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Four years after their 2011 album Dring (GPM 035CD), French house duo Nôze present their fifth album, Come With Us. Once again the pairing of Nicolas Sfintescu and Ezechiel Pailhes has yielded a collection of captivating and curious songs that could only come from the unique sound-world they inhabit. From their early experimental house days through their song-based material for Get Physical, the Parisian duo have always pushed their sound to deliver a new experience for themselves and their listeners with each release. On this occasion, Come With Us finds Sfintescu and Pailhes in a particularly introspective mood, reveling more than ever in personal reflection, both musically and lyrically. "Saint," for example, conjures up the romanticism of dustbowl blues with its vagabond guitar tones (played by longtime collaborator Thibault Frisoni), while Sfintescu's voice reaches new distinctive heights in spellbinding tales like "Apache." Emiliano Turi also lends a new sense of natural groove to the Nôze sound with his live drumming, and as ever, Sfintescu and Pailhes are keen to bring their friends into the fold for guest vocal spots. Dani Siciliano spars beautifully with Sfintescu on the disco-inflected album opener "I Need to Know." dOP vocalist JAW, fresh from his 2014 Midtown project (CC 016CD), joins in for the bittersweet balladry of "Come With Me." Although they may be committed to exploring more intimate forms of musicianship, Nôze are not a duo who have forgotten their dancefloor roots, and in recognition of this they offer up electrified alternative versions of every track on the album, included as a bonus CD with the CD version and available (along with the original album) via download code included with the double LP version. As a body of work in its own right, these are less remixes and more original productions rich with the warmth of synthesized tones and powered by mechanized drums. The '70s feel of the album transfers to the remixes, the comforting hum of arpeggios and Moog growls finished off with a snappy modernity. On every level, Nôze have delivered an album that will satisfy their ardent fans of many years while demonstrating their expanding repertoire as they grow as artists. From the beginning it was clear they would never rest in one place, and now Come With Us is the perfect invitation to carry on down the path with two of Circus Company's original ambassadors.
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Double LP version. Includes download code for the album, plus bonus remix tracks. Four years after their 2011 album Dring (GPM 035CD), French house duo Nôze present their fifth album, Come With Us. Once again the pairing of Nicolas Sfintescu and Ezechiel Pailhes has yielded a collection of captivating and curious songs that could only come from the unique sound-world they inhabit. From their early experimental house days through their song-based material for Get Physical, the Parisian duo have always pushed their sound to deliver a new experience for themselves and their listeners with each release. On this occasion, Come With Us finds Sfintescu and Pailhes in a particularly introspective mood, reveling more than ever in personal reflection, both musically and lyrically. "Saint," for example, conjures up the romanticism of dustbowl blues with its vagabond guitar tones (played by longtime collaborator Thibault Frisoni), while Sfintescu's voice reaches new distinctive heights in spellbinding tales like "Apache." Emiliano Turi also lends a new sense of natural groove to the Nôze sound with his live drumming, and as ever, Sfintescu and Pailhes are keen to bring their friends into the fold for guest vocal spots. Dani Siciliano spars beautifully with Sfintescu on the disco-inflected album opener "I Need to Know." dOP vocalist JAW, fresh from his 2014 Midtown project (CC 016CD), joins in for the bittersweet balladry of "Come With Me." Although they may be committed to exploring more intimate forms of musicianship, Nôze are not a duo who have forgotten their dancefloor roots, and in recognition of this they offer up electrified alternative versions of every track on the album, available (along with the original album) via download code included with the double LP version. As a body of work in its own right, these are less remixes and more original productions rich with the warmth of synthesized tones and powered by mechanized drums. The '70s feel of the album transfers to the remixes, the comforting hum of arpeggios and Moog growls finished off with a snappy modernity. On every level, Nôze have delivered an album that will satisfy their ardent fans of many years while demonstrating their expanding repertoire as they grow as artists. From the beginning it was clear they would never rest in one place, and now Come With Us is the perfect invitation to carry on down the path with two of Circus Company's original ambassadors.
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Nôze (Nicolas Sfintescu and Ezechiel Pailhes) deliver "Holding You," steeped in the warmth of synthpop with its flamboyant tones while maintaining the tightly wound funk the duo have made their own. Sfintescu steps even further into his role as the duo's resident crooner with his strained call for "physical love" in a smooth symbiosis with the sultry atmosphere of the production. The B-side features an alternative version of "Holding You" that brings Nôze's dancefloor roots to the fore and dubs the track out into a taut, Detroit-infused workout, while remaining true to the allure of the original.
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French duo Nôze unleashes the latest installment in Get Physical's successful Body Language mix CD series. M.A.N.D.Y., Get Physical bosses and Body Language compilation investigators asked Nico, the DJ from the duo, to take a close look at the eleventh opus of this cult series which has already hosted some very gifted artists. The result: an almost 75-minute eclectic love declaration where most of the musical obsessions of the French duo are gathered. By choosing Nôze, M.A.N.D.Y. made a good call. As Nico himself explains: "I tried to combine classic Get Physical sounds with Circus Company ideas, but also the Nôze touch and tracks that I would only play as a DJ, like for instance, the one from Dennis Ferrer and Jerôme Sydenham "A Drumstick And A Light Future," which is a very old school track, one of these good-old American house-y tracks. I tried to bring all this together, giving the mix a story, and a unifying theme at the same time." From the opening jam-session-techno of "HMG 2," first glimpse of Hemingway, the new keyboard/drum-machine-electronic drum project from Ezéchiel and Nico with drummer Emiliano Turi, to Ornette's "Crazy" remix, this eleventh opus of the Body Language series is filled with nuggets carefully edited by the DJ/producer and does not sound like one of those simple '90s mixtapes. Throughout the listening, you meet some tempting UFOs, like the cult "Tu Veux Ou Tu Veux Pas" from French jazzman Zanini or the sparkling "Amor Do Olinda," a mysterious track devised by Nico. The rest is a perfectly-balanced mix between downtempo house and deep techno inspirations. Other artists include: Alejandro Mosso, Nicolas Jaar, Ian Simmonds, JC Freaks, Dave Aju, The Revenge, Oliver Koletzki & Fran, Marek Hemmann, Alex Niggemann, Ruede Hagelstein (feat. Meggy), Tiefschwarz, Makossa & Megablast (feat. Hubert Tubbs), Dixie Yure, Lump, dOP, Âme and Siopis.
