Reckonwrong

Reckonwrong is the alias of London-based producer and songwriter Alex Peringer, whose music joins exuberant sonic exploration with intimate emotional world-building.

First coming to prominence in the mid-2010s as a club producer schooled on Hyperdub futurism and goofy Dutch-west-coast bangers, his tunes are marked by a fizzy, tactile and DIY-spirited approach to production, which has carried over into the quieter balladry of his recent material.

A run of releases with AD 93 saw his lysergic baritone come to the fore, fronting songs from weirdo-pop anthem ‘The Passions of Pez’ to existential hymn ‘I’m a Spoon’. Life events and
the long process of giving shape to new ideas led to something of a hiatus in the early 2020s, punctuated by the wiggly instrumentals of the ‘Personal Growth’ EP.

Returning in 2026 with his debut album ‘How long has it been?’, Reckonwrong reveals a reflective time spent away and a newly expansive songwriting voice, drawing on classic touchstones and contemporary winds blowing from Copenhagen and elsewhere. The record marks the first release on New Year, a new label branching off from nights at South London venue Spanners where these songs first came fully to life.

A collaborator and writer outside of Reckonwrong, Peringer has collaborated with Lauren Auder, Caroline Polachek and Oliver Sim.

“The left-field flourishes and use of echo calls to mind World of Echo-era Arthur Russell, while tracks such as Water of Life and I’m Not Me channel the woozy melancholy and quiet drama of Robert Wyatt. As with those musicians, a considerable part of the charm here comes from Peringer’s delightfully off-kilter vocals, which stagger between registers” – The Guardian

“Whities 018 feels like a forgotten, forlorn post-punk gem, with some modern production flourishes.” – Resident Advisor