DJ, producer and Techno Doctor Nicolas Bougaïeff, releases his brand new five-track EP, EP3, today via Mute’s electronic dance imprint, NovaMute.
This follows the release of EP1 and EP2 on the label, which won support from artists such as Robert Hood, Charlotte De Witte, Chris Liebing, and Paula Temple, among others.
EP3 kicks off with ‘Zero Kelvin’, a driving cut accompanied by atmospheric pads and aquatic synths that bubble to the surface before ‘Tessellate Desire’’s foreboding sonics and scratching textures blend together to culminate in a moody warehouse track. The percussion of ‘Spectral Flow’ then rattles and shakes as electrifying, acidic synths stumble over its subtle hypnotic groove, followed by ‘Tesseract Jazz’, which boasts mind-bending, wonky melodies for the ultimate trip. Last up is the overpowering force of ‘Inner Division’. EP3 upholds Bougaïeff’s experimental and unique approach to electronic dance music and production, featuring his distinctive use of polytemporality.
This also follows the release of Lattice 002, a compilation EP of cutting-edge electronic artists, featuring Bougaïeff’s track ‘Cobalt’, on renowned producer Max Cooper’s label.
A Canadian-born, Berlin-based artist, Bougaïeff is a hugely experienced composer whose decades-long love of club music—and his PhD in Minimal Techno—reflects his desire to challenge convention.
Outside of his releases, Bougaïeff co-founded software company Liine in 2010 and
in 2018 engineered the Lemur app used by astronaut Alexander Gerst on the
International Space Station. He founded the Berlin Academy of Electronic Music and has recently been hosting a series of tutorials on Instagram / TikTok, demystifying techniques such as pivot mixing.
Listen: https://mute.ffm.to/nb-ep3
EP3 TRACKLISTING
- Zero Kelvin
- Tessellate Desire
- Spectral Flow
- Tesseract Jazz
- Inner Division
FURTHER LISTENING
EP1 [NovaMute]
EP2 [NovaMute]
Begin Within [Mute]
The Upward Spiral [NovaMute]
