Will Samson
05
February
For over a decade, Will Samson has been creating music at the intersection of electronica, folk, and ambient, driven by a fascination with immersive listening experiences and analog recording techniques. Born in Oxford to a family with roots in Chile, West Bengal, and Kenya, he spent his youth in Western Australia before later living and working in cities such as Berlin, Brighton, Lisbon, and Brussels. Themes of identity, displacement, and connection run as a common thread through his body of work. Unconstrained by genre boundaries, Samson has developed a distinctive artistic voice where intimacy and experimentation converge. His music has been released on labels including Wichita Recordings / PIAS, 12k, Dauw, and Aus Music.
With his new album Sings Again , Samson opens a new chapter. The album was born in the aftermath of a profound ayahuasca experience in 2024 and was largely written and recorded during a residency in the Alentejo region of Portugal. For the first time in years, he returns to a distinctly vocal approach, following a period in which he focused primarily on instrumental compositions. Inspired by artists such as Björk, Four Tet, and Efterklang, he combines Sings Again organic sound sources, analog recording processes, and subtle electronic textures into his most personal and candid work to date. Where previous albums often hid behind abstraction and suggestion, Samson here offers a direct look into themes of transformation, loss, and renewed direction.
In addition to an extensive body of work, Samson has built a strong live reputation with concerts throughout Europe and the United Kingdom. He has shared the stage with artists such as Ólafur Arnalds, S. Carey, Kurt Vile, Efterklang, and Do Make Say Think, and has performed at leading festivals such as Rewire and Le Guess Who? in the Netherlands, as well as Fusion (DE) and Explore The North. His music has received support from outlets including BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio 1, KEXP, Mojo, Uncut, CLASH, The Sunday Times, and Le Monde. Furthermore, he has collaborated with and created remixes for artists such as Gold Panda, Masayoshi Fujita, and The Album Leaf.
