15 juin 2025

Air 2025 ELEMENTEUF

Paris, France

Air 2025 ELEMENTEUF

PSC ELEMENTEUF

Tracklist

  1. Salut Nu
  2. Sunny Side Up
  3. Cafe Bouillant
  4. Cafe Tiede
  5. Cafe glace
  6. Septembre 1er

~ BPM

120125
80100120140160Salut Nu: 120 BPMSalut NuSunny Side Up: 120 BPMSunny Side UpCafé Bouillant: 120 BPMCafé BouillantCafé Tiède: 125 BPMCafé TièdeCafé Glacé: 120 BPMCafé GlacéSeptembre 1er: 120 BPMSeptembre 1er

# Tracks

nujazz ×4lounge ×1collab ×1120125 BPM
01Salut Nu120 BPMnujazz
structure
setcps(120/60/4)

120 BPM nu-jazz opener

pattern
note ("<[a4@4 c5 <c5 d5 c5 fs4>] a4>" + "[0,12]" - 36) # "bassWarsaw"

Warsaw bass with Am melody and chromatic F#4 surprise

sample
"nujazz_keys120" / "nujazz_wahwah125" / "nujazz_beats120"

Jazz keys, wah guitar, and live beats

technique
midiOn "^58" (juxBy 0.9 (mask ... . rev . (|+ note 12)))

Piano mirrored: reversed copy at 90% stereo, octave up

effect
# freezebus 51 (range 0 0.7 "^34")

Spectral freeze on piano samples via MIDI

src: live/midi/nova/nujazz/salut_nu.tidal

02Sunny Side Up120 BPMlounge
structure
setcps (120/60/4)

120 BPM upbeat sunny lounge

sample
"sunny_bass" / "sunny_brass"

Custom sunny pack with deployable brass

technique
arp "up" $ note ("0(3,8) 0(<3!3 5>,8)" + "f gs c g" + 12) # "acidOto3092"

Acid arp on F-Ab-C-G with Euclidean rhythm

pattern
n "<0 0 0 0 1 1 1 <0 1 2 ...>>" # "sunny_bass"

Patient bass: root for 4 bars then slow evolution

effect
# octersubbus 42 (range 0 2.5 "^33")

Sub-octave doubling for massive low end

src: live/midi/nova/lounge/sunny_side_up.tidal

03Café Bouillant120 BPMnujazz
structure
setcps(120/60/4)

120 BPM hot café nu-jazz

pattern
note ("e3 <b2!3 <ef3 g3>>" |+| "[0 ~ ~ 0 ~ ~ 0 ~] ...") # "bassWarsaw"

E-B bass with syncopated note triggers and Eb/G alternation

sample
"nujazz_keys120" # n "<61!24 60!8>"

Two piano presets cycling over 32 bars

technique
$ "d([16 <16 [8 <8 32 16 32>]>],32,0)" # "[rampleS57:2]"

Complex Euclidean hi-hat with density evolution

effect
# crushbus 41 (range 16 3.4 "^53")

MIDI-controlled bitcrush on bass

src: live/midi/nova/nujazz/cafe_bouillant.tidal

04Café Tiède125 BPMnujazz
structure
setcps(125/60/4)

125 BPM lukewarm café

pattern
$ "nujazz_bass125:1" # crushbus 41 (range 12 4.5 "^53")

Jazz upright bass with bitcrush warmth

sample
"nujazz_keys125" / "jungle_breaks:20"

125BPM jazz piano + jungle breaks

technique
note ("<c5 g4 <ef4!2 bf4!2> <c4 f4>>") # "FMRhodes1"

FM Rhodes Cm-G-Eb-Bb-C-F progression

effect
# octerbus 71 (range 0 0.5 "^55")

Subtle octave on secondary piano

src: live/midi/nova/nujazz/cafe_tiede.tidal

05Café Glacé120 BPMnujazz
structure
setcps(120/60/4)

120 BPM iced café nu-jazz - the cool sibling

pattern
$ "nujazz_bass120:4" # crushbus 41 (range 16 4 "^53")

Sliced 120BPM jazz bass with variable crush and slice speed

sample
"nujazz_keys120" / "meth_bass" / "jungle_breaks:53"

Jazz keys, glitched meth bass, and jungle breaks

technique
$ loopAt 0.25 $ slice 4 "0 <0!3 1> <0!3 2> 3" $ "meth_bass" # n "<10!3 [<10 11> 11] 9!24>"

Ultra-fast meth bass loop at quarter-cycle with evolving slices - 'UN GLITCH DANS MON CAFE'

effect
# crushbus 51 (range 16 6.4 "^54") # octerbus 52 (range 0 0.7 "^34")

Dual MIDI effects on piano: crush + octave

src: live/midi/nova/nujazz/cafe_glace.tidal

06Septembre 1er120 BPMcollab
structure
setcps (120/60/4) # cps ((range 60 180 "^29")/60/4)

120 BPM base with MIDI live tempo from 60-180 BPM - 'À Mon Amour'

pattern
note ("<<[b3@5 a3 b3 a3] ...>> [e3@7 b3]>") # "cpluck" |+ note 12

Cello pluck B-A oscillation resolving to E - handmade bassline

sample
"rhadamanthe_melo:1"

Piano split into begin/mid/end cue points for narrative arc

technique
slow 2 "<begin ~ begin ...>/2" # cut 51 # begin 0 # end 0.2

Piano surgically split into 3 sections with slow reveal

effect
# delaybus 111 "^30" # delayt ("<2!3 3>"/3) # delayfb 0.5

MIDI-controlled delay send with triplet-feel delay time

src: live/collab/baba/sept1.tidal