’The Ecstasy Of Gold’ by Nicolas Bougaïeff is part of ‘Asteroid Matter Vol.1’ EP, out on Maceo Plex’s ‘Ellum’ imprint on October 19th, 2018. Other artists on the release are Gauthier DM and Coccolino Deep: Continue reading
Nicolas Bougaïeff
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Artist Website
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Nicolas Bougaïeff on Facebook and Youtube
His label Denkfabrik on Facebook and BandCamp
Booking contact
Noviton, Suzana Gostimirović, send email
Label contact
NovaMute
1 Albion Place, London, W6 0QT, UK
www.novamute.co
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The disarming simplicity of Bougaïeff’s musical style belies the use of unconventional structures. Rooted in 90s rave music, contemporary classical and electroacoustics, Bougaïeff’s productions meet the self-imposed challenge of harnessing avant-garde techniques at the service of individual and collective dancefloor ecstasy. It’s been a long winding path that led Bougaïeff to embrace a personal sound, but patience and perseverance have paid off. In the past few years his sound has crystallised; an amalgamation of brutal distortion, playful melodies and textures suggesting off-kilter fantasy.
His Cognitive Resonance 12″, a prime example of this new sound, marked the 2017 relaunch of legendary British label NovaMute and was followed by widely praised debut album Principles of Newspeak on his own label Denkfabrik. His second album Les Sauvageries in 2018, a sonic embodiment of confrontational hedonism, combines modernist cello improvisations with industrial techno and was performed live at Berlin’s infamous KitKatClub. A busy touring schedule blossomed, taking Bougaïeff to Berghain, Fabric, and cities across the world between Los Angeles and Jerusalem. Recent projects include a live audio-visual show in collaboration with video artist Itaru Yasuda and music for Obectra’s 2018 fashion show.
Bougaïeff grew up in small-town Quebec. His first releases date back to 1997 via early netlabels and he played his first live show at a rave in 1999 using tower desktop PCs. After flirting with a career as a pilot, impossible to pursue due to colour blindness, Bougaïeff worked on a land oil rig to pay for music studies in Montreal. He completed a composition degree at the Montreal Music Conservatory, quit his job doing sound design and music for video games and in 2008, armed with a few dozen demo tracks, moved to Berlin.
The move to Berlin was pivotal for his development, opening his eyes to a cultural world which encouraged new reflections upon his own artistry. Diving into the city’s nightlife led him to reflect upon the deep architecture of the music he was making. Before long, Bougaïeff had completed a PhD on minimal techno at the University of Huddersfield, designed the controllers for Richie Hawtin’s Plastikman Live tour, and co-founded Liine, the company behind landmark music app Lemur used by astronaut Alexander Gerst on the International Space Station in a live jam with Kraftwerk.
An experimentalist in the truest sense of the word, Bougaïeff follows an empirical approach to discover what works. His insatiable musical curiosity led him to produce in countless styles and attracted the attention of a wide swath of industry players. Bougaïeff’s wildly eclectic discography includes numerous experimental and electroacoustic works, a bombastic trance EP on Armin Van Buuren’s Armada label, melodic techno on Traum Schallplatten in collaboration with Max Cooper, the Dust EP on Cooper’s own label Mesh, minimal releases on Trapez that borrow techniques from Steve Reich and Schoenberg, deep house on Maceo Plex’s Ellum, as well as a series of new wave and house excursions with synth-pop project Private Agenda on Tusk Wax and International Feel.
Nicolas Bougaïeff is not only paying homage to the past, he’s spearheading the techno avant- garde.
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Daniel Miller & Nicolas Bougaïeff set to play at Egg London for NovaMute Night (October 2018)
NovaMute Night at EGG London on November 24th, 2018: Continue reading
Nicolas Bougaïeff OUVERTUREMIX for Oki-Ni (September 2018)
He describes his mix as ‘creating a prelude to apocalyptic hedonism, something I would play earlier in the night. Inspired by the intense Berlin nightlife, hints abound of a heavier sounds rippling just under the surface.’ Continue reading
Nicolas Bougaïeff returns to NovaMute with two EPs (August 2018)
’Permutation Djinn’, the first of the two EPs inspired by Greg Egan’s sci-fi novel ‘Permutation City’ is out now: Continue reading
Daniel Miller and NovaMute announce next label night in Belgrade (August 2018)
NovaMute brings its next label party to Barutana, the legendary club at the old Belgrade Fortress on August 24th, 2018: Continue reading
Nicolas Bougaïeff’s new EP called ‘Dust’ released on Max Cooper’s label Mesh (June 2018)
Inspired by far future twisted scenarios, the title track ‘Dust‘ is about radical contrasts between acid melodies and deafening noises while supported by a massive reverb bass drum. Read more about this shock and awe, IMAX-school sound design workout with extreme dynamics here: Continue reading
Nicolas Bougaïeff and Narciss preview new track (June 2018)
Listen to the preview of Nicolas‘ ongoing collaboration with Narciss called ‘Appendix‘: Continue reading
Daniel Miller teams up with Nicolas Bougaïeff and Terence Fixmer for another NovaMute Night during Off-Week in Barcelona (June 2018)
The essential techno label NovaMute continues its tour Off-Sonar in Barcelona. Continue reading
Nicolas Bougaïeff’s releases new collaboration under different alias (June 2018)
Listen to Nicolas exploring new sounds and genres with a new disco-oriented release as Tony on Tusk Wax: Continue reading
Nicolas Bougaïeff’s album „Les Sauvageries“ selected press coverage (May 2018)
Released in April 2018 on Nicolas Bougaïeff’s imprint Denkfabrik, „Les Sauvageries“ has been picked up by Ransom Note and Based Istambul: Continue reading
NovaMute Nights announced for Hamburg, Berlin, London, Barcelona and Belgrade (May 2018)
Noviton announces the first of a series of NovaMute Nights for Berlin, Belgrade, Barcelona, Hamburg and London, featuring Anna, Daniel Miller, Luke Slater, Nicolas Bougaïeff, Speedy J, Terence Fixmer and more. Continue reading
Nicolas Bougaïeff announces album release for April 20, 2018
‚Les Sauvageries‘, Bougaïeff’s second album, will be out on his ‘Denkfabrik’ imprint. Continue reading
Nicolas Bougaïeff’s ‘Ronde Infernale’ premiered for the Egg London Podcast Series (March 2018)
As part of the run up to the 15 Years of Egg LDN birthday celebrations, Nicolas Bougaïeff premieres a track from his upcoming album. Continue reading
Nicolas