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London-based electronic artist and creative elshuffles is back with his second album, ‘who bang the noise’. The new album is a deep dive into elshuffles creative inspirations as of late, weaving through dark and eerie ambient soundscapes to rave-affiliated techno nuances. elshuffles debut which came in 2021 was a collage of experimentation exploring different instruments and sounds. His latest offering who bang the noise takes a different direction, depicting the melting-pot nature of London life across influences from techno, ambient, drone, and electronica. From the dawning ambient splendor of album opener fading poetry, you’re immediately drawn into elshuffles deeply atmospheric vision. And though the tone shifts from light to dark multiple times over the course of its running time, that attention to mood and atmosphere remains in sharp focus. We had a quick chat with elshuffles about the release alongside hosting the premiere for ‘Give Me A Reason’. Can you explain the concept behind the album? I did