Introducing a wonder in the minimal scene...
Nuage
His EP: Mirrors is beautiful array of melodic mastery, delving into the depths of harmony and beautifully crafted sound.
Nuage sets the tone with the title track: After Rain...
As we hit play the soothingly subtle melody line caresses our ears – the pioneer of minimal kicks us off with punch to the heart. As the track unfolds the bass line jumps through to thicken the texture, the vocals cut through soulfully to fine tune our brain to the shades of colour sparking through the imagination.
Reflecting the sheer wondrous talent of the man: Mirrors...
The staccato percussive irregularly punches through the mix, the authentic congas and toms show us the true meaning of experimental thinking. The soulful guitar licks and vocal play along with the diverse instrumentation: pushing the song towards the finish line. The true Nuage sound returns for a fine embellishment on the original.
Fresh as a cucumber: Underwater Sun...
Bit-crushed beats are hard to... well... beat. ‘The night is cool’ indeed, it’s safe to say this one subliminally manipulative song! The hi-hats play around the right and left perking up the ingenious and infamous Drum & Bass drum pattern. Imagine playing this one at night rolling through the motorways: An unbeatable thought to conserve for the memory book.
Seems like yesterday: September Song...
Powerful pads litter the progression; massive percussive beats drive the track towards the next beat. ‘I can’t believe years have passed’ before I heard anything like this.
Nuage – Mirrors EP
Alisdair Mason (rotationpress@gmail.com)