Willaris. K

Willaris. K is thrilled to share his debut EP Alchemy.

‘Risen’ is the fourth song to be taken off Willaris. K’s debut EP, a 7-track mini album that moves between thick industrial techno and sparse pensive melodic moments. The Alchemy EP features his previous singles - the debut single ‘Alchemy’ that saw Willaris. K break through with airplay on triple j, followed by ‘Dour Nights’ which was named by BBC Radio 1’s Pete Tong as his Essential New Tune - as well as four new tracks, which together explore themes of transience, movement, darkness and currents.

They all capture the period of time where McAllister went from being an electrical instrument technician working the state border substations by day and bedroom producer by night to a full-time musician, songwriter and producer. In that process, the piano-trained artist grappled with twisting old samples, or recording the bones of songs as iPhone voice memos and then building them out.

In 2017-18 McAllister played an unrivalled number of festival shows in Australia and NZ with over 25 live sets brimming with his trademark punk-influenced stage presence - all ahead of his international debut at Coachella this past April and debut sold out Australian headline tour. With his debut European festival appearance (Forbidden Fruit) and a landmark set at iconic Berlin club Watergate, the foot is firmly on the gas.

Risen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D89oXb13_zw

Praise for Willaris. K:

"He has already got something that is really hard to attain. If I listen to an hour of music that was kind of similar to his melodic techno, when his track came on, I would know it was his" - Pete Tong, BBC Radio 1 / Essential New Tune Radio 1

"Willaris. K feels like one of the most significant artists to emerge in the electronic music scene in recent years" - triple j

"Willaris. K’s debut EP is a monstrous, techno-driven experiment" - Stoney Roads

"Global electronic phenomenon" - MixMag

"Next big thing" - Jonathan Moran, The Daily Telegraph

"Coming up fast and hard... he's eaten disco biscuits given to him by Floating Points, made by Fourtet" - Mikey Cahill, The Herald Sun

"Australia's biggest electronic break-out from 2017" - Pilerats

"‘Alchemy’ is a seven-track collection of beautifully-crafted cinematic pieces"
- District Magazine

"Believe the hype" - FBi Radio

"The first true club jam of 2017" - I OH YOU

"Willaris. K proves the hype is worth it with formidable debut EP Alchemy"
- Purple Sneakers

"Intensely captivating" - Acid Stag

"An expansive array of artistic delicacy" - Future Mag

"Chilling" - The Playground

“Alchemy, the EP cements Willaris. K's reputation as one of 2018's fastest rising, and richly diverse talents in the electronic scene” - Broadway World

"An utterly breath-taking audio-visual collaboration." - Plastic Mag

"Willaris. K's debut EP is a four-dimensional, living and breathing techno masterpiece" - AAA Backstage

"I'm a fly buzzing amongst the apocalypse and this is my soundtrack"
- Linda Marigliano, triple j