PORTRAIT(S) 2/3
Today let's introduce
@design_default and
@timkarbon ! 🎚️🥁
DESIGN DEFAULT is an electronic music artist based in Paris. DJ and producer, his work is as much about dancing as travelling. Influenced by UK bass, techno, ambient and jazz, his music is a blend of energy, deep bass and soaring layers. As a resident of
@lyl_radio and
@rinsefrance webradios, his broadcasts combine a variety of genres to create a narrative that encourages introspection. In his performances as in his records (
@pressuredome /
@clubnightclubnyc /
@fragilmusique ) he deploys an eclecticism at the service of a unique storytelling, offering listeners an intense, singular and immersive experience.
TIM KARBON is a producer / DJ and multi-instrumentalist from Montreuil. Drummer and percussionist in the bands
@tnhch ,
@maatmusic and Design Default Ensemble, his solo work explores the many hybridities of the international club scene, particularly those that bring together timbres derived from traditional Black Atlantic music such as Brazilian Baile Funk, Caribbean Reggaeton and Senegalese Sabar, with those of a sound heritage rooted in the UK Hardcore Continuum. This sound colour can be found on his first two EPs for
@polaarsounds , the label run by Lyon-based artist Flore, entitled "Drumyard (Part 1 & 2)", or on his opus for Toulouse-based
@egrego.re Egregore Collective entitled "ACABAILE EP". His latest five-track solo project, 'Fluidity' has been widely praised by the international music press. He recently collaborated with Ugandan MC
@swordmankitala (Nyege Nyege / Hakuna Kulala) on a duet EP, on Paris-based label
@_promesses
Writer, interviewer and DJ for the online electronic music collective
@couvrexchefs , he imagined his own variable-geometry team QSS (Quarantine Sonic Squad) in March 2020.This assembly of producers and DJs, most of whom are French, propose a series of militant albums and charity evenings. They dedicate their collective musical activities to supporting associations that fight against poor housing and for a better reception of people exiled on French soil, working with the associations
@droitaulogement DAL and
@baamasso
Credit :
@julienzerozero