Photo by Dicko ChanMusic / First LookHangin’ at the beach with Delroy EdwardsThe LA producer shares his lo-fi debut album Hangin’ At The Beach, and heads to an actual beach to take some photosShareLink copied ✔️August 4, 2016MusicFirst LookTextSelim BulutHangin’ at the beach with Delroy Edwards Besides making raw, lo-fi electronic music, Delroy Edwards runs the L.A. Club Resource record label (producers of one of techno’s most inescapable t-shirts) and runs the Gene’s Liquor online store with his crew Henoch Moore and Jimmy Mock. With the label he’s built a community of artists who are similarly obsessed with grainy textures and DIY production, while the store releases cassette mixes of lost underground rap and slowed-down funk. Edwards’ debut album Hangin’ At The Beach brings together all of these obsessions, unifying them within his fuzzy sound world. But for all its musical experimentation, the Los Angeles producer insists that it has a very particular meaning to him. “This record is very personal,” he explains, “It has love, hate, and all things in between. But above all, it’s supposed to be fun.” The 30-track album cycles through murky rap beats, melancholic synth pop instrumentals, and weird and warped techno defined by its raw, lo-fi sound. Its crackly 80s aesthetic should be familiar to fans of fellow LA artists like Ariel Pink, sounding like rediscovering a dusty, forgotten old cassette of late-night radio cuts at the back of a cupboard. Besides streaming Hangin’ At The Beach, Edwards also hung out at an actual LA beach and got some photographic evidence. Listen to the album below and check out the photos above. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREEvilgiane’s camera roll from his tour with Snow StrippersFinnish alt-pop star Pehmoaino: ‘Art helps us survive this dark country’OnMeet the creatives turning up the heat in Lagos with Burna Boy and On10 great albums you may have missed in the last three monthsLamb is making ‘electronic lyrical’ music that sounds like no one elseArabic shoegaze duo Kiss Facility speak a language deeper than words‘Nazis can’t dance’: Photos from London’s House Against Hate protest rave5 tracks you can’t miss from March 2026ADL: The best and worst tracks on Yeat’s new album‘A cig in one hand and an inhaler in the other’: Fcukers know how to partyThis book looks inside the mad world of Lee ‘Scratch’ PerryDazed Mix: Lauren AuderEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy