After 20 years working alongside Nik Roos and Martijn van Sonderen as one third of bass behemoth Noisia, Thijs de Vlieger is wasting little time moving on, writing a score for the live contemporary dance and art production Sleeping Beauty Dreams and rebranding himself as Thys for solo electronic productions. His first Thys release is the futuristic three-track EP Unmoved Mover/Unwound - a cinematic odyssey of driving breakbeats, dystopian synths and orchestral passages. The EP was recorded at De Vlieger’s studio in Groningen, Netherlands, where Noisia still operate from separate rooms. Meanwhile, the producer has been further collaborating with sound innovator Amon Tobin following Ghostcards earlier this year.
How would you define the end of Noisia and your decision to go your separate ways?