Norfolk born and bred, Nathan’s first encounters with electronic music came via the radio (hearing the likes of Aphex Twin and Orbital) and reading about the equipment that they used in magazines. This was the stimulus for him to buy some gear and begin his own sonic experiments and, linking with James Holden in 2003, Nathan’s early output came via his fledgling Border Community label. His debut album “Drowning In A Sea Of Love” (2006) was a triumphant record, drawing a rapturous reception from the likes of Pitchfork, The Guardian and Mixmag (who hailed it among the best of the year). Nathan recorded two further albums for Border Community, “Hard Islands” (2009) and “Steam Days” (2012), followed by an intensive two-year touring period. He returned to writing in 2016, with the release of his fourth album “Providence” (2017) via Ninja Tune being his most personal and profoundly emotional work to date. The meaning behind the title is two-pronged: on the one hand it’s a nod to the Korg Prophecy synth that features so heavily on the record. But on a deeper level it means “guidance or divine guidance” - not necessarily in a religious sense but more to be guided by a higher power - or more specifically to Nathan, music as therapy and a path out of a dark period in his life.