Words by Mitch Strashnov

2011 has been a year to behold in the world of Sepalcure, with the release of their debut LP on Hotflush this week; the fact that the group is now situated between two continents; and the creation of a scintillating audio-visual show courtesy of Sougwen, the artist responsible for Sepalcure’s gorgeous record sleeves. Their sound has evolved throughout each release, too, with almost a year and half being the distance between their debut EP, Love Pressure, and their self-titled record. Between intensive studio sessions within Berlin and Brooklyn, the duo have created a record that isn’t necessarily “bass”-centric, either. Taking elements of house, funky, footwork and ambient music, Praveen Sharma (Braille) and Travis Stewart (Machinedrum) provide the soundtrack to all things endearing, engaging and evocative, crafting one of the year’s finest full-lengths and one of Hotflush’s best discs to date, period.

With an audio-visual tour in the works for 2012, the group sat down with self-titled and talked about their origins, their studio dynamic and how their previous works have melded into their group efforts. They also gave us Sepalcure’s only U.S. mix…