Lenzman

Teije van Vliet is a drum’n’bass producer who records as Lenzman. Like many of the ’90s drum’n’bass artists who have inspired him, the Netherlands, Amsterdam-based van Vliet applies samples sourced from outside genres — including classic jazz and soul, as revitalized through golden age rap production — to emotive tracks that prioritize musicality as much as raw dancefloor functionality. In addition to dozens of 12″ singles and EPs released since 2007, van Vliet has recorded albums for Goldie’s Metalheadz and his own North Quarter, namely Looking at the Stars (2014), All for You (2016), and Earth Tones (2017). He has also remixed dozens of tracks by other artists, including Madmen & Poets (“Afraid of Jazz”), Pendulum (“The Island”), and Random Movement (“I Stayed Around”). ~ Andy Kellman