The record, which arrives in September, is "an honest take on music as both pleasure-maximizer and consciousness-expander."

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Sam Barker will release his debut solo LP,, on Ostgut Ton this September.The record finds the Berghain resident and Leisure System cofounder drawing on modular synthesis, as well as "self-built mechanical instruments." According to the label,takes up utilitarian and transhumanist philosophy, "from models for quantifying pleasure and 'gradients of bliss' to abolishing suffering for sentient beings through the ethical use of drugs and nanotechnology."The LP follows Barker's recent white label 12-inch, BARKER001 , for Ostgut Ton, as well as his debut on the label,, which was devoid of kick drums in an effort to "resist genre categorizations.""After, it occurred to me that my musical decisions were oftenunintentionally utilitarian, following an instinct to maximize pleasure in one way or another," Barker said. "It's sort of unfashionable to admit, but by removing elements that have strong genre associations, this became a natural consequence.", on the other hand, is described by the label as "an honest take on music as both pleasure-maximizer and consciousness-expander."A1 Paradise EngineeringA2 PosmeanA3 Experience MachinesB1 Gradients Of BlissB2 Hedonic TreadmillC1 Models Of WellbeingC2 UtilityD1 WireheadingD2 Die-Hards Of The Darwinian OrderUtility