Enduser has today released his new album, his first in a decade, titled ‘Unquiet’, via Decay Recordings. There’s a particular kind of silence that only exists after movement — not calm, not peace, but the residue of motion still vibrating in the air. ‘Unquiet’ lives in that space. Enduser doesn’t arrive here with spectacle or nostalgia; instead, the album unfolds like a conversation that’s been waiting years to finish its sentence.

This is not a record that demands attention. It earns it.

What becomes clear almost immediately is that ‘Unquiet’ is less about genre allegiance and more about emotional architecture. Drum & bass is present, yes — fractured, muscular, deliberate — but it’s treated as a framework rather than a destination. The rhythms feel lived-in, worn down to their essentials, as if every hit has been tested for necessity before being allowed to stay. There’s intention in the restraint, a confidence that doesn’t need to fill every second with sound to remain compelling.

Enduser has always balanced precision with abrasion, but here that balance feels mature, almost reflective. Tracks breathe. They stretch out and let space do part of the talking. Melodies don’t soar so much as hover — suspended just above the beats, fragile without being weak. When distortion enters, it doesn’t overwhelm; it presses inward, creating tension rather than release. The effect is quietly unsettling in the best way.

There’s also a strong sense of place throughout the album. You can hear cold light in these tracks — long shadows, muted colors, the kind of environment where introspection isn’t optional. The production feels insulated, as if recorded behind thick glass, with low frequencies rolling like distant weather. Nothing here feels accidental. Even the rough edges are deliberate, placed to remind you that control and chaos are not opposites, but collaborators.

What’s striking is how ‘Unquiet’ resists the easy emotional payoff. These songs don’t rush toward climax. They circle, revisit, hesitate. They trust the listener to sit with unresolved feelings rather than offering tidy conclusions. In doing so, the album feels honest — not performative sadness, not manufactured intensity, but something closer to lived experience translated into sound.

The latter half of the record, including its reinterpretations by other artists, doesn’t dilute the vision. Instead, it refracts it. The remixes feel like alternate internal monologues — same source material, different emotional lenses. They extend the album’s world rather than stepping outside of it, reinforcing the sense that ‘Unquiet’ is less a collection of tracks and more a single, evolving state of mind.

By the time the album reaches its closing moments, there’s no dramatic exhale. No grand finale. Just a sense of having passed through something — subtle but transformative. ‘Unquiet’ doesn’t shout its importance. It lingers. It follows you out of the room and stays just close enough to be felt long after the sound stops.

This is an album for listeners who value patience, texture, and emotional ambiguity. It doesn’t try to redefine electronic music, but it deepens it — reminding us that intensity doesn’t always come from speed or volume, and that some of the most powerful movements are the ones that never fully resolve.

In a world that rarely allows stillness, ‘Unquiet’ makes a compelling case for listening closely to what remains when the noise recedes.

In this interview, we talk with Lynn Standafer, aka Enduser, about ‘Unquiet’ as well as his return to form, his move to Sweden, and the state of the music industry, among other things. Truly a conversation in the guise of an interview.

About Enduser

For over two decades, Enduser has been a driving force in the evolution of breakcore and experimental drum & bass – known for fusing punishing rhythms with haunting melodic depth. Collaborator of everybody from Bill Laswell to Justin K. Broadrick, Enduser worked his way earning a reputation for emotional intensity and technical precision, bridging underground electronic subcultures across the globe.

After relocating to Stockholm, Enduser has immersed himself in the stark atmospheres and shifting moods of northern Europe – influences that pulse through every moment of Unquiet. An album driven by the tension between isolation, sound, and emotional extremity. From this new home base, he continues to explore the balance between chaos and control, merging visceral sound design with a deep emotional core.

“The tracks are all quite different but they all tell a little story about my life here in Sweden. The moods between summer and winter here are so drastically different, it really affects you as a person – not just due to the cold weather but the extreme darkness (and of course the endless sun in the summer). I think most of these tracks have a bit of both in them, some light and some dark”, recounts Enduser. The result is an album that’s as fierce as it is reflective – a striking continuation of his uncompromising sonic vision.

2026 marks ten years since the release of Enter to Exit (Hands Productions), Enduser’s last full-length LP. In the time since, he has remained prolific through singles, EPs, remixes, and collaborations, constantly reshaping his approach to rhythm and texture. Unquiet gathers the threads of that evolution into a single, cohesive statement – an album that feels both like a homecoming and a transformation.

Written and arranged over the course of two years, Unquiet captures its emotional range through sonic contrasts – between minimalism and density, clarity and distortion, control and collapse. That duality runs throughout the record – moments of delicate stillness colliding with waves of intricate percussion, distortion, and bass weight.

Musically, Unquiet bears all the hallmarks of Enduser’s craft: precision breakbeat edits, distorted low-end pressure, and melodies that shift between playfulness and melancholy. Yet there’s newfound space and patience here – slower tempos, layered arrangements, and extended structures that let each idea breathe. Every track feels personal and deliberate, unbound by expectation but deeply connected by tone and intent. Enduser dwells on the process of creating the record: “I really took a lot of time with these tracks–- both from a creative / composition side as well as technically with the mixing. I had time to learn new tools and techniques, so the overall sound feels consistent throughout and everything blends together well. Each track started as a sketch, and once I had four or five, I began finishing them one by one. After a couple were nailed down, I started more sketches, and it all started to flow together. Once the momentum hit, the record really began to take shape”.

The album also features three remixes from Homemade Weapons, Nowan, and Scrwz – each artist offering a distinct reinterpretation of the record’s core material. Their contributions add depth and dimension to Unquiet, reframing its sound palette and exploring new perspectives on the themes introduced earlier in the album.

Featured image by Decay Recordings.

LINKS:
https://linktr.ee/lynnenduser
https://end-user.bandcamp.com/