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<\/a>FENRA<\/strong>, the Portland-based electronic producer and moniker of B Laws<\/strong>, has burst onto the scene with his debut single \u2018COFFEE\u2019<\/em><\/strong>, a mesmerizing blend of left-field ambient and downtempo vibes released on October 3, 2025, via 6x Records<\/strong>\u2014a track that premiered on tastemaker Magnetic Magazine<\/strong> and was masterfully polished by Aneek Thapar<\/strong>, whose r\u00e9sum\u00e9 boasts heavyweights like Rival Consoles<\/strong> and Max Cooper<\/strong>. Drawing from the genre-blurring wizardry of icons such as Caribou<\/strong>, Four Tet<\/strong>, Floating Points<\/strong>, Bonobo<\/strong>, and DJ Koze<\/strong>, alongside the minimalist grace of Philip Glass<\/strong> and soul-stirring echoes of Gloria Ann Taylor<\/strong>, FENRA<\/strong> weaves pitched-down vocals, hammered dulcimer, and woozy atmospherics into a sonic spell that slows time to a hypnotic spiral, offering a tantalizing preview of his forthcoming debut EP Delusional<\/em><\/strong> set for November 28. With roots in Santa Rosa, California, where church hymns sparked his love for harmony, and a self-taught guitar journey that evolved into synth-driven experimentation across bands that toured the US, Europe, and Asia, FENRA<\/strong> channels a lifetime of artistic fire into music that\u2019s as cinematic as it is intimately personal\u2014marking him as an unmissable force in electronic\u2019s evolving landscape.\u00a0<\/p>\n Dive deeper into his creative alchemy with FENRA<\/strong> in this exclusive interview, where he unpacks the magic behind \u2018COFFEE\u2019<\/em><\/strong> and beyond.<\/p>\n What sparked your earliest memories of music, like those church hymns with your grandmother in Santa Rosa?<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u00a0 remember the first time I heard harmony filling a room, how it felt kinda magical. It was enveloping but also seemed to go through you. Just a great feeling. In a super different way I can remember the first time I heard The Prodigy or The Chemical Brothers from kids at school and just loving how intense it was. I was really into breakbeats as a child Teaching myself guitar forced me to follow curiosity rather than rules, which made experimentation feel natural. Even now, I don\u2019t work out of a particular key or tempo. I don\u2019t start with the beat or the chords. I\u2019m not aiming to make house music or downtempo or ambient or whatever. I just sit down and do whatever I feel like each time.\u00a0 \u00a0 The trees and the food. Genre-wise Four Tet has probably shaped me the most, I like how he blends human imperfection with precise production. That approach brought me back into electronic music after I had drifted away for a while. I like it when elements feel just slightly off, when things swirl. There has to be emotion in the music. I guess it just means I\u2019ll sample anything. I had this PS1 game called MTV Music Generator<\/em> \u2014 in Europe it was called Music 2000<\/em>. It was basically a proto-FruityLoops: a grid-based sequencer with drum hits and samples. Having that as an early touchpoint was huge for me. It made building tracks feel playful and intuitive. With \u2018COFFEE\u2019 blending left-field ambient and downtempo with those organic textures like hammered dulcimer, what everyday ritual inspired its dreamy, time-slowing atmosphere?<\/p>\n That\u2019s a good question\u2026 I\u2019d say the real ritual is just listening \u2014 to a lot of different music and a lot of different sounds. I like moving through the world with my ears open. It\u2019s powerful. Sometimes I\u2019ll hear a bird in the yard or some random sound and immediately\u00a0<\/p>\n Stream \u2018COFFEE<\/em><\/strong>\u2019:<\/p>\n \n
How did teaching yourself guitar at 14 shape the way you approach creating music today?<\/strong><\/p>\n
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After touring the world with your bands across the US, Europe, and Asia, what drew you to settle in Portland and start this solo electronic journey as FENRA?<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Who among your inspirations\u2014like Caribou, Four Tet, or Bonobo\u2014has influenced your production style the most, and in what unexpected way?<\/strong><\/p>\n
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How does the minimalist elegance of Philip Glass blend with the soulful vibes of Gloria Ann Taylor in your genre-blurring sound?<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Walk us through the moment you first experimented with synths, vocals, and drums\u2014what felt like the biggest breakthrough?<\/strong><\/p>\n