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'Sanctuary' by Aeria
In May, the label White Garden presented 'Sanctuary'. The album by artist aeria is filled with nostalgia. The artist transcribes her longing in a cinematic way. Emotions are delivered in his orchestral assemblages of violin, clarinet, piano and synthetic harp. A project at the crossroads of two eras, due to its use of electroacoustic elements over which her vocoded voice is delivered. "Don't Stop Combing My Hair On Your Lap" concludes with a reference to a nursery rhyme designed to lull us into a subjective reverie.
Aeria plunges into a past that is lost, but is reborn in our imagination to flood us with emotions. What once was has an end, but exists to allow us to experience the feeling of melancholy. A sometimes overwhelming emotion, but memories can also give us hope, and allow us to revive loved ones.
Words: Adé.
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'SPF INFINI 3' by TDJ
The soundtrack takes another turn in TDJ's 'SPF INFINI' trilogy. Since 2021, she has been collaborating with Quebec director Laurence 'Baz' Morais: the idea is to illustrate her compilations through a film, for total immersion in the world of the artists and their message.
The three episodes explore the themes of narcissism, vanity and hedonism, and the desire to remain constantly connected. In the final episode of this adventure, a group of influencers reconnect with the essential after a spiritual retreat. In the face of the coming apocalypse, they find refuge in dance.
On this compilation, TDJ stays true to her gabber and eurodance universe. It features productions by Torvs, Vitesse X, DJ Traytex, fknsyd, aamourocean and many more!
Words: Adé.
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'Crunch Crunch Gloop Gloop' by Daniel 58
In 'Crunch Crunch Gloop Gloop', Canadian artist Daniel 58 unveils four tracks at the crossroads of trap and dancehall. We plunge into a rhythmic universe that swings to the beat of sirens and harmonious percussion.
In "9 to 5", the sample of crickets keeps the listener on their toes before the composition continues. In "Crunch Crunch Gloop Gloop", we feel as if we've lost ourselves in a jungle where jackhammers are constantly haunting us. Daniel 58 knows how to captivate. The cadenced tempo is ideal for the club, but there are nuances in the sound design that can also be appreciated when listening in depth at home.
For this album, the artist has chosen to surround himself with a monochrome, mysterious aesthetic. A choice that places bass music in something more contemplative, imbued with a melancholic darkness. His visuals are abstract and blurred, plunging us into a vertigo from which we don't emerge unscathed.
Words: Adé.
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'Opal' by Max klank
For as long as we've known him, Max Klank has inspired us with his boundless energy and 360° inspirations. Max Klank doesn't like being told what to like, or in what direction to go. Eventually, he'll set about doing just the opposite with bravado and distinction.
We remember this summer, when he told us that his attraction to pop was taking shape. That he needed words to soothe his thoughts. Nomadic for the past few months, trying to figure out which city inspired him most, he set off with his computer and his signature instrument to produce between Brussels, Montreal, Paris and Marseille.
The result is 'Opal', an infinite sweetness that we recommend you listen to to end this far too chaotic month of September.
Words: Adé.
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' Clavaria Formosa' by Tatyana jane
On Boukan Records, Tatyana Jane unveils an introspective work called CLAVARIA FORMOSA. Introspective, because the artist decides, metaphorically and acoustically, to pay homage to her Cameroonian heritage, while integrating it into what cradles her life as a DJ. But in her work, tradition and club are not mutually exclusive, but rather reinforce each other.
This EP is conceived as a journey into her past. The first song invites us to plunge into a unique, spiritual, rite-like universe: loops drawn from mental techno evolve in tension to pave the way for synths. In "Sagatte", she invites the Haoussa drummer to recall the typical chords of Cameroonian ceremonies. In "Club Culture", the percussion is no longer organic, but becomes symbolic of broken beat and bass music, genres that the producer favors in her sets.
Words: Adé.
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'Dissolution Grip' by KMRU
KMRU inaugurates his OFNOT label with the delicately abrasive ‘Dissolution Grip’. Here, the prolific Kenyan sound artist, now based in Berlin, moves away from the use of field recordings as affective stimuli of his last works: he experiments by using the mere visual representations of everyday soundscapes as a breeding ground for the development of his immersive synthesizers. While the sounds captured remain the basis of the enveloping drones, here they are ultimately erased and reduced to a silent framework, and a displaced emotion takes refuge resisting the process.
The result is three patient compositions of soothing strangeness, like witnesses of a mirror universe unfolding through eddies that persist and gain in depth. In "Along A Wall" as elsewhere, the pensive synthetic layers progress with grainy tones and then distortion, growing heavy like the sky before a storm, leaving us with cleansed air after the blast.
Words: Antoine.
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Photo: Julia Sellmann.
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