“It’s Intimate, It’s Close, And It’s Not Loud” Kloyd Interviewed
Clash Magazine spoke with London-based, Yorkshire-raised producer Kloyd about her recent project 'New Love', an emotionally raw electronic record that blends spectral, trip-hop-inflected sound design with a deeply personal narrative. She describes music-making as a cathartic, almost diaristic process, one shaped by her formative years studying music production in Leeds while immersing herself in the city's club scene, particularly its dubstep nights.
The interview traces how Kloyd's dubstep roots, especially the genre's sparse, texture-driven production style, informed the restrained, atmospheric feel of 'New Love'. The record charts a journey from melancholy towards hope, built around a two-year period of personal reflection, with tracks such as 'Kate's Theme' created through unfiltered, improvised, and emotionally intense studio sessions. Kloyd emphasises her commitment to cohesive, long-form album statements over standalone singles, and values the solitary, uncompromising nature of her creative process.
- Producer Kloyd discusses her cathartic, personal new project 'New Love'.
- Her sound draws on Leeds' dubstep scene and sparse production techniques.
- The album charts moving from melancholy towards hope over two years.
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Kloyd is a UK electronic music producer, originally from Yorkshire and now based in London, whose sound draws heavily on dubstep and trip-hop influences. She trained in music production in Leeds, where the city's club scene, and its dubstep nights in particular, shaped her approach to making tracks that favour space, texture and restraint over volume or spectacle.
Her latest work, an album called 'New Love', is a personal, narrative-driven record built around two years of reflection, moving from sadness towards a sense of hope. Rather than releasing standalone singles, Kloyd prefers to work in albums, treating each project as a single, cohesive statement, and she describes her creative process as solitary and largely unfiltered.
This interview, published by Clash Magazine, gives Kloyd the chance to explain the thinking and personal experience behind 'New Love', including how specific tracks came together in emotionally intense studio sessions.