21 juin 2024

Algolia FDLM 2024

Algolia, Paris

Algolia FDLM 2024

Fête de la Musique celebration at Algolia.

Tracklist

Intro

Lendemain Divin 🛏️

2022 throwback 🕵️

Contre Visite
Nightly Repair 🌆
Invoque l'Été 🌇

2024 new thingies

Venons Ensemble 🧑‍🧑‍🧒
JeuDrill 🌠
PERMANENCE ♾️♾️
Force motrice 🌬️🌬️🌬️🌬️
Café Tiède ☕🥃☕
Café Bouillant ☕☕☕
Café Glaçé 🥃🥃🥃
Salut Nu 👋💛🧡💛👋
Nuit agitée 🌃🎆🌃🎆🌃🎆🌃
MauerPark 🎻🌇🌄🌇🌄🌇🥨

~ BPM

80–170

# Tracks

nujazz ×4dnb ×3lofi ×1techno ×2breaks ×2collab ×280–160 BPM

01Lendemain Divin95 BPMlofi

pattern

>| note "<<d4!6 [d4@7 <f4 g4>]!2> <a3!4 [a3@7 <c4 c3>]!4> [<g3 [g3@7 f3]>] d3>"

Dual-mode bassWarsaw bassline switching between habitual and alternative voicings

sample

"come_guitar" # n "<0 0 <6 5> 0 1 1 2 7>"

Guitar sample sequence with crushbus and LPF

effect

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

Deep sub-octave on bass for heavy low end

technique

note "0 7 <0!3 [0 15]> 12" # "FMRhodes1"

FMRhodes1 lead mirroring bass movement with interval jumps

structure

setcps (95/60/4)

95 BPM, roland tr808/606 hats, vec1_snare, warm opener

src: live/midi/nova/lofi/lendemain_divin.tidal

02Contre Visite80 BPMambient

sample

"celtic_guitar80" # n "4"

Celtic guitar sample repurposed as bass

pattern

note "<ef ef {b, [~!7 fs]} fs>"

Moog bass with sparse set-theoretic note pattern

effect

# octerbus 52 (range 0 0.63 "^36")

Octaver on moog bass for sub depth

technique

chop 4 $ "voices_celtic"

Celtic vocal sample chopped and sequenced

structure

setcps (80/60/4)

80 BPM ambient with LPF automation over 64 cycles

src: live/midi/nova/ambient/contre_visite.tidal

03Nightly Repair90 BPMtechno

pattern

note ("<bf g bf g bf g bf c c!4 g bf c6@2>" - 24)

Voltaic bassline on 90s_matrix:3 with long melodic phrases

sample

"[jazz,909,808bd:4]"

Triple-layered kick for heavy low end

effect

# lesliebus 41 (range "-1" 1 "^17")

Leslie speaker on 90s_matrix bass creating rotary modulation

technique

note (scale "blues" (arp "<up pinkyup downup thumbupdown>" "[0,1,2,<3 4>,<4 <5 6>>]"))

Blues scale arpeggiation on FMRhodes1 with varied arp directions

structure

setcps (90/60/4)

90 BPM, custom blues scale, 90s_matrix Godzilla bass on d7

src: live/techno/nightly_repair.tidal

04Invoque l'Ete115 BPMlounge

pattern

"d ~ ~ d d ~ d <~!3 d>"

Latin clave rhythm forming the backbone

sample

"fguitar:12"

Sweet guitar with loopAt 4 and variable chopping

effect

# crushbus 61 (range 16 1.4 "^54")

Warm bitcrush on guitar

technique

note ("<a3'maj g3'maj a3'min d3'maj>")

Jazz chord progression on moogBass and 90s_synatm

structure

setcps (115/60/4)

115 BPM, fpiano:13 with slice patterns, breaks125 + breaks165

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

05Venons Ensemble170 BPMdnb

sample

"come_bass"

Custom multi-sample bass

pattern

fast 2 . struct "t t t <t!3 t*2>"

DNB kick pattern with half-time switching

effect

# crushbus 43 (range 16 3.5 "^53")

Bitcrush on bass

technique

come_voice with conditional sample selection

Voice samples triggered by MIDI probability

structure

setcps (85/60/4)

170 BPM half-time, electric guitar + voice call-and-response

src: live/midi/nova/dnb/venons_ensemble.tidal

06JeuDrill140 BPMdrill

pattern

slow 2 $ note ("<<fs <[fs@15 e] [fs@14 cs e]>> b4>" - 12 + 2)

Slow-evolving giorgio_syn bassline with chromatic movement

sample

"bogdan_grime:1"

Cardiff grime vocal sample with conditional playback

effect

# octersubsubbus 42 (range 0 2 "^33")

Deep sub-sub-octave on bass for extreme low end

technique

someCyclesBy "<1!16 1!32 0!16>" (>| note "<b3 ~ ~ [~ ~ as4 ~]>")

Multi-phase synth menace on 90s_synatm:10 with Adrianesque variants

structure

setcps (140/60/4)

140 BPM, marimba on d5, breaks165 with Nassim button, bogdan vocal stabs

src: live/collab/raph/jeudrill.tidal

07PERMANENCE150 BPMtechno

pattern

chop 4 $ loopAt 4 $ "bass_nes:1"

NES bass sample chopped and looped with freeze effect

sample

"fguitar:40"

Guitar sample with distort and crush for industrial texture

effect

# distortbus 52 (range 0 1.5 "^34")

MIDI-controlled distortion on guitar

technique

note ("<c4 ef4 <bf3 <g3 g4>> <af3 f4 af3 af4>>") # "moogBass"

moogBass pad following chromatic minor progression

structure

setcps (150/60/4)

150 BPM, superfork lead with delay, fsynth with octer/crush

src: live/collab/raph/permanence.tidal

08Force Motrice125 BPMdnb

sample

"nujazz_bass125:1"

Nu-jazz bass sample chopped and sliced

pattern

note ("[g@2 ~!4 <f ~ as5 c6>]" - 12)

FMRhodes1 lead with sparse melodic intervals

effect

# crushbus 71 (range 12 3.4 "^55")

Bitcrush on giorgio_syn creating gritty synth texture

technique

midiOn "^58" (off 0.125 id . rev)

Reversed Rhodes with micro-offset creating echo-before-attack

structure

setcps (125/60/4)

125 BPM, cbow cello on d11, risers on d10, jungle_vocals on d9

src: live/midi/nova/dnb/force_motrice.tidal

09Cafe Tiede125 BPMnujazz

sample

"nujazz_keys125" # n "<56 56 57 56 58!4 59 59 56 59>"

Sampled nu-jazz piano keys driving the harmony

pattern

midiOn "^42" (<| "k k k <k <k*2 [k <k ~> k ~]>>")

Kick pattern with evolving 4th-beat variation

effect

# crushbus 41 (range 12 4.5 "^53")

Gentle bitcrush on nujazz bass

technique

chop 8 $ loopAt 2 $ "nujazz_keys125"

Live-recorded jazz keys chopped into 8 for real-time slicing

structure

setcps(125/60/4)

125 BPM, FMRhodes1 with arpeggiated chords on d10, h2ogmcp clap

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

10Cafe Bouillant120 BPMnujazz

sample

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

Piano keys switching between two voicings

pattern

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

bassWarsaw with irregular euclidean-style note triggers

effect

# roombus 42 (range 0 0.4 "^33")

MIDI-controlled reverb on bass

technique

"d([16 <16 [8 <8 32 16 32>]>],32,0)"

Complex euclidean hi-hat pattern on rampleS57

structure

setcps(120/60/4)

120 BPM, nujazz_bass120 plucked doubts on d11, cpluck:4 on d10

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

11Cafe Glace120 BPMnujazz

sample

"nujazz_keys120" # n (slow 4 "<5 6 7 8>")

Piano samples rotating through 4 voicings

pattern

midiOn "^42" (<| "k k k <k!3 <[~ k*<1!3 2>]!3 k*2>>")

Evolving kick with occasional rolls on 4th beat

effect

# crushbus 51 (range 16 6.4 "^54")

Wide-range bitcrush on keys

technique

"meth_bass" # n "<10!3 [<10 11> 11] 9!24>" $ loopAt 0.25

Glitchy meth_bass at 4x speed creating rhythmic noise texture

structure

setcps(120/60/4)

120 BPM, double jungle_breaks on d7+d8, nujazz_bass120:4 sliced

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

12Salut Nu120 BPMnujazz

sample

"nujazz_beats120"

Live jazz drum loops as primary rhythm source

pattern

note ("<[a4@3 <c5 f5>] e5 [<d5!3 f5>] <a5!3 c6>>" + "<0!8 [0,12]!8>")

moogBass melody with jux rev and octave doubling

effect

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

Freeze effect on nujazz_keys120 piano

technique

midiOn "^58" (juxBy 0.9 (mask "<<f t> [<f t> t]>" . (# begin 0.5) . rev . (|+ note 12)))

Complex jux with reversed, offset, octave-shifted piano reflection

structure

setcps(120/60/4)

120 BPM, nujazz_wahwah125 guitar on d7, bassWarsaw with octer/squiz

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

13Nuit Agitee160 BPMbreaks

sample

"bass_commodore:7"

Commodore bass sample stretched over 8 cycles with heavy modulation

pattern

note (scale "gameboy" ("<1(3,8) [1(3,8), <~ [~!7 2]>] 0(3,8) <0!3 -2>(3,8)>"))

Custom gameboy scale on harpsichord2 with euclidean rhythm

effect

# lesliebus 43 (range 0 2 "^29")

Leslie speaker on Commodore bass

technique

loopAt 8 $ chop 64 $ "bass_commodore:7"

Extreme granular slicing: 64 chops over 8-cycle loop

structure

setcps (160/60/4)

160 BPM, custom gameboy scale, amencutup hats, moogBass angels

src: live/midi/nova/breaks/nuit_agitee.tidal

14MauerPark120 BPMtechno

pattern

note ("<[g4 c ef@14] [<c g> ef g@14]>" - 24)

Long sustained bass with brief melodic pickups

sample

"[techno:0,808bd:2,909,kick:4]"

Four-layer kick stack

effect

# chorus (range 0 2 "^19")

Chorus effect on moogBass nano-angels

technique

arp "<up!6 down downup>" $ note ("<ef4 g4 <ef g> d>" + "c'maj'4")

Evolving arpeggio direction on FMRhodes1

structure

setcps (120/60/4)

120 BPM, cbow cello, moogBass chorus, heavy closer

src: live/midi/nova/techno/ete_a_mauerpark.tidal