JOSH CAFFE
Free World
‘Free World' is a genealogy of queer liberation. I've always loved the sound of new beat and wanted to explore this with an abstract queer perspective. A free world is what we aspire to live in, let's stay united and push forward'. Josh Caffe
released March 29, 2024
Written & produced by Josh Caffé & Quinn Whalley
Mixed by Daniel Lidchi @daniellidchi
Artwork Photography by Manos Kapa @manos.kapa
Mastered at The Wall
Last year's Poppa Zesque was Josh Caffé's sexual liberation through the lens of an alter ego.
Free World, his first EP for Cormac's Polari label, finds enlightenment by rifling through costumes from musical eras past. The UK producer mentions his love for Belgian new beat in the release notes, and "Dress Up," the sleazy closer with goofy vocals, choral pads and wiggly
sub bass—think Nine Inch Nails' Pretty Hate Machine—lives up to the idea.
Hiding behind voice effects and distortion, as well as the ghosts of queer history, Caffé finds even more room to express himself in these musical games of dress-up.