INTERVIEW: Nickon Faith presents Love Colours EP (Incl. Lisene Remix)

With over a decade immersed in the UK underground, Manchester-based artist Nickon Faith now unveils a bold new chapter in his artistic journey: the launch of Resonance Spectrum Records. Debuting on 11th July 2025, the label's inaugural release — the ‘Love Colours’ EP — serves as a powerful statement of intent, blending Nickon’s signature psychedelic atmospheres with finely crafted grooves. The EP’s title track is a hypnotic, trance-infused cut, while ‘Inner Thoughts’ veers into tougher, mind-bending techno terrain. Adding further depth to the release, On Rotation’s Lisene — also known as one half of Space Cadets with Adam Pits — delivers a shimmering, broken-beat remix that drifts through spacious, celestial soundscapes.

We caught up with Nickon Faith to talk about the vision behind Resonance Spectrum, the creative process behind the debut EP, and how his years of experience in the scene have led to this pivotal moment.

Hey Nickon Faith, thank you for speaking with us today. How are you, and what have you been up to lately?

I am great thanks! Been having a lot of life shifts recently & just back from a very inspiring month away in Berlin - with a lot of new tunes finished and in the works. It’s been an exciting time.

You recently released your EP ‘Love Colours’ on your new Resonance Spectrum Records. What were some of your inspirations for it? Do you have any fixed artists that always inspire you, or do you find they change with every release?

Love Colours EP was a little bit of a culmination of different styles I had been really getting into recently. Like psychedelic prog with a trance backbone. I had definitely drawn upon inspiration from artists like SleepD on the title track, and even Lisene on my Inner Thoughts track, to name some specifics. My inspirations change with every release to be honest as my music taste feels like it's constantly changing or going on new tangents - as it has done for my entire life, a bit chameleon-esque.

Last year, you mentioned on Instagram that you’re exploring a new sound this year and feeling more confident in production. Did you plan to explore a new sound with this EP, or did it happen naturally? Do you think you’ll continue to explore new sounds or focus on the one you have now?

This EP occurred very organically in the song writing process. I had these inspirations in the back of my head - but nothing I gave too much thought on, the tracks flowed out really well. I think Love Colours is just a more refined & evolved version of a sound that I’ve been crafting for a while even since my first album “Circumambient” a few years back. It has all the prog sensibilities and ethereal-ness I’ve always liked to play with in my productions, but coming from a lot more experienced and well thought out place.

I will definitely continue to explore new sounds & tangents - as you will find in some of my upcoming EP’s as to be honest I tend to get bored when I make loads of tunes that feel like a specific sound, I don’t like that stagnant feeling - I feel like my creativity is always something that I need to challenge. Even ever since I started making music as a kid.

You’ve had a few people remix your songs, notably FROND and Lisene. Would you like to collaborate on remixes with more people? Do you feel people’s remixes of your songs inspire you and impact your work?

Definitely - it’s been great to have some genuinely inspiring and unique artists remix my tunes. I kind of love seeing someone else’s perspective and music sensibilities shine through, and that in itself imprints and shifts the kind of perspective I have when going into the next production/s or even listening to other music. It’s really cool! Both FROND & Lisene’s remixes were inspiring, and just great tunes. It would be cool to have more remix collaborations - but not something I would chase. when it’s the right time and feels right with the right artist sort of thing.

The label is a recent development. What pushed you to start up your label? Is there anyone you’re looking to bring on to the label in the future?

Honestly I got to a point where I had so many tunes that I felt like did not fit on any label I knew, and really felt like this is kind of my own very niche sound I’ve got going. I also was like half- way through writing my 2nd album aswell. So I think the idea to start a label to release this stuff started to get in my head - to get this album out eventually and feel like I have a place where I can really express whatever I want to create in a free way.

Then the idea kind of expanded as I got excited about the thought of other artists joining, and creating a really cool space & platform for their music, and maybe creating events etc… all just snowballed in my head. So I thought yep just do it it’s the right thing to do and let it be whatever it ends up being. Right now there are a few artists I’m in dialogue with - These Brighton lads called Sonic Juncture should be up next, as well as a Manchester based artist Met Blue next year. I think the tunes I have been sent are really cool so I’m excited to work with them properly. But right now letting the smoke clear from Love Colours, as I have my work cut out for me!