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This is the fourth album by Nôze, the Parisian duo of Nicolas Sfintescu (aka DJ Freak), founding member of Circus Company and Ezechiel Pailhès. Since the release of their 2008 album Songs On The Rocks, the duo have developed like good wine, full of maturity and sophistication, asserting their character in a renewed fashion, with more depth and subtlety. Make no mistake about it, Nôze are still Nôze, they have simply swapped their colorful electro-cosmopolite entertainer costumes for the no less flattering attire of velvety pleasures and joyous melancholy and a re-emergence of their first love -- improvised music. The fellas have quieted down a bit after two crazy years touring the world, and deliver a brilliant, multi-headed album. Dring was born from multiple encounters and collaborations, disrupting the duet's recording routine: if the "Nôze sound" is resolutely turned towards instrumental music, this time the pair gave their friends complete freedom, as title after title, recording session after recording session, Nôze gradually became more of a "real" group with shifting and porous boundaries -- a spontaneous process, which progressively became this album's backbone, also an opportunity to express their gratitude to the worlds of jazz and improvised music and highlight the talent of their faithful collaborators: Thibaut Frisoni (guitar), Alexandre Authelain (sax and clarinet), Matthias Mahler (trombone) and Emiliano Turi (drums). Nôze now travels along the edge of house music, playfully making light of its codes, and more broadly making light of the codes of all festive musical genres that cross their path (cumbia, klezmer, reggae) and especially their own musical vocabulary: reviving the jazzy and experimental ardor of the early days, now sustained by the demands and maturity of accomplished musicians and performers that made their success and fame. With this album, Nôze offer themselves at their very quintessential best, where technical and musical virtuosity constantly share the limelight with the light-hearted but profound expression of joy, celebration and melancholy. Featuring contributing artists Riva Starr, Wareika and dOP.
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Nôze delivers a unique two-tracker for Circus Company. "Encore" is a DJ-friendly track reminiscent of Nôze's early work. The track is basically composed of a strong bass line that keeps on rolling over a solid beat and a few "nôzy" pads. A beautiful female voice quietly tells you what to do to relax. "Meet Me In The Toilets" sounds like a groovy party with a sexy horn section and a choir duet.
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This track was originally released by the French couple from Paris: Nicolas Sfintescu (aka DJ Freak) founder of Circus Company and Ezechiel Pailhés. "Kitchen" is remixed by Thomas Schaeben, owner of Firm Records. Thomas is actually one of the few guys left in Cologne who experiments with a lot of hardware and guitars in professional studios. He totally re-played the "Kitchen" theme and added some strong heavy delays and nice crazy beat programming. On the flipside, Skat from Paris produces supercrazy funk-house. In his shuffle version of "Kitchen" he manages to cut up sounds like a world champion. A superb rhythmic dance track!
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Nôze is made up of the Parisian duo Nicolas Sfintescu (aka DJ Freak) founding member of Circus Company and Ezechiel Pailhès. This is their second full-length release. They are back with choruses, old stories and relentless post-digital refrains and with the energy of what they give into their live shows and even their basement compositions. One year after their brilliant Craft Sounds & Voices, they have constructed their outstanding follow-up to their European tour. How to Dance is composed of new incitements to run straight to the dancefloor, with skillful trance, chiming pianos, raging beats and fun ambulistic melodies. These are refrains that engrave themselves on the brain, and grooves that take over the body like a viral disease. How To Dance restores the most festive part of the electro scene through a positively dancefloor album: let's shake!
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"Nôze is made up of Nicolas Sfintescu (aka DJ Freak) founding member of Circus Company and Ezechiel Pailhès. The comrades have hip hop and jazz roots and they let these flow into their techno tracks. Among people who are supporting their music are the famous techno producers: Luciano, Akufen, Ricardo Villalobos, Thomas Brinkmann, Ark, Krikor, Cosmo Vitelli, John Tejada and Herbert."
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"This record is the first of a series from Nôze, Organizing an 'avant garde meeting', beyond the concepts already in place....forget about nu-jazz, trip-hop, house, or techno. From the most dancefloor song (Canicule) passing by click and bleep style (Outamimonclic) to a very melancholic ballade (Newlyn), Nôze are showing a new sight of jazz through electronic music. Are Nôze the ultimate 'Electrofree' fusion? A record which gives another idea of what electronic music can bring to improvised music. And mutually. A record where are confronting the acoustics of instruments (piano, prepared piano, clarinet, saxophone...) -- and the synthetic of data processing. That is to say the unpredictable vitality of the one confronted with the clockwork regularity of the other one. The objective does not aim at technical perfection where everything is clearly expressed, it plays with the suggestion, the unspoken, the imagination."
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