the dexterous citizenn drops the first single, *tied*, from his forthcoming album for crosstown rebels. house music futurist citizenn will unveil his debut artist album on 15th june for the groundbreaking label from damian lazarus, crosstown rebels. entitled *human interface*, it considers the coexistence between humanity and machinery.

citzennn imparts his eagerly anticipated debut album, human interface, on crosstown rebels on 29th june manifested through technology and exploring its relationship with human condition.

london-based producer laurence matthew blake has been causing a stir under his citizenn alias for some time, delivering intoxicating, tactile, otherwordly blends of tech-house, powder-house, garage and electronica for the likes of madtech, love fever, 20:20 vision and, most recently, crosstown rebels. here, he returns to the latter with human interface, his debut album. it s a typically fluid and quietly soulful affair, with dreamy pads, touchy-feely electronics and shuffling dancefloor rhythms the order of the day. while there are a few powder house dancefloor moments, as you d expect, blake also doffs a cap to 2-step garage, booming bass house, skewed synth-pop and, on the wonderful you are, string-drenched deep house loveliness