Photo by Desiré van den BergMusicFirst LookStream Redinho's spacey, funk-tinged debut albumFreak out to the Numbers artist's alien synth jams on his self-titled full-lengthShareLink copied ✔️September 16, 2014MusicFirst LookTextAimee CliffPhotographyDesiré van den Berg Where has Redinho been hiding? That’s what I was wondering when I caught Glasgow dance label Numbers’ funkmaster playing live at an off-Sonar party earlier this year, all dry ice and keytar and basslines for days. Swaggering out of the mist like some kind of talk box-warped funk demi-god, he revealed that his relative obscurity since 2010’s Bare Blips EP has not been without purpose: all this time, he’s been building on those bare blips, nourishing them into alien synth jams inspired by the likes of Stevie Wonder and 80s band Zapp. The result is a debut album that’s ecstatically full of life and colour, from the night-cruising wordless jams of “Searching” and “Shem” to the raunchy “Playing With Fire” and pop-leaning collaborations with vocalists Vula and Brendan Reilly. What’s outstanding about this self-titled record is that it makes little attempt to be cool, or to sound like anything else that you hear daily in 2014 – there’s no features from “hotly tipped” singers, and the climaxes are cinematically blown-out. All this time, Numbers’ secret weapon Redinho has been working hard on his craft, and he’s come out fighting with a sound that’s unashamedly and ecstatically his own. Redinho's self-titled debut album is out on September 22/23 (US) on Numbers. Pre-order here Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREInside Erika de Casier’s shimmering R&B universe ‘Rap saved my life’: A hazy conversation with MIKE and Earl SweatshirtVanmoof8 Dazed Clubbers on the magic and joy of living in Berlin7 essential albums by the SoulquariansIs AI really the future of music?Ray Ban MetaIn pictures: Jefferson Hack launches new exhibition with exclusive eventplaybody: The club night bringing connection back to the dancefloorAn interview with IC3PEAK, the band Putin couldn’t silenceFrost Children answer the dA-Zed quizThe 5 best features from PinkPantheress’ new remix albumMoses Ideka is making pagan synth-folk from the heart of south LondonBehind-the-scenes at Oklou and FKA twigs’ new video shoot