Eric Cloutier - My Friend The Abyss [2 x 12" Vinyl]

Format: 2 x 12" Vinyl
Catalogue No.: PALINOIALP01
Release Date: 17 Jul 2026
Genre: Techno

Tracklisting 
A1 Eric Cloutier - Electrophoresis
A2 Eric Cloutier - Ligrothism
B1 Eric Cloutier - Havittaa
B2 Eric Cloutier - Seishinryoku (精神力)
C1 Eric Cloutier - Celeste
D1 Eric Cloutier - Desassossego
D2 Eric Cloutier - Daiku (大工 - だいく)

Eric Cloutier's career has always been defined by a certain kind of relentless, monastic discipline. With My Friend The Abyss (PALINOIALP01), Cloutier continues to bridge the gap between the selector and the creator. The album title itself suggests a reckoning with the internal-a realization that time is the only distance between an artist and their masterpiece-resulting in a body of work that feels less like a collection of tracks and more like a hard-won transmission from the deep.
Forged in a crucible of stress, chaos, and loss, the LP eschews the easy loops of his earlier output for a far more complex architecture. While Cloutier's signature hypnotic pulse remains the bedrock, the record expands into a startlingly broad lexicon: the dub-wise weight of "Havittaa" and the tribal intensity of "Desassossego" sit alongside moments of fragile ambient beauty. Perhaps most surprising is the inclusion of "Ligrothism," where Cloutier explores the broken rhythms of drum and bass, proving that his obsession with "Palinoia"-the Greek term for perfecting an act through obsessive repetition-has led him to a place of total creative fluidity. This isn't just club music; it's a masterclass in atmospheric tension.