Beyond the Struttosphere

Beyond The Struttopshere is a sonic collaboration between two London-based DJs channelling their musical production experience and boundless love of cosmic chugging dark disco. Their debut EP ‘New Frontier’ was released on Gouranga Music in 2020, and featured two originals with remixes from heavyweights of the scene: James Rod, Mufti and K-Effect. It found much acclaim among Andrew Weatherall and Sean Johnston’s A Love From Outer Space online fraternity, appeared on Juan Mclean’s (DFA Records) contribution to Tim Sweeney’s Beats In Space mix series and propelled the duo onto newfound heights. Their second EP ‘Celestial Drift’ followed in early 2021, on Mélopée Records, and comprised two interstellar tunes with remix support from Mexican dark disco wizard Roliva. The pair subsequently featured on the French imprint’s VA compilation with their gritty ZZ Top inspired ‘Pontiac Firebird’ and later put out a remix on Ilya Santana’s cosmic disco label Astrolead Recordings. In 2022, they returned to Gouranga in full force with ‘Astral Riders’, consisting of three original bangers and hypnotic remixes from Rigopolar, Juvë, Tiempo de Maldad and the mighty Rebolledo. The EP was lauded among their peers and quickly reached No.4 in Beatport’s Indie Dance charts. Capping off the year, the boys’ latest single ‘Contralo’ dropped on Berlin-based ’In Dark We Trust’ in December. The cosmonauts have been deep in the studio since, working on new material. Strap in and prepare for lift off!