The KCRW and COLORS-tipped Parisian producer duo, Duñe x Crayon, sharied their new live session video, 'The One / Ten Years' - watch here. This is the latest piece of music to be taken from their forthcoming debut album, 'Hundred Fifty Roses', which is out via Roche Musique (FKJ, Zimmer, Cézaire) on May 22, 2020 and follows dates opening for Daniel Caesar.
'The One / Ten Years' live session further mines the duo's penchant for downtempo electronica and tar-thick production techniques, segueing between soul, G-funk, and R&B. Hundred Fifty Roses - as an album - looks to tell the story of the over-connected and often over-stimulating world that we live in. Somewhat dystopian in its exploration, the album, which touches on the sounds of J Dilla, MF Doom and Kaytranada, paints the world of a man out of touch with himself.
Speaking about the aesthetic of the new live session, James Coote says: This video project was imagined as the visual translation of a record listening, where two pieces are linked together in continuity [The One/Ten Years]. The constraints of the live studio induced a certain way of filming, slow movements and a camera close to the artists, in particular through the use of a short focal length which reinforces the intimate side.
The challenge was to create an original image that reflects the bridges between videography and photography called 'step-printing'. This technical process, often used by Wong Kar-Wai, is based on the principle of impressing fewer images per second and duplicating them afterwards, in order to lose the notion of time and give an impressionistic aspect due to the blurring.
Before working together, the pair of producers, who met in 2014 as Roche Musique signings, have forged out successful solo careers with Crayon - previously signed to Kitsuné where he cut his teeth alongside Yuksek - releasing two EPs to-date, securing praise at Pitchfork and more along the way. As well as creating his own music, the artist has racked up a string of production credits working with tipped names from the French electronic and R&B underground scene - Ichon, Blow and L'Or du Commun to name but a few.
Duñe, on the other hand, was championed from the off via Roche Musique, initially as part of the hip-hop duo, Saje, before releasing his own solo material. As well as working on production for the likes of Swing, Julien Granel, and Blow, Duñe has established himself as a prominent live artist on the label's roster, performing across South Korea, China, Canada, and more.
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