No Saving Face Required: Bleach Goes Full Length On Altius Sounds

Some artists visit a label. Bleach lives at Altius Sounds. Now the core artist and longtime friend of the imprint is back, and this time he is not messing about. Say hello to ‘Saving Face’, his first full-length LP, eight tracks deep. It is the biggest, boldest statement he has put his name to yet.

Forget a quick single to keep things ticking over. ‘Saving Face’ is the full body of work, front to back. It shows off every corner of Bleach’s craft, from the first flicker of sound design to the final mix. He built this one to be lived with, and it rewards you for staying close.

Across those eight tracks, the album never sits still. It shifts through textures and techniques without ever losing the thread. Precise arrangements. Layered sonics. That polish that only lands when someone actually sweats the details. Dig in on headphones and the depth is right there. Drop it in a dark room, and it does the other job just as well, moving bodies where this sound belongs.

Bleach is no stranger to Altius. Where his earlier releases cracked the door open, ‘Saving Face’ kicks it clean off the hinges. This is the moment he stops giving you a window and hands you the whole room. Consider his spot as one of the label’s defining voices well and truly sealed. This is Drum & Bass made to be felt at full volume.

Bleach is working at the height of his powers here, technical and creative, with nothing left in the tank. Basements, rooftops, sweaty warehouse moments, the album has a home in all of them.

‘Saving Face’ lands on 25th September via Altius Sounds. Do not sleep on it. Stream it below, feel it and grab yourself a copy here.