FLOATING POINTS

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Sam Shepherd, known professionally as Floating Points, is a British electronic producer, DJ, and musician. He is the co-founder of Eglo Records and leader of 16-piece group called Floating Points Ensemble.

Raised in Manchester, England, Shepherd studied piano at Chetham's School of Music before receiving a PhD in neuroscience and epigenetics at University College London. He worked as a DJ at Plastic People, a London club, in the late 2000s. Shepherd's musical influences include Claude Debussy, Olivier Messiaen, and Bill Evans. Shepherd began releasing work under the Floating Points moniker in 2008. He toured with The xx in 2017.

In a 2015 interview, Shepherd stated that he owned approximately 10,000 records.

Shepherd has previously performed with a 16-piece live incarnation of Floating Points, entitled the Floating Points Ensemble. The group won an award for "Best BBC Radio 1 Maida Vale Session".

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FLOATING POINTS Elaenia album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Elaenia
Jazz Related Electronica/Hip-Hop 2015
FLOATING POINTS Reflections - Mojave Desert album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Reflections - Mojave Desert
Jazz Related Electronica/Hip-Hop 2017
FLOATING POINTS Crush album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Crush
Jazz Related Electronica/Hip-Hop 2019
FLOATING POINTS LateNightTales album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
LateNightTales
Nu Jazz 2019
FLOATING POINTS Floating Points Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Floating Points Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra
Nu Jazz 2021
FLOATING POINTS Cascade album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Cascade
Jazz Related Electronica/Hip-Hop 2024

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FLOATING POINTS Vacuum EP album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Vacuum EP
Jazz Related Electronica/Hip-Hop 2009
FLOATING POINTS Shadows EP album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Shadows EP
Jazz Related Electronica/Hip-Hop 2011
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Birth4000
Jazz Related Electronica/Hip-Hop 2023

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