Floating Points

Sam Shepherd
Shepherd performing as Floating Points in 2011
Background information
Also known as	Floating Points
Origin	Manchester, England
Genres	Electronic House Deep house Jazz UK garage
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Eglo Records Luaka Bop

Sam Shepherd is an English electronic musician and neuroscientist, who records and performs music under the name Floating Points.^[1] Shepherd is also a co-founder of the label Eglo Records.

After several EPs, singles and live appearances, Shepherd released Floating Points' debut studio album, Elaenia, in November 2015,^[2] to widespread critical acclaim.^[3]

Biography

Raised in Manchester, England, Shepherd studied piano at Chetham's School of Music^[4] before completing a PhD in neuroscience and epigenetics at University College London.^[5]

Floating Points Ensemble

Shepherd has previously performed with a sixteen-piece live incarnation of Floating Points, entitled the Floating Points Ensemble. The group won an award for "Best BBC Radio 1 Maida Vale Session".^[6]

Discography

Studio albums

• Elaenia (2015)^[2]

EPs

• Shadows (2011)
• Vacuum (2009)

Singles

• "Nuits Sonores" / "Nectarines" (2014)
• "Sparkling Controversy" (2014)
• "King Bromeliad" / "Montparnasse" (2014)
• "Danger" (2011)
• "Marilyn" (2011)
• "Sais (Dub)" (2011)
• "Post Suite" / "Almost in Profile" (2010) (released under Floating Points Ensemble)
• "People's Potential" / "Shark Chase" (2010)
• "For You" (2009)
• "Love Me Like This" (2009)
• "J&W Beat" (2009)

References

1. "Floating Points". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
2. Andy Kellman (2015-11-06). "Elaenia - Floating Points | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
3. "Reviews for Elaenia". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
4. Hutchinson, Kate (29 October 2015). "I DJ, therefore I am: Floating Points on musical experiments and marathon sets". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
5. Titmus, Stephen (3 November 2015). "Floating Points: Extraordinary lengths". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
6. "Eglo Records". Eglo Records. Retrieved 2015-12-10.