Stigma | Listening Now [Pessimist Productions 2021]

Kristian Jabs is one of Bristol’s favourite sons in the modern era of electronic music. As Pessimist, Boreal Massif and Soft Boi, Jabs has solidified his position as a leader of a generation of artists. In his latest carnation Jabs presents ‘Too Long’, a new 7 track album project under a new artist moniker of Stigma. Enlisting a prolific cast of collaborators in the form of L, Justin K. Broadrick (Godflesh, Napalm Death, JK Flesh), Taylor E Burch (Tropic Of Cancer, DVA Damas) and Karim Maas, Too Long clocks in at almost 40 minutes of personally reflective, intimately authentic cyber-noir-esque trip hop. Industrial anarcho breaks, syncopated sleaze, analogue call and response. Too long is a tale of texture, feel and tone. Unadulterated. Aiming to shine a light on the relationship between poverty and mental health issues in the UK, all proceeds from the album will be donated to Second Step Bristol, a charity dedicated to supporting people with mental health problems, gently acknowledging the possibilities