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Justin Robertson is a renowned DJ, music producer, painter and broadcaster. For the past 30 years he has been a leading figure in the dance music world, falling in love with it whilst completing a degree in philosophy at The University of Manchester. He headlines clubs and festivals around the globe as a DJ and formerly with his band Lionrock. As well as his own musical productions, he is much in demand as remixer having worked with the likes of Bjork, New Order, Noel Gallagher & Erasure over the years. In the past decade, he has exhibited six acclaimed collections of his art around the UK and Europe, including producing a soundtrack and book to accompany them. He hosts two popular shows “The Temple of Wonders” and “The Rotating Institute” bi monthly on Soho Radio. He has written for Ransom Note, The Social and The Guardian on music, travel and philosophical matters, interviewing the likes of Rob Newman and Gary Lachman. The Tangle is his debut novel.
WHITE RABBIT ACQUIRES DEBUT NOVEL FROM JUSTIN ROBERTSON
Lee Brackstone, Publisher at White Rabbit, has acquired World rights in The Tangle by Justin Robertson from Matthew Hamilton at The Hamilton Agency.
The Tangle is a trans- dimensional trip into the mysterious knot of nature; a journey into the 'brilliant darkness' where the timeless divine spirit of the 'Tangle' weaves its spell and all mankind's hubris is rendered insignificant by the radically non-human force of phantom ecology. Salvation, revelation and a terrible reckoning dwell in the ancient roots ...
A time travelling account of what occurs when unknowable frontiers are breached and humanity finds itself, once again, lost in the woods, The Tangle invites us into a grotesque world of eco-horror, echoing with the spirit of writers such as Saki, Ballard, M R James, Ursula Le Guin, Brian Catling and Thomas Ligotti.
Justin Robertson said: ‘In the dark corners of various acid houses and counter cultural happenings, I had been explaining to Lee my idea for my debut novel. It was to be a supernatural adventure into the mysterious dimensions of the natural world, where both horror and redemption would unfold. It would be illustrated with artwork that the story had inspired me to paint and would pulse with a rhythm like a ritual. Lee and I share an interest in the esoteric and the psychedelic, both musically and in literature, so when ‘the Tangle’ finally emerged I was keen to share it with him. I was thrilled when Lee said he was excited by the work and even more honoured when he told me that White Rabbit wanted to publish it. It’s the perfect home for the novel and for me. A place where music, art and literature all intersect and merge. With their love, passion and attention to detail it’s a joy to be part of the White Rabbit family. I hope you dig it.’
Lee Brackstone, Publisher at White Rabbit, said: ‘The Tangle is a quintessentially English novel in the great traditions of occult generations of writers who have used horror, sci-fi and fantasy to articulate our universal fears and desires. Justin Robertson’s style and preoccupations on the page will be familiar to anyone au fait with his incredible career as a visual artist, DJ and musician; a psychedelicised landscape of unsettling epiphanies and archetypal encounters.’
The Tangle will be published by White Rabbit on 28th October 2021 in hardback, ebook and audio.
All press enquiries should be directed to Will O’Mullane: Will.OMullane@orionbooks.co.uk
For rights enquiries contact: Krystyna.Kujawinska@orionbooks.co.uk
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