Nouvea Monica - Concealed Club Manifesto
- 1Nostalgia
- 2Nostalgia (Not Even Noticed Remix)
- 3Cut Loose
- 4Pulsating
- 5Pulsating (Impérieux Remix)
- 6See The Light
- 7See the light (369 Mix)
- 8See The Light (Hodge Remix)
DR003
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Open edition
The Concealed Club Manifesto project pays homage to the mid 2000s underground UK club music scene, an era of music which acts as well of inspiration and creativity for the Nouveau Monica, and has no doubt helped shaped his sound. For the French producer, the UK club scene holds a special allure and mystique, especially since he observed this phenomenon from afar, and was idealized as one of the most “pivotal” moments in underground club culture, making it seem intangible, hence concealed. Nouveau Monica’s sound palette is deeply rooted in the UK scene, which he combines with his own personal musical background. This mid 2000s UK club sound is what the producer defines as his “Golden Era” and the genres created during that time are the building blocks of the Concealed Club Manifesto EP.
“Nostalgia” with its relentlessly galloping drum loop, delivering a sense of simplicity, yet very subtle and intricate efficiency of a leitmotif, in the rhythm, the chords or the voice, reminiscent of an elusive representation of what nostalgia can be.
Not Even Noticed remix of goes for a dreamy electro dub revision of “Nostalgia” giving off some Moby-esque flair. This track pulls you in with its sense of ease and mellowness.
“Cut Loose” takes inspiration from UK Funky, Dubstep, Grime, Acid and a bit of ghetto-tech, resulting in an efficient and raw floor-filling bass track.
“Pulsating” is confirms Nouveau Monica’s penchant for sirupy R&B vocals fulled with speed garage and ethereal synths melodies and harmonies, reminding us the producer capacity to juggle between different music era’s with ease and originality.
Impérieux, the Pampa records and Sofia rec new protégé, sets an incredible level of vibe with his own twist of “Pulsating”, taking it to a whole new genre: a meeting of the third kind between dancehall, early 2000 R&B and acid.
“See the Light” closes the EP as a triptyque. First with the OG version, cut out to be the straightforward, grimy, clean, and uncluttered bass track the producer always seeks for when going for the uncompromisingly strong raw material.
The second version conducted by Nouveau Monica as an alternate 4/4 version of the same title, harmonizes the repetitive chopped vocals with a technically syncopated drum loop designed for a new mental perspective, an after-hours sensation that blurs the line between euphoria and melancholy.
The last iteration of “See The Light” comes from none other than Hodge himself. A club tailored cut with a heavy groove, pattered with percussive elements, followed by sun drenched melody and sweltering pads that unleash into a a bellowing bass track, perfectly suited for peak sunset hours at a day rave an unforgiving Soundsystem.
Artwork by Nouveau Monica
Mastering by Decode Berlin
“Nostalgia” with its relentlessly galloping drum loop, delivering a sense of simplicity, yet very subtle and intricate efficiency of a leitmotif, in the rhythm, the chords or the voice, reminiscent of an elusive representation of what nostalgia can be.
Not Even Noticed remix of goes for a dreamy electro dub revision of “Nostalgia” giving off some Moby-esque flair. This track pulls you in with its sense of ease and mellowness.
“Cut Loose” takes inspiration from UK Funky, Dubstep, Grime, Acid and a bit of ghetto-tech, resulting in an efficient and raw floor-filling bass track.
“Pulsating” is confirms Nouveau Monica’s penchant for sirupy R&B vocals fulled with speed garage and ethereal synths melodies and harmonies, reminding us the producer capacity to juggle between different music era’s with ease and originality.
Impérieux, the Pampa records and Sofia rec new protégé, sets an incredible level of vibe with his own twist of “Pulsating”, taking it to a whole new genre: a meeting of the third kind between dancehall, early 2000 R&B and acid.
“See the Light” closes the EP as a triptyque. First with the OG version, cut out to be the straightforward, grimy, clean, and uncluttered bass track the producer always seeks for when going for the uncompromisingly strong raw material.
The second version conducted by Nouveau Monica as an alternate 4/4 version of the same title, harmonizes the repetitive chopped vocals with a technically syncopated drum loop designed for a new mental perspective, an after-hours sensation that blurs the line between euphoria and melancholy.
The last iteration of “See The Light” comes from none other than Hodge himself. A club tailored cut with a heavy groove, pattered with percussive elements, followed by sun drenched melody and sweltering pads that unleash into a a bellowing bass track, perfectly suited for peak sunset hours at a day rave an unforgiving Soundsystem.
Artwork by Nouveau Monica
Mastering by Decode Berlin
