AUSTRALIAN PRODUCER/DJ, PARIS, ANNOUNCES DEBUT ALBUM LABYRINTH, OUT AUGUST 29 VIA THIS NEVER HAPPENED
An evocative sonic journey inward — Labyrinth explores identity, instinct,
and growth through the lens of electronic music
First single “Beechworth Cascades” arrives June 26
Pre-save “Beechworth Cascades” HERE
Australian producer, DJ, and artist PARIS will release her debut album, Labyrinth, on August 29 via Lane 8’s imprint, This Never Happened. Featuring 12 original tracks, including collaborations with Juno Mamba and Rinzen, Labyrinth is a deeply personal and creatively ambitious record— the culmination of over a decade of evolution in sound, identity, and vision.
“The labyrinth felt like the perfect metaphor for what this process has been,” says PARIS, real name Paris Forscutt. “Going inward, exploring, making sense of all these parts of myself, and then surfacing with something to share. With a labyrinth, you go in, but you also come out — and there’s only one path.”
Written over several years and through periods of both isolation and clarity, Labyrinth represents PARIS's transition from the club-focused underground of her previous alias Made in Paris to a more expansive, nuanced space, where melodic techno, ambient, breaks, and electronica converge. From the immersive synthscapes of opener “Genesis” to the break-driven shimmer of “Flourish” and the soaring euphoria of “Stay” with Juno Mamba, the album navigates moods and genres without ever losing its emotional center.
Anchoring the record is first single “Beechworth Cascades,” inspired by a spontaneous solo hike in regional Victoria. The track blends field recordings of cicadas and cascading water with crystalline synths and subtle builds—a Four Tet–like fusion of nature and machine. “I remember just sitting there, recording these textures, not knowing they'd become the start of something bigger,” PARIS recalls. “That moment in the forest was the seed.”
Elsewhere, PARIS collaborates with Rinzen on the atmospheric “Wildfire,” delivers dark techno pulses with “DiCA,” and ventures into reflective territory with tracks like “Papaya” and “Rain on a Monday.” What unites the record is a constant sense of discovery — each track a new turn within the labyrinth, revealing a different facet of the artist at its core.
This is more than a debut; it’s a statement of intent from an artist unafraid to step outside expectation and move toward something more instinctual and honest.
With over 2.3 million streams on her breakout This Never Happened release “Collide” (with Kaleida), and prior support from Pete Tong, Triple J, and RÜFÜS DU SOL, PARIS is no stranger to global attention. Yet Labyrinth marks the start of something new: a full-length body of work rooted not in trend, but in truth.
Ahead of a wider tour later this year, PARIS will debut her Into the Labyrinth shows—three extended 4-hour headline sets in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane this June, offering fans an immersive preview of the album in its full, cinematic scope.
Following these dates, PARIS will embark on a full LP tour in September and October across Australia and New Zealand. In November, she’ll return to the US as part of the second edition of the This Never Happened Presents tour. She’ll also join Lane 8 and Sultan + Shepard for two special shows in Johannesburg and Cape Town to close out the month.
Labyrinth is available August 29 on This Never Happened. The first single, “Beechworth Cascades,” arrives on June 26
Labyrinth – Tracklist
PARIS - Genesis
PARIS - Fragments
PARIS - HUH
PARIS - Sea Storm
PARIS - Flourish
PARIS & Juno Mamba - Stay
PARIS - DiCA
PARIS - Rain On A Monday
PARIS - Black Dahlia
PARIS - Papaya
PARIS & Rinzen - Wildfire
PARIS - Beechworth Cascades
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