Eschaton

Eschaton is the stage name of Chris Wright, a Nottingham, UK–based producer and DJ working across breakbeat, drum and bass, jungle, glitch and IDM, with strong leanings toward liquid funk textures. He is the founder and label head of Omni Music (Omni Music UK). Wright has released multiple albums and EPs on Omni Music and other imprints, including the album Quantum 1: Quantization (2011) and the Astral Evolution EP (2023).

Background: Chris Wright launched Eschaton from Nottingham, building a profile through self-released material and label activity. He set up Omni Music (Omni Music UK) to issue his own records and to curate like-minded releases; public discography notes multiple albums and EPs on that label and a steady output that spans the 2010s into the 2020s. Wright also publishes fiction under his own name — titles include Survival, Fragments, I Am Auton and The Daemon's Wish — which appear alongside his music work in public listings.

Musical style: Eschaton’s productions sit at the intersection of broken rhythms and textured atmospherics. Tracks combine chopped and re-sequenced breakbeat editing with glitch-style micro-edits and IDM-flavoured rhythmic variations. His drum work favours tight transient shaping and detailed break programming rather than long, unprocessed loops; basslines are often layered — a focused sub layer with a midrange growl or harmonic layer for presence on small systems. Atmospheric elements include pads and field-like samples that operate as counterpoints to the drums, and occasional liquid-leaning melodies appear alongside darker, more fragmented jungle passages.

Production techniques: across releases Eschaton uses detailed editing and resampling to produce stuttering, glitch-tinged beats and to rearrange classic breaks. Expect close attention to transient control, multiband compression on bass, and automation of time-based effects (reverbs, delays and filter sweeps) to move sections. He often sculpts percussion with high-frequency layering and uses subtle stereo movement on ambience layers to keep mixes clear while retaining low-end weight for club play — traits audible on releases such as Quantum 1: Quantization and the 2023 Astral Evolution EP.

Career and contributions: as label head of Omni Music (Omni Music UK) Eschaton has released his own albums and EPs and managed the label’s output. Publicly noted releases include the 2011 album Quantum 1: Quantization and the 2023 Astral Evolution EP; beyond that, listings credit him with multiple further albums and EPs on Omni Music and other imprints. He operates both as a studio producer — shaping tracks and EPs — and as a DJ, presenting his material in mixes and club sets where the production choices translate to tight break edits and controlled low end.

Specific influences and other work: while public biographical detail beyond releases is limited, genre tags attached to Eschaton point to influences from breakbeat, jungle and IDM production approaches; his parallel output as Chris Wright (author of Survival, Fragments, I Am Auton and The Daemon's Wish) is verifiable in bibliographic listings and appears alongside his music career. The most recent named release is the Astral Evolution EP (2023) on Omni Music.