Australian Producer/DJ Paris Releases Debut Album 'Labyrinth'
Australian producer, DJ, and artist PARIS has today released her debut album, Labyrinth, via Lane 8's imprint This Never Happened. Spanning twelve original tracks and featuring collaborations with Juno Mamba and Rinzen, the record marks the culmination of over a decade of evolution in sound, identity, and creative vision.
From the moment opener 'Genesis' emerges in a shadowy, pulsing groove, Labyrinth invites listeners inward, each track a turn within the maze, revealing a new facet of the artist's voice. The album traverses the break-driven shimmer of 'Flourish', the soaring euphoria of 'Stay' with Juno Mamba, the atmospheric tension of 'Wildfire' with Rinzen, and the introspective textures of 'Papaya' and 'Rain on a Monday'. Anchoring the record is the nature-inspired 'Beechworth Cascades', built from field recordings captured on a spontaneous solo hike in regional Victoria.
"The labyrinth felt like the perfect metaphor for this process," PARIS explains. "Going inward, exploring, making sense of all these parts of myself, and then surfacing with something to share. With a labyrinth, you go in, but you also come out - and there's only one path."
The album's darker, groovier tones have been road-tested at PARIS' "Into The Labyrinth" club nights in Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne, and will now form the foundation for an expanded run of intimate club shows and experiential showcases across Australia. Each event will feature a full album playback, a PARIS DJ set, immersive projections, and venues carefully chosen to connect the music to local audiences. The series kicks off in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Byron Bay through late August and September.
International touring is also on the horizon, including support slots for Lane 8 and Sultan + Shepard in South Africa this October and PARIS' first North American shows in several years for This Never Happened Presents in Chicago and Denver.
With Labyrinth, PARIS steps confidently into a new chapter - one rooted in instinct, honesty, and the kind of sonic storytelling that lingers long after the last note fades.
Labyrinth is out now on This Never Happened.
From the moment opener 'Genesis' emerges in a shadowy, pulsing groove, Labyrinth invites listeners inward, each track a turn within the maze, revealing a new facet of the artist's voice. The album traverses the break-driven shimmer of 'Flourish', the soaring euphoria of 'Stay' with Juno Mamba, the atmospheric tension of 'Wildfire' with Rinzen, and the introspective textures of 'Papaya' and 'Rain on a Monday'. Anchoring the record is the nature-inspired 'Beechworth Cascades', built from field recordings captured on a spontaneous solo hike in regional Victoria.
"The labyrinth felt like the perfect metaphor for this process," PARIS explains. "Going inward, exploring, making sense of all these parts of myself, and then surfacing with something to share. With a labyrinth, you go in, but you also come out - and there's only one path."
The album's darker, groovier tones have been road-tested at PARIS' "Into The Labyrinth" club nights in Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne, and will now form the foundation for an expanded run of intimate club shows and experiential showcases across Australia. Each event will feature a full album playback, a PARIS DJ set, immersive projections, and venues carefully chosen to connect the music to local audiences. The series kicks off in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Byron Bay through late August and September.
International touring is also on the horizon, including support slots for Lane 8 and Sultan + Shepard in South Africa this October and PARIS' first North American shows in several years for This Never Happened Presents in Chicago and Denver.
With Labyrinth, PARIS steps confidently into a new chapter - one rooted in instinct, honesty, and the kind of sonic storytelling that lingers long after the last note fades.
Labyrinth is out now on This Never Happened.
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