London-based electronic musician Relka (a partial anagram of the Indian state of Kerala from which he originally hails) first got involved with electronic music production after coming to London as a teenager, seeking to venture beyond his formal background in Carnatic singing. Despite developing roots in UK dance music, Relka always had an uneasy experience in the scene itself, baffling fellow DJs and emptying dance floors. Undeterred, he continued experimenting, over time developing a sound reflective of the indelible marks left by his disparate experiences in India and the UK, while always remaining open to unorthodox and experimental approaches to music. Eventually, with more time on his hands as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, he began to compile selections of his solo music into albums, first releasing Unlocked in 2020 with California based digital label Material Sound. Now partnering with Augment Records to produce his second album, Can’t Wait integrates a collage of memorable samples from his travels, transforming the mundane into a mosaic of varied and sometimes surreal soundscapes.