The BPM

by Sudan Archives

The BPM cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October聽17,聽2025
  • Label: Stones Throw
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 52:37
  • Community rating: 3.72/5 from 17 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'The BPM' finds Sudan Archives blending the regional club sounds of Detroit and Chicago with experimental beatwork and her signature violin playing. The album's thematic core revolves around technology, self-exploration, and emotion, channeled through the persona of a self-reliant "Gadget Girl." This results in a definitive dance record that balances intricate electronic production with organic instrumentation contributed by a close circle of collaborators.

Genres

Descriptors: electronic, synth, dance, club, leftfield

Tracklist

  1. DEAD (04:08)
  2. COME AND FIND YOU (03:50)
  3. YEA YEA YEA (03:15)
  4. TOUCH ME (02:10)
  5. A BUG'S LIFE (03:07)
  6. THE NATURE OF POWER (04:09)
  7. MY TYPE (03:08)
  8. SHE'S GOT PAIN (03:24)
  9. DAVID & GOLIATH (03:52)
  10. A COMPUTER LOVE (03:51)
  11. THE BPM (02:30)
  12. MS. PAC MAN (03:04)
  13. LOS CINCI (01:52)
  14. NOIRE (05:45)
  15. HEAVEN KNOWS (04:32)

Credits

  • Sudan Archives - vocals, violin, bass, drum programming, synthesizer, sound effects, drums, backing vocals, executive-producer
  • Ben Dickey - drum programming, sound effects, synthesizer, bass, drums, keyboards, chops, piano, percussion
  • Eric Terhune - drum programming, synthesizer, sound effects, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion
  • D-Composed - ensemble
  • Caitlin Edwards - violin
  • Anya Brumfield - violin
  • Wilfred Farquharson - viola
  • Tahirah Whittington - cello
  • Ghalani of Greenwood - synthesizer, bass, moog, engineering
  • Kafari - keyboards, bones, synthesizer
  • Umesi Michael - drum programming
  • Zep Barnasconi - live drums
  • Richard Lawrence - keyboards
  • Damon Terrell - bass, keyboards, drum programming, drums, sound effects
  • James McCall IV - vocals, a&r
  • Dexter Story - bass, backing vocals, drums, percussion, synthesizer, piano, flute
  • Red Charon - engineering
  • Jeremy Zumo Kollie - engineering
  • Brian Deck - engineering
  • Adam Kobylarz - live drum engineering
  • Noah Glassman - mixing
  • Joe LaPorta - mastering
  • Christie Dawson - project coordination
  • Maya Kalev - project management
  • Ben Zucker - string transcription
  • Alexa Carrasco - creative direction
  • Yanran Xiong - photography
  • Louis Moss - design
  • Midnightt - design
  • Tom Noon - design

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