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Particle

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Bysemtiv 05:04
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On downtime from his current work as frontman of post-punk duo Vague Lanes, Mike Cadoo returns to his long-running Dryft project with Particle, his fifth full-length album under the moniker. Arriving twenty-six years after his debut Cell, Particle further sharpens the fractured electronics and muted melodic language explored on 2021’s From Stasis, presenting a crisper, more immediate set of compositions.

Cadoo, also widely known as a founding member of pioneering electronic project Gridlock, has used Dryft as a consistent outlet for his electronic work across decades, bridging early post-industrial IDM with more contemporary, restrained forms. Long recognized for beat structures that feel precarious, rhythms that seem to strain, erode, and reassemble in real time, he approached Particle with a renewed focus on allowing these patterns to fully resolve. Melodic elements are given a more direct role, actively driving momentum rather than hovering in the margins.

Emphasizing clarity and immediacy, Particle favors tactile sound design and forward-pushing arrangements over density or abstraction. The result is a notably focused Dryft release that functions as an all-encompassing signpost for Cadoo’s electronic output to date, informed by decades of exploration while remaining resolutely forward-looking.

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released March 20, 2026

Released by n5MD

© Dryft ℗ n5MD 2026
Published by n5Music (BMI)
Mastered @ 37n,122w
All sounds and their execution by Mike Cadoo

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Mike Cadoo Oakland, California

Bay Area based multi-Instrumentalist who releases music as Bitcrush, Dryft and most recently under his surname. Was one-half of experimental electronic music duo Gridlock and is currently a member of darkwave duo Vague Lanes. When not writing music he is the owner operator of the n5MD and Viasonde record labels as well as principal mastering engineer for 37n,122w. ... more

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