Awkward Moments THE STORY SO FAR

After premiering their debut album ‘An Entropic Cycle’ at Houghton Festival and contributing the single Delighted To Be Free to a compilation album on !K7 Records, the duo unveiled their second album SIX SEASONS — an ambient, neo-classical meditation on the tension between humanity and nature — as a multi-sensory live dance performance choreographed by Harry Price.

The ongoing project 'Life on Venus - Remixed & Reimagined’ – a collection of remixes by the likes of Sasha, Frank Wiedemann, Johnny Aux (Paranoid London) & Marc Collin – raises questions surrounding the male gaze, human connection and queer identity.

In March 2025 they released ‘Awkward Chats’ – a collaborative mixtape capturing fleeting yet intimate urban encounters, featuring the voices of Illa J, Nah Eeto, and Houston X.

The duo have performed their mixed media show ‘EXTASE on Venus' – a collaboration with visual artist Weirdcore – at festivals including Glastonbury, Houghton, She Makes Noise and FEST, made live appearances at Fabric, Koko, The ICA, HOWL, HÖR Berlin, scored short films, and host an ongoing radio show ‘An Entropic Hour’ on OpenLab Radio.

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They also scored the trailer music for Francis Ford Coppola’s latest film Megalopolis released in September 2024 using the third eye chakra solfeggio frequency 852 Hz that promotes spiritual healing.

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Their third studio album A STRANGE ODYSSEY released in September 2025 was co-written & co-produced by Al Doyle (Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem), Ghost Culture (Daniel Avery, Kelly Lee Owens), and Liam Howe (Sneaker Pimps, FKA Twigs, Lana Del Rey). It’s an infectious yet thought-provoking otherworldly reflection on humanity’s steady drift toward self-destruction.

To mark the album release, they curated Life on Venus— a performance based Expanded Cinema event at the ICA. The evening showcased six immersive live pieces by queer artists Zoë Marden, Eloise Fornieles, Howl Vocal Ensemble, Grace Pickering & Sarah Nimmo, each exploring how fluid identity and queerness manifest in creative expression. The event also premiered their music video, directed by Norbert Schoerner.

Xu and MAGUIRE also host A STRANGE NIGHT – a fundrave series that celebrates community and diversity in these divisive times, where they raise money for charities such as In Place of War, Arts Emergency, Choose Love, EarthPercent & Albert Kennedy Trust. The club nights have seen DJ sets from 2manydjs, Craig Richards, Hannah Holland, Benji B, Joe Goddard, Ewan Pearson, Paul Simonon (The Clash), Tom VR, James Massiah, Peter Adjaye, Cooly G, Sarra Wild, Bekefi, Reenie and Maya Jane Coles, plus live performances from Sarah Nimmo, Falle Nioke, Rose Gray, Tom Rasmussen, and Illa J among many others.

Since debuting in 2019 they have earned acclaim from Electronic Sound, The Playlist and Trax Magazine, were tipped as emerging artists to watch by DJ Mag, topped Beatport Electro charts in 2023, gained wide tastemaker support from Matt Wilkinson, DFA Archived Selection, NTS Radio, France Inter, Rinse FM, KCRW, Soho Radio, SWU, Couleur 3, 4:3 Boiler Room, and editorial support from New Music Friday UK, Electronic X, Modular Synths, New in Electronic & New in Alternative.

Awkward Moments are the innovative modern voice of IDM & Art Pop, that place one foot in the rave, the other on the astral plane. Think Leftfield meets Björk with a splash of Yaeji.

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