patten - Agen

What this video is

Released in early 2014 as part of patten's debut LP for Warp Records (ESTOILE NAIANT, released February 24, 2014), 'Agen' arrived at a moment when London's experimental electronic underground was intersecting with post-internet visual art and the legacy of early FWD>> grime/dubstep club culture. Patten (Damien Roach) had articulated ESTOILE NAIANT as informed by Jorge Luis Borges's labyrinthine fiction, early FWD…

Why it matters

Represents the 2014 peak of Warp Records' post-IDM experimental electronic aesthetic, bridging UK bass music heritage with abstract audiovisual art practice. The video's rhythm-locked extreme montage technique aligns with a lineage of Warp visual experimentation and anticipates the expanded…

The director

Jane Eastlight is the visual collaborator credited on multiple patten releases including the Eolian Instate EP artwork and the Estoile Naiant LP visual identity. Wikipedia notes (revealed via patten's social media in 2022) that Jane Eastlight is another…