How do you feel your creative process and releases differ when releasing with an outside label compared to a self-release? Has this had any effect on the kind of music you put out?

I think with an outside label there is always an element of - you have to at least slightly fit the sound of that label, or have some element of compromise between your most “authentic sound” and representation as an artist and the “labels sound”. Which might lead you to make specific decisions in a production that would change the course of your tune in small degrees. Interestingly enough this process has also made me grow as an artist, as sometimes I may do something I wouldn’t normally do if I was just completely producing something freely - and find I quite like this new avenue and want to explore that in later tunes. So it would take me out of my comfort zone.

Making tunes with no label in mind and going for it is a very free feeling on the other hand as you always find things just naturally gravitate towards a direction, and overall does feel like a better representation of what you’re feeling at the time. But then it can also make you a bit complacent and not stretch yourself out of your comfort zone. I think there is a fine balance. Having said that there are infinite ways to keep things interesting with whatever approach you go into a track.

With my 2nd album I’m working on and a few unreleased EP’s recently it has all just been more of a free form and experimental process. Which is really partly what my label is for - to have the space where I don’t need to feel like I have to tailor things. Slightly detrimentally I’m not 100% happy with my discography as a whole as I think when I started releasing I got caught in a “sign to as many labels as possible” hype, but it’s all a learning process and has overall helped me find my authentic voice - and find labels to work with that are closely aligned with that voice.

You also run your events, Acid Faith. What inspired you to begin hosting events?

Acid Faith came about as I work with an artist - who is now a very good friend - Acid James a lot. We both share a similar passion and care for music and wanted a space where we can play tunes we love and just have a great party. It’s been a great journey so far.

When planning for your events, do you prefer to curate your line-ups based on what your audience wants or who you think should be given a platform? Which do you think is more impactful in the clubbing scene?

So far all of our lineups for every event has just been local DJ’s plus James and I. I think we just like working with artists who we feel fit the vibe, and I feel the people who come to our events know what they’re getting typically through how we advertise - fun party vibes & community, but always solid underground dance tunes. We have had some cool artists on our rosters doing cool things for sure! I think overall it’s more impactful to create your own vibe and something authentic rather than tailor to an audience, as this is how a true community is grown.

John Digweed recently invited you to do a guest mix for his Transitions show. How did that come about? Do you cater your song choices depending on the show you’re doing or what artist and genres you’re particularly enjoying at that time?

Definitely a cool moment! To me it feels a bit like pot luck aha, I think it came about as a few of my tracks were in circulation, and I feel like they really caught his attention. My Visions EP on Troubleshoot mainly. He put 2 of the tracks on his breaks series on apple music. Then he caught wind of my Signs EP on Richie Blacker’s Mess Express label - which also went on another of his breaks compilations. I had noticed some DJ’s had played some other of my tracks on his transitions radio show, and one day just got an instagram DM saying if I would like to be on for a guest mix. It was a massive honour. Hopefully I can work with Digweed again in the future.

So yeah there is a part of me that would like to help out - I’ve put out a detailed track breakdown of my track Blue Spider Lily on youtube as well. I didn’t expect how time and energy consuming it actually was to do this kind of content though as it doesn’t come too naturally to me. It's in the back of my head to expand on it at some point but right now I have to spin all these other plates.

I would say, learning and collaborating from each other is absolutely a pivotal thing. I think ultimately something would be missing if artists didn’t collaborate or bounce knowledge, it would all feel a little bit pointless as everyone would be stuck in their own echo chamber forever aha. It has certainly made me grow as an artist exponentially. Jam sessions are one of my favourite things and can be super inspiring & fun.

What can we expect from you for the rest of the year?

Rest of the year should be exciting, I have an prog house EP on Just Her’s label - Constant Circles, and then not long after I will be returning to Manual Smiles for a big 5 track EP that has been in the works for ages. I think both EPs were absolutely painstaking to get over the line, and I became extremely detail obsessed. Particularly the next Manual Smiles EP definitely feels like the most ambitious EP I’ve ever produced and my best work so far - crazy proud of that one.

Hopefully, If I manage to get everything together we will see the next Resonance Spectrum EP before the end of the year from Sonic Juncture also, with a remix from myself. As well as a few gigs - including an Acid Faith event in August.

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