The debut release on the fledgling Working Classics imprint comes from label boss Shauna. Her second EP proper, 2384, sees the Liverpool-based DJ & producer return to the 4X4 sound in which she first made her name. The title comes from a dystopian dream (or rather nightmare) Shauna had, set in the year 2384, where women no longer had rights. The date has stuck with her ever since. Shauna began writing the EP at the start of 2023 after finding inspiration at Love Muscle, the Leeds-based queer dance party. “I’m always inspired by the queer community, going to a queer party and being surrounded by sweaty, dancing bodies is very energising and I always feel at my most creative after” says Shauna. It’s no surprise, then, that the EP is made for those heaving dance floors that helped Shauna out of a creative slump. Opener, Out Getting Gary is a glitchy, chugging ode to nights spent on a mission. The unrelenting groove of Elektra pays homage to the titular Pose icon, sampling her legendary take down of transphobes. Finally, Mangolicious is an acid-drenched pumper reminding us all to dance.
credits
released February 16, 2024
Written & produced by Shauna Stapleton
Mixed & mastered by Will Gurrey
Artwork by Georgia Grant
Logo by Jazyra Christou
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