09 juin 2024

Divin Live

Paris, France

Divin Live

Setlist

Accueil : Green Land
Paradis perdu : Break Dynasty
Vénération : Venons Ensemble
Idoles : Nouveau Soleil
(Pluie) : Contre Visite
Nuit : Atari-ght
Bouquet : It's About Time
Rite Final : Été à MauerPark
Bonus : Quart d'heure de politesse - Invoque l'Été / Alerte Verte

~ BPM

80–170

# Tracks

breaks ×3dnb ×2ambient ×1chip ×1techno ×1lounge ×1lofi ×180–170 BPM

01Green Land80 BPMbreaks

pattern

note ("<[c,e,g,b] [c,e,g,bf] [c,ef,g,bf] [c,e,g,b]>" - 12)

Jazz chord voicings on FMRhodes2 with FM modulation index control

sample

"shiloh:2"

Shiloh vocal sample with delay and reverb for atmosphere

effect

# delaybus 61 (range 0 1 "^55")

MIDI-controlled delay wet amount on vocal sample

technique

midiOn "^74" (fast 2)

MIDI button doubles kick speed for dynamic energy shifts

structure

setcps (165/60/4)

165 BPM half-time breaks, jungle_breaks:13 with loopAt variations

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

02Break Dynasty165 BPMbreaks

pattern

"<<b4 [b4@3 cs5]> gs4@2 ~ gs4>" - 24

bassWarsaw riff with sustained notes and chromatic tension

sample

"jungle_breaks:6"

Chopped jungle break on d3 with loopAt 2 and ply variations

effect

# crushbus 51 (range 16 2 "^53")

Bitcrush on bass creating gritty texture

technique

midiOn "^75" (ply "<2 [2 <4 <2 4>>]>")

Multi-level ply for snare rolls controlled by MIDI

structure

setcps (165/60/4)

165 BPM, jungle_vocals on d10, FMRhodes2 with modIndex

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

03Venons Ensemble170 BPMdnb

sample

"come_bass"

Custom multi-sample bass with crush and octer modulation

pattern

"~ cp ~ cp*<1!3 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2>"

Extended snare pattern with accelerating fills across 20 cycles

effect

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

Bitcrush on come_bass creating distorted sub textures

technique

someCyclesBy ("^35" - "^91") (>| n "<0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7>/2")

MIDI-conditional voice sample buildup

structure

setcps (85/60/4)

170 BPM half-time, come_eguitar + come_voice samples, call-and-response

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

04Nouveau Soleil110 BPMdnb

sample

"bass_gameboy"

Gameboy-era bass sample chopped and looped

pattern

note ("<fs3 b4 a4 cs5 fs4 e4 d4 cs5 fs3 b4 a4 cs5 fs4 b5 a5 cs6>")

16-step moogBass melody with superimposed 5th intervals

effect

# octerbus 72 (range 0 1 "^35")

MIDI-controlled octaver adding sub harmonics to moogBass

technique

whenmod 64 32 (off "q" ((|+ note 12) . (# pan 0.8)))

Long-form octave offset creating buildup over 64 cycles

structure

setcps (110/60/4)

110 BPM, synth_gameboy lead + synth_atari horn, breaks165 with jungle_breaks

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

05Contre 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")

MIDI-controlled octaver on moog bass

technique

chop 4 $ "voices_celtic" # n "4 <4 4 5 <4 3>> 5 <6 5 5 4>"

Celtic vocal sample chopped and sequenced

structure

setcps (80/60/4)

80 BPM ambient piece with LPF automation over 64 cycles

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

06Atari-ght120 BPMchip

sample

"drums_atari:21"

Atari drum machine sample chopped at 32 subdivisions

pattern

note (arp "down" ("<c'maj'4!2 <c'maj'4!3 ef'maj'4> g'min'4>" |+| "ef3" - 12))

Arpeggiated chord progression on FMRhodes2 (THE RAIN)

effect

# modIndex (range 0 128 "^53")

Full-range FM modulation on Rhodes creating metallic timbres

technique

midiOn "^58" ((whenmod 8 7 (off "s" id)) .(off "e" id))

Multi-offset echo technique creating rhythmic canon (THE RAIN)

structure

setcps (120/60/4)

120 BPM, thematic orbits named THE ROAD/FUEL/GUIDELINES/THUNDER/RAIN

src: live/chip/ataright.tidal

07It's About Time110 BPMbreaks

sample

"drums_atari" # n "[29 29 <29 [29 28 29]> 28]"

Atari drum machine samples driving the main beat

pattern

slice 8 ("0 1 2 3 4 5 <6!3 4> <7!3 [5 4]>") . (loopAt "q")

Nassim-triggered break slicer on breaks165

effect

# crushbus 51 (range 16 2.5 "^54")

Bitcrush on 90s_synatm pad synth

technique

midiOn "^89" ((0.125 ~>) . chop (slow 4 $ "[16 32 64 128]"))

Accelerating chop granularity for builds

structure

setcps (110/60/4)

110 BPM, synth_commodore on d7 with squiz/crush, fx_gameboy riser

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

08Ete a MauerPark120 BPMtechno

pattern

note ("<[g4 c ef@14] [<c g> ef g@14] <[g4 c ef@14] [c5 bf5 g5@14]> [c ef d@13 ~]>" - 24)

Long sustained bass notes with brief melodic pickups (Basse Germanique)

sample

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

Four-layer kick stack for heavy four-on-the-floor

effect

# lesliebus 102 (range 0 2 "^18")

Leslie speaker effect on moogBass creating rotary modulation

technique

arp "<up!6 down downup>" $ note ("<ef4 g4 <ef g> d>" + "c'maj'4" - 12)

FMRhodes1 lead with evolving arpeggio direction

structure

setcps (120/60/4)

120 BPM, cbow cello on d7, moogBass nano-angels chorus on d9

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

09Invoque l'Ete115 BPMlounge

pattern

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

Latin clave rhythm on snare forming the rhythmic backbone

sample

"fguitar:12"

Sweet guitar sample with loopAt 4 and variable chopping

effect

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

Subtle bitcrush on guitar creating warm distortion

technique

note ("<a3'maj g3'maj a3'min d3'maj>" + "0*<4 [4 16]>" + 0)

Jazz progression (vi-V-iv-I) on moogBass and 90s_synatm synth

structure

setcps (115/60/4)

115 BPM, piano on fpiano:13, breaks125 + breaks165 layered

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

10Alerte Verte160 BPMdnb

sample

"fbass:25"

Bass sample chopped into 16 with evolving slice patterns

pattern

"~ s . ~ <~ ~ s ~ s!3 ~ s s ~ s s ~ s s ~ s s s>"

20-cycle snare pattern with gradual fill acceleration

effect

# delay "<0!12 0.3!3 0.8>" # delayfb "<0!3 0.5>"

Delayed kick creating dub-style echo at phrase ends

technique

rhadamanthe_vocal:45 with self-destruct sequence

Vocal sample with whenmod-triggered destruction sequence on d11

structure

setcps (160/60/4)

160 BPM, supersiren + moog bass pads, fguitar A/B switching, 808 clave

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