire and experiment with his own gear, an encounter with James Holden in 2003 led him to align with the then fledgling label Border Community, releasing his first material, the ‘Outhouse’ single, that same year.
The relationship with Holden’s label continued with further EP releases - “The Sky Was Pink” and “Silent Night” - leading to his breakthrough debut album “Drowning In A Sea Of Love”, released in 2006 to widespread praise from the likes of Pitchfork and the Guardian, and hailed as one of Mixmag’s top albums of that year. Fake recorded two further albums for the label - 2009’s “Hard Islands” and “Steam Days” in 2012 - before establishing his own label Cambria Instruments in 2014 alongside former Border Community associate Wesley Matsel. Their collaborative single ‘Black Drift / Bismuth’ was followed by Fake's solo effort “Glaive” EP in 2015.
Throughout this time he also took on a number of impressive and diverse remixes, from Radiohead to Jon Hopkins to Clark, working for labels such as Ninja Tune, Domino, Warp and Kompakt. Extensive touring has taken his sound across the globe, including notable tours with Orbital, Four Tet, Jon Hopkins & Clark.
In September 2016 Nathan announced his signing to Ninja Tune with "DEGREELESSNESS / Now We Know” 12”, and on 10th March 2017 released his fourth album “Providence”, featuring his first ever collaborative works - with Prurient (aka Vatican Shadow / founder of Hospital Productions) and Raphaelle Standell-Preston of the band Braids. Described by FACT magazine as “A career-defning LP”, it gained high praise from publications such as The Observer, DJ Mag (Album Of The Month), Wire and Crack, was Bleep's ‘Album Of The Week' and had support throughout the year from Four Tet, Ben UFO, Helena Hauff and many more. Later in 2017 Nathan released two “Providence Reworks” EPs featuring Overmono, Huerco S, Konx-Om-Pax and Olga Wojciechowska.
In 2018 Nathan is set to release “Sunder” EP, methodologically and sonically distinct from his previous work, the 4-track release will arrive on Ninja Tune on 23rd February.
Photo Credit: James De Ara
Discography
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Outhouse 2023
- Label
- Cambria Instruments
- Catalogue Number
- CAMBRIA10
- Release Date
- November 10, 2023
- Download
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Guiro
- Label
- Cambria Instruments
- Catalogue Number
- CAMBRIA09S1
- Release Date
- October 10, 2023
- Download
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Amen 96 (Drumless Version)
- Label
- Cambria Instruments
- Catalogue Number
- CAMBRIA08S3
- Release Date
- September 26, 2023
- Download
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Crystal Vision
- Label
- Cambria Instruments
- Catalogue Number
- CAMBRIA08
- Release Date
- April 7, 2023
- LP
- CD
- Bundle
- Download
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Vimana
- Label
- Cambria Instruments
- Catalogue Number
- CAMBRIA08S2
- Release Date
- March 14, 2023
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Blizzards (Remixes)
- Label
- Cambria Instruments
- Catalogue Number
- CAMBRIA07
- Release Date
- November 26, 2021
- EP
- Download
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Cry Me A Blizzard (AFRODEUTSCHE I'm Here Remix)
- Label
- Cambria Instruments
- Catalogue Number
- CAMBRIA07D2
- Release Date
- October 19, 2021
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Sandstone
- Label
- Cambria Instruments
- Catalogue Number
- CAMBRIA07DL1
- Release Date
- September 1, 2021
- Download
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Sanxenxo
- Label
- Cambria Instruments
- Catalogue Number
- CAMBRIA06
- Release Date
- April 16, 2021
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Firmament (Live Version)
- Label
- Cambria Instruments
- Catalogue Number
- CAMBRIA05S5
- Release Date
- July 31, 2020
- Download
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Tbilisi (Karen Gwyer Remix)
- Label
- Cambria Instruments
- Catalogue Number
- CAMBRIA05S4
- Release Date
- June 26, 2020
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Blizzards
- Label
- Cambria Instruments
- Catalogue Number
- CAMBRIA05
- Release Date
- April 3, 2020
- Download
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Sunder
- Label
- Ninja Tune
- Catalogue Number
- ZENDNLS471
- Release Date
- February 23, 2018
- EP
- Download
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Providence Reworks: Part II
- Label
- Ninja Tune
- Catalogue Number
- ZENDNLS461
- Release Date
- September 11, 2017
- Download
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Providence Reworks: Part I
- Label
- Ninja Tune
- Catalogue Number
- ZENDNLS464
- Release Date
- August 11, 2017
- 12”
- Download
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Providence
- Label
- Ninja Tune
- Catalogue Number
- ZENDNL240
- Release Date
- March 10, 2017
- LP
- CD
- Download
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- DEGREELESSNESS / Now We Know
- Label
- Ninja Tune
- Catalogue Number
- ZENDNLS442
- Release Date
- December 2, 2016
- Download
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Glaive
- Label
- Cambria Instruments
- Catalogue Number
- CAMBRIA02
- Release Date
- January 29, 2015
- Download
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Paean
- Label
- Border Community
- Catalogue Number
- 38BCD
- Release Date
- December 2, 2012
- 10″
- Download
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Steam Days
- Label
- Border Community
- Catalogue Number
- 36BCCDD
- Release Date
- September 3, 2012
- CD
- Download
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Iceni Strings
- Label
- Border Community
- Catalogue Number
- 37BCD
- Release Date
- June 11, 2012
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Iceni Strings
- Label
- Border Community
- Catalogue Number
- 37BCD
- Release Date
- June 6, 2012
- 12”
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Hard Islands
- Label
- Border Community
- Catalogue Number
- 25BCD
- Release Date
- May 10, 2009
- CD
- Download
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- You are here
- Label
- Border Community
- Catalogue Number
- 17BC
- Release Date
- January 1, 2009
- CD
- Download
Appears On
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- CARE4LIFE
- Label
- CARE4LIFE
- Catalogue Number
- CARE4LIFE
- Release Date
- June 12, 2020
- EP
- Bundle
- Download
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- 100 Tracks 2018
- Label
- 100 Tracks
- Release Date
- December 24, 2018
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- 100 Tracks 2017
- Label
- 100 Tracks
- Catalogue Number
- BLP1002017
- Release Date
- December 24, 2017
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- #savefabric
- Label
- Fabric Worldwide
- Catalogue Number
- FABHTH001DI
- Release Date
- November 4, 2016
- Download
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- The Top 100 Tracks of 2014
- Label
- 100 Tracks
- Catalogue Number
- BLP100TRKS2014
- Release Date
- December 24, 2014
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake / Wesley Matsell
- ReleaseProduct
- Cambria01
- Label
- Cambria Instruments
- Catalogue Number
- CAMBRIA01
- Release Date
- August 11, 2014
- 12”
- Download
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- Bleep:10
- Label
- Bleep
- Catalogue Number
- BLP10D001
- Release Date
- May 5, 2014
- LP
- CD
- Download
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- Artist
- Clark
- ReleaseProduct
- Feast / Beast
- Label
- Warp Records
- Catalogue Number
- WARP239
- Release Date
- September 16, 2013
- LP
- CD
- Download
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- Artist
- Rob Da Bank
- ReleaseProduct
- fabric 24: Rob Da Bank
- Label
- Fabric Worldwide
- Catalogue Number
- FABRIC47D
- Release Date
- September 19, 2005
- CD
- Download
Remixer
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- Artist
- Nathan Fake
- ReleaseProduct
- Amen 96 (Drumless Version)
- Label
- Cambria Instruments
- Catalogue Number
- CAMBRIA08S3
- Release Date
- September 26, 2023
- Download
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- Artist
- Jon Hopkins
- ReleaseProduct
- Jon Hopkins Remixes 12
- Label
- Double Six Records
- Catalogue Number
- DS031D
- Release Date
- August 5, 2010
- 12”
- Download