Fantasia, by Nuel

Fantasia

by Nuel

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• Artwork by konx-om-pax

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1.	Body Shock 04:27	buy track
2.	Guerrilla Habits 05:31	buy track
3.	Pollyanna! 05:34	buy track
4.	The Running Flow 04:55	buy track
5.	Disincanto Road 05:24	buy track
6.	On a Treadmill 07:50	buy track
7.	Quiet 05:06	buy track

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As a long-time admirer of his work, R&S/Apollo boss Renaat has signed up Italian craftsman Nuel for a stunning concept album that finds the artist becoming "my own imaginary band" after ten years of personal growth and exploration.

Nuel has been revered in underground techno circles for many years. He is a meticulous sonic sculptor who has made some of the most meditative and hypnotic electronic grooves of the last decade on labels like Semantica, Kontra-Musik and Sublunar. He also put out cult classic and highly sought after album ‘Trance Mutation’, which found him playing all the sounds himself on a wide array of instruments.

It is that multidisciplinary ‘one-man-band’ approach he has taken again on ‘Fantasia’, which is the latest fruit of a lifelong personal quest to grow his skills, learn new techniques and go further than ever before in search of sound. "I wanted to master the art of production," he says, "so I began recording and mixing as wide a range of music as possible." As such, using guitars from his school days, bass from an ex-girlfriend, a Cajon from his uncle, and some newly acquired percussion, he set about experimenting and now serves up the beguiling results.

Opener 'Body Shock' is a beautifully poly-rhythmic affair that jostles with vitality - you can hear fingers moving up and down the bass guitar as it drives the track along. Dancing cymbals, an arpeggiated lead and the Peruvian Cajon all bring worldly character to this supple rhythm. The uptempo 'Guerrilla Habits' is irresistibly compelling with its busy acoustic lead guitar, psyched-out chords and subtle sci-fi effects all coming on like some futuristic folk rave. 'Pollyana' is again defined by Americana-style guitar playing, but run through with synth meditations and uneven loops that trap you in the moment.

'The Running Flow' keeps up this magical fusion of organic and synthetic sounds; of the played and the synthesized, and is always building towards a peak that fills you with rapture. 'Disincanto Road' is a darker, more introspective track, with heavier drum hits and more taught bass twangs that ride a rugged rhythm. It's a pause of the momentum before 'On a Treadmill' sets off on another fascinatingly unusual groove made from off-grid strings, riffs and drums that are in constant flux. 'Quiet' is a blissed-out and thoughtful closer with celestial acoustic guitar and lush sonic waves that ebb and flow and sinking you ever deeper into a state of calm.

‘Fantasia’ is physical, dance-able music but crafted from unfamiliar sound sources that make it as suited to a campfire gathering as an experimental club setting. It's expertly assembled and utterly unique.

credits

released July 17, 2020

Written and produced by Manuel Fogliata
Recorded and mixed by Manuel Fogliata
All instruments played by Manuel Fogliata
Artwork by Konx-om-pax

This record has been made in Rimini, Italy. (2012 - 2017)
It was a long process, difficult sometimes but necessary, made possible by those who believe in the value of music.

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Nuel Rimini, Italy

Nuel is an Italian DJ, live musician and producer who has a reputation for sculpting perfectly hypnotic and meditative sounds.

discography

Fantasia

Jul 2020
Toolkit

Nov 2017
Unveiled

Mar 2016
Aquaplano ltd 03

Jul 2011
Aquaplano ltd 01

May 2010

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