Born in France and raised in
Ecuador, Nicola Cruz has found his own unique way to tap into the continent's
illustrious musical past to create something utterly contemporary.
On 'Fabric presents Nicola
Cruz', the artist drives fiercely towards the strange, experimental, and
unexpected of underground electronica. Untied from past works, the mix features
a contemporary influence of sound spawning from South America.
“I feel I've reconnected
with electronic dance music and that's what this mix is about in a way; being
able to understand again, and to compose and play with this energy that
I had forgotten. The same goes with my live show at the moment, the
concept is basically enjoying the driving nature of electronic music.”
Opening on the powerfully
stabbing ‘Everything Falls Into Place’ from MMM (Errorsmith & Fiedel) the
mix sweeps through bass, breaks, techno, analogue-glitch, all the way to the
folky Portuguese lyrics of ‘Mensagem Enviada’ from Rico Jorge. Nick León,
Verraco, Varuna and machìna are a few of the artists who have provided
exclusives that count towards the fourteen unheard tracks on an essential
delivery to the fabric series. Rio de Janeiro's Marcela Días Sindaco who also
delivered ‘Ficção Inédita’ for the mix, provided sultry vocals for Cruz’ own
‘Contato’. The track is typical of Cruz’ work in how he fuses experimental
production techniques with natural world signifiers. It's a pioneering
collaboration between the producer and the classically-trained Sindaco. Cruz’
Fauna Extincta alias also graces the mix through the futuristic ‘IER’, only the
second song to be released under that moniker.
The release of Cruz’ fabric
presents mix is timed with his third appearance at the club on November
18th. He performed alongside Ela Minus, Jane Fitz, Enrica Falqui, Kiara Scuro
and more.
The
CD and streaming services play the continuous mix. Download stores supply a
bundle of full length tracks and the continuous mix, while the double vinyl
format features twelve full length tracks from the mix including Nicola Cruz’
own ‘ Contato’ and ten more exclusive tunes
