Daniel Avery

For well over a decade, Daniel Avery has shone as a singular artist and one of the scene’s most forward-thinking voices. 2025’s ‘Tremor’ cemented Avery’s constant evolution as a producer and collaborator at its highest point yet, a distorted fever dream of a record spanning ambient and hardcore alongside the steady throb of contemporary techno and his instinctive rock sensibilities. It featured vocals from Ellie Roswell of Wolf Alice and Alison Mosshart of The Kills appearing alongside yeule, NewDad and bdrmm. With it came the Midnight Versions, Avery steering the entire album back into the world of the club where he has carved out a unique space. “Gimmick-free machine funk of the highest order”, was Andrew Weatherall’s summation of Avery in 2012, his endorsement helping begin a journey that gathered much momentum soon after with the release of his debut album, ‘Drone Logic,’ now considered an undisputed modern classic. In parallel, DJing remains a constant at clubs and festivals internationally. Whether solo, often for marathon sets, or back-to-back in the company of like-minded souls including Helena Hauff, HAAi, DJ Stingray, IMOGEN or Richard Fearless, a figure with whom he forms a partnership and party known as ‘Goo’, a Sunday afternoon service in reverence of all sounds psychedelic. With three BBC Essential Mixes, a FABRICLIVE and a DJ-Kicks all under his belt, it’s notable that Avery refuses to stay still even after all this time. He remains a unique DJ, ever-evolving but forever shining bright.