FENRA – CHICAGO – 6x Records
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Emerging Portland-based producer FENRA is gearing up to release his debut EP, Delusional, with its moving focus track, ‘CHICAGO’ slated for release on November 28th, 202,5 via 6x Records. The EP was mastered by Aneek Thapar, whose heavyweight credits include Rival Consoles and Max Cooper. Born in Santa Rosa, California and now based in Portland, Oregon, FENRA is the electronic moniker of producer B Laws, who grew up surrounded by art and first fell in love with harmony while listening to hymns in church with his grandmother.
After teaching himself guitar at the age of 14 and later experimenting with synths, vocals, and drums in bands that toured across the US, Europe, and Asia, he is now channelling his experience into a new artistic chapter. Drawing inspiration from pioneers like Caribou, Four Tet, Floating Points, Bonobo, and DJ Koze, as well as the minimalist elegance of Philip Glass and the soulful resonance of artists like Gloria Ann Taylor, FENRA crafts music that bridges the cinematic with the deeply personal. With his debut EP, he offers a compelling slice of his genre-blurring sound, sure to resonate with fans of those whom he listed as his inspirations. The project’s focus track ‘CHICAGO’ is a footwork-inspired atmospheric breakbeat number that will ensnare fans of Fred again.., Bicep, and Catching Flies.
From the restless, kinetic slow-burn shuffling house of opener ‘DEEPCUT’ to the dreamy dulcimer-laced ambient downtempo of ‘COFFEE’ to the upbeat yet chill euphoria of closer ‘FREE’, Delusional is a stunning debut project showcasing FENRA’s finesse in crafting atmospheric sound design and production bathed in feeling. Focus track ‘CHICAGO’ is anchored by a shuffling broken beat and a minimal, hopeful synth line, adorned with pads and organic textures that twinkle and soar as heavenly choral vocal samples lift the track into the stratosphere – a perfect slice of FENRA’s flair that exemplifies the expansive emotionality of the EP as a whole.
Speaking on the EP, FENRA divulged: “I knew from the beginning that I wanted to explore dance music in my own way, weaving in found sounds, ASMR textures, and strings. I started each song from that place, building an atmosphere and mood with a pallet of sounds collected from everyday life. From there I went into the studio with drum machines and synths and the songs grew more dramatic than I first expected.”
Release date: November 28th, 2025.