Nuit jaune, by Fumerolles

Nuit jaune

by Fumerolles

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autonomy As Nuit jaune fades in, you begin to feel time slowing down. The mind dials down, limbs feel sluggish, breathing slows. But there's no panic here; the cadence is welcomed, desired even. A unexpected confrontation to the unrelenting pace of life. Here, for but 20 minutes, is balance. Favorite track: Cyclique.

kristen roos This summer heat wave music also provided the perfect soundtrack for a rainy winter walk & skytrain ride. Evoking a science fiction soundtrack from a parallel universe. My only complaint is that its over too soon, leaving me wanting more music for my wandering film. Favorite track: Un charme.

JTG Hotham Sound continues with the choice releases. This record is beautiful. I did not know that music could feel like getting a sun tan on the beach. Put me to sleep and play this in my head all night please.

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1.	Cyclique 03:47	buy track
2.	Sismographe 03:22	buy track
3.	Pulmo 03:39	buy track
4.	Ptero 03:34	buy track
5.	À l'orée 03:03	buy track
6.	Un charme 02:39	buy track

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An illustrator and librarian by day, Montreal artist Fumerolles (Frédérique Duval) uses keyboards, effects boxes and homemade synth modules to craft a uniquely organic and benevolent form of electronic music. 'Nuit jaune' is her debut EP (released digitally on Kinnta records in 2018) and we love it so much that we broke our regional mandate and reached out to ask if she’d be interested in a limited cassette release. Not only did she agree, but in talking with Frederique and her partner Christian Richer (Element Kuuda), we discovered a world of shared interests and inspirations, in particular a fondness for 70s punk, DIY instruments, woodworking, library music, and an ongoing admiration for the work of the late Norm Chambers.

Recorded during the heatwave of 2018, 'Nuit jaune' is a fittingly hazy collection of synth miniatures, reminiscent at times of Tangerine Dream, Cluster, and of course, Panabrite. What sets it apart is the gentle assuredness of Duval’s arrangements and playing. Tracks like 'Cyclique' and 'Ptero' unfold leisurely, spreading out slowly into waves of synthetic delight. On 'Pulmo', a lone synth voice croons gently to itself like a lowing calf, while 'Sismographe' follows a gentle arpeggio deep into a forest of 70s string machines. In the end 'Nuit jaune' feels less like a new release and more like a lost gem from a bygone age.

Music by Frédérique Duval, with additional synths by Christian Richer.
All tracks mixed and mastered by Christian Richer.

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released January 4, 2023

'Fumerolles has...a deep capacity for harmony and layering that is deceptively simple; her music fits like a glove and becomes an instant sugar rush. The strings and trickles of Sismographe are bolstered by crashing waves of percussive tangs. Pulmo bubbles and fizzles like a UFO attempting to jettison into orbit, but always falling short. The buzzing synthesizer loop of Ptero takes a moment to reveal itself, hidden behind keyboard fantasies and other cresting percussive smatterings, but it feels like a thought line to a future. Un charme, the shortest cut of the EP, is especially thoughtful in how it throws itself from lazer haptics and ambient synth-lines into a whole buzzing cacophony that sucks you in.'
-TABS OUT

'An atmospheric, synth-centric deployment of 70s kraut and pastoral emissions. A deeply warm album shrouded in an almost sci-fi soundtrack feel that is both pleasing and foreboding.'
-AUDIOPILE

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