p-rallel releases new heater with Blanco and ODF ‘Sorry I’m Like This’ out now
‘SORRY I’M LIKE THIS’ OUT NOW
“p-rallel is on the up and up” – London Standard
“p‑rallel is fanning the flames of London club culture” – The Face
“p-rallel has quickly established himself as a driving force in UK music” – Trench
“Think of him as a jack-of-all-trades, but in this case, he masters them all.” – Wonderland
“p-rallel is heading up a new generation of electronic producers honouring the Black British club continuum” – CLASH
Ahead of his two sets at Glastonbury later this week, p-rallel – one of the most exciting forces in the new wave of Black British electronic music – today shares his latest heater‘Sorry I’m Like This’, a collaboration with underground rap star Blanco and London producer ODF, out now via his own imprint Nevermind Recordings. p-rallel will be playing his biggest headline show to date to celebrate the release, a day & night party at London’s The Cause on July 26th.
‘Sorry I’m Like This’ is a bassline floor-filler with garage inflections, primed for raucous festival fields and the summer ahead. p-rallel called on London drill star Blanco for vocals which feels like the perfect coalescence of influences: his rap origins go back to back with p-rallel’s instincts as a DJ to create his signature zeitgeist-capturing sound. Speaking on the collaboration, p-rallel explains: “I’ve been teasing this song for about a year now, mainly because me and ODF wanted to get it right for festival and club season. I’ve had this Blanco verse nearly close to two years and this beat just made sense for it to go onto.”
With each release, p-rallel has repurposed the UK’s rich musical heritage with a future-facing spin for a new generation of ravers. 2022’s breakout EP, Forward connected the dots between genres like garage, rap, house and afrobeat, twisting and stretching them into new forms that weave together into something entirely new. Next came 2023’s full length club-focused mixtape, Movement: “a DJ set in the shape of a project you can take with you for p-rallel vibes anytime & anywhere”. It featured his viral reworking of garage classic ‘It’s a LUNDUN Thing’ alongside appearances from the likes of BXKS, Kam-Bu, Dom Valentino, Tamera, Toddla T & Deto Black – bringing together past, present, and future club sounds into a project that is wholly his own.
Back in March, p-rallel released his latest EP, Can’t Be Me, which continued a club focused chapter of music. A four-track statement of intent, the EP seamlessly blended old-school house foundations, garage-inflected drums, soulful textures, and p-rallel’s signature twist: an intangible yet deeply felt sense of body-moving soul. The wider universe of Can’t Be Mereflects p-rallel’s evolution as both a DJ and a producer, as he closes the gap between curating music and creating it. “I’m aiming towards 100% of my own production,” he affirms. “As a DJ, that’s where I’m wanting to go.” This journey has been shaped by his deep-rooted connection to London’s club culture and the musical influences embedded in his DNA—growing up with the sounds of garage, jungle, hip-hop, and soul, all filtered through his London spirit.
p-rallel has achieved a status that far outweighs his years and he is one of the most well-respected names in London’s inner music scene, in part responsible for the changing face of London’s clubbing landscapes. 2024 was a landmark year for him in the live space: he toured across the UK, Asia and Australia, performed a sold-out headline show at KOKO under his Nevermind banner, was booked for a slew of festival sets including Glastonbury, Creamfields, Boardmasters, Outlook, Rise + more, and held down his first residency in Ibiza for Amnesia. Last summer he also joined the Rinse FM family, becoming one of their flagship DJs after 7 years at NTS. He has partnered with the likes of Nike, Red Bull, Axel Arigato, Guess Jeans, Dr Martens and broadcasted sets for Aime Leon Dore, Keep Hush, Defected, Boiler Room and CRACK magazine.
