Boundary Afters: p-rallel

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Hot on the heels of announcing his never Nevermind party at KOKO after Octobers sold out fabric London takeover, West Londons p-rallel recently released his debut mixtape Movement via 4ZA/Black Butter Records. The body of work features a host of p-rallels close-collaborators and new names including Kam-BU, Tamera, Toddla T and DETO BLACK.
Movement is a fluid, full length collection of future-facing dancefloor cuts that spans the rich tapestry of music associated with UK dance culture. Lead single Its a LUNDUN Thing has gone viral online, racking up over 3M views on TikTok, 500K+ global streams and support across BBC R1, 1Xtra and 6Music. A bassweight reworking of the 1997 Scott Garcia original, its an example of prallels blueprint of refreshing electronic classics for a new generation of UK garage and 2-step heads.
Speaking on the track and the mixtape, p-rallel explains: This mixtape is me being focused on the club and my DJ sets. Working towards a point where my DJ sets are mostly my own production. With the blend of UK Garage and House, its basically a short version of a p-rallel DJ set for you take anywhere. Its brand new original tracks & my take on some classic dance records with amazing vocals form Tamera, Natanya, Jay Warner, Kam-Bu, BXKS & Lily McKenzie.
At just 24 years old, p-rallel has achieved a status that far outweighs his years and he is one of the most well-respected names in West Londons inner music scene. This mixtape marks the start of a new legacy for him, inspired by the main idol of his formative years, his dad, who worked at the legendary Red Records in Brixton which was at the nucleus of London's burgeoning garage/jungle scene back in the 90s/00s. p-rallel spent many Saturdays crate digging at the shop with his father (who was also a DJ on the club circuit at the time), which was instrumental in forming his musical taste and love of UKG.
A notorious party starter at heart, p-rallel had a busy 2023 touring the UK with his Nevermind club nights in Feb/March (ending with a sold out night at Earth Hall in Hackney). Shelling down festival sets for the likes of Glastonbury, NASS, El Dorado, Love Saves The Day, Boiler Room, Boomtown, and Boardmasters. 2023 also saw p-rallel venture overseas for shows in the French Alps with Arcteryx, Fuego @ Razzmatazz in Barcelona + shows in Berlin (for SNS), Stockholm, Ibiza & beyond. P also broadcasted a sets for Aime Leon Dore, Keep Hush, Defected & Boiler Room (in partnership with Moncler during LFW 2023) & partnered with Doc Martens for their Made Strong rebrand playing their launch event & new store launch on Londons Oxford street.