Laurence Guy is no stranger to throwing a party. When he was younger, he and his friendswould take over village halls or pubs in his hometown of Guildford. That urge contnues to thisday, where he regularly puts on free daytme raves at his Stoke Newington local, The WhiteHart. It was an idea partly to help pubs in difcult post-Covid tmes, but it’s spiralled into a wayfor him to do something for his fans. Last year he hit up a uni house party for a surprise show–the police turned up, the speakers fell over, and it ended up being one of the funnest gigshe’s done (despite regularly playing at some of the UK’s most iconic venues and festvalsincluding Printworks, Glastonbury, Southbank Centre and Fabric).
Music’s power is in creatng community, and this is the essence of Laurence Guy’s work. TheLondon-based DJ and producer’s moto is ‘music to make you feel feelings’: whether that’scomfort, nostalgia, bitersweetness or melancholy, he’s triggering emotons in the listener. Hissound has an unmistakable warmth while being squarely aimed at the dancefoor: samples ftinto sprawling keys, and dusty drums thud under lush chords. Then there’s the upbeateuphoria, which Guy’s productons are increasingly embracing as he enters a new phase of hiscaree