Tom Rowlands

We Are Nothing / All Night

Phantasy Sound

PH144

Tom Rowlands

We Are Nothing / All Night

Phantasy Sound

PH144

PH144 sleeve
ARTIST
Tom Rowlands
TITLE
We Are Nothing / All Night
LABEL
Phantasy Sound
CAT NO.
PH144
FORMAT
12"
RELEASE DATE
  • 25/07/2025 [INITIAL RELEASE]
TERRITORY
Worldwide
BARCODE
199350786136
GENRE
Breaks House Techno
FEATURING
Tom Rowlands

TRACK LISTING

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  1. A. We Are Nothing  ▾
  2. B. All Night  ▾

SALES NOTES

Visionary producer and one half of pioneering electronic duo The Chemical Brothers, Tom Rowlands returns to Phantasy with ‘We Are Nothing / All Night’, the first solo dancefloor material since his last appearance on Erol Alkan’s storied London label in 2013 with ‘Through Me / Nothing But Pleasure’.

Once again, Rowlands delivers a double A-side single in order to commit two progressive new productions to wax. Heavily road-tested across the world in Chemical Brothers DJ sets, the sprawling arrangement of ‘We Are Nothing’ trips through a decades-long obsession and subversion of house music and psychedelia alike. Imaginatively sampling Canadian outsider artist Bill Bissett, Rowlands uses the poet’s existential phrasing as the foundation for a rising slalom of acid catharsis, peppered with snatches of soul, analogue freakouts, and all-encompassing groove.

‘All Night’, meanwhile, finds a different, perhaps unexpected rhythm. Here, Rowlands’ unmatched studio instincts deviate in a different direction entirely, employing a searing tempo to embrace the analogue experimentation at the heart of his work, as well as an appreciation for electronic music’s willingness to barrel ever-forward; the result is a worthy head spinner from both label and artist alike.

Tom Rowlands will play a rare solo DJ set at Glastonbury's Stonebridge Bar on Friday 27th June, as part of Bugged Out's 30th Anniversary celebrations.

Published: 12th June 2025

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