Welcome to Neotropic.
The Home of Riz Maslen UK electronic innovator and multi-instrumentalist
British producer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Riz Maslen, who records as Neotropic and Small Fish With Spine has been described as one of the most prominent women composers working in post-techno experimental electronics. In addition to her warm electronic programming, Maslen’s music also embraces folk, psychedelic pop and her interest in experimental film-making.
The media has warmly received her albums on Ninja Tune, Oxygen Music Works, Mush Recordings, R&S and Squids Eye.She’s performed globally over the past decade at events including LA’s Coachella concert series and Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.
Neotropic’s live shows have always focused on creating a cinematic journey for the audience with the inclusion of her dark photographic and film imagery.
Glad to see you healthy and creating again…go get ‘em…!!!
Years ago, I was at a lounge in New Orleans. It was dank, dark, and candlelit, on the outskirts of the French Quarter, and there was this amazing DJ spinning there who played a Small Fish With Spine record – actually, a remix record. The “I Hate You” remixes, with the View From A Space Pod remixes by Coldcut. I can’t find them anywhere, stopped thinking about them years ago, but I just woke up thinking about them. Do you have any idea where I can get a copy? It can be anything – electronic, vinyl, cd, tape, 8 track… I don’t care. Those songs had a profound effect on me that has lasted up until now.
Hello matt
I can send you an Mp3 but do not have any copies left, never seen any in a long while
thanks
Riz
Discogs has some for sale
You make great stuff !
i used one of your songs on my tumblr i hope you don’t mind ..
Shoutcast random and thought “damn what a nice song”
Neotroic – Nana
Need more gurls like you
Thank you Ray!
Check out The Angel. I’ve dreamed for years of she and Riz collaborating. I’ve suggested it to Angel.
I have been just itching for all of the tracks on your Fugu EP from ’98. I can only find it on vinyl…in poor shape at that. Do you know where I would be able to purchase the tracks as mp3′s?
My apologies…that would be the Fugu Remixes…from ’97.
It would make my month to be able to listen to those tracks again.
hey there
I will have a look and see if I can find them and post them up on my bandcamp page
Thank you so much! That is the only one I am missing in my collection from your late ’90′s/early ’00′s…I have spent many an evening with those albums and a pair of good headphones.
You are so kind
Hey Riz,
Wow, you’ve been busy… Dug out my old 15 Levels CD tonight – Frozen Hands is still as beautful as ever – and went hunting for ‘more’ online. Here you are. So good to see ‘Ultimate Sushi’ on mp3. I will have to bag that, as I used to have it on CD along with everything up to / including Mr Brubaker & the UFO ep.
What strikes me about your more recent stuff – after dipping into Bandcamp – is how delicate and haunting a lot of it is. Tracks like Inch-Inch and Farewell Home could almost be from some early 70s Herzog fillum… Well, I think they have shades of Popol Vuh, with a bit of Medieval Rennaisance / Claire Hamill thrown in for good measure.
Anyway, good stuff! I’m going to have a lot of new faves to play over & over soon, thanks to your kindness in posting hard to find lovelies on BC.
Thanks
Thank you for the lovely comment. yes am always whirring away in my studio….keeping the creative fire burning
Just wanted to say that I love all of your music. So innovative and capable of sending me on journeys. I have a special place in my psyche that only songs like Half Day Closing from Portishead go and I’ve got to tell you Saucer Song is right there with it. Most hair raising, eerie song I’ve ever heard. I loop it constantly and the chorus with that insane singing is one of my ringtones. Terrifies me every time it goes off in the middle of the night. Thanks for that.
Thank you for the comments, its much appreciated. Riz
I’ve always loved your song Beautiful Pool, and last night I happened to be watching the Columbo episode “A Deadly State of Mind” where the sample comes from. It was delightful!
Thanks! gotta love Columbo…and theres just one more thing…..
beauty-full
You do all the voices?
Beauty-full
Do you do all the voices?
Yes all voices are me thanks!
Awesome job! It inspires me!
Thanks for creating that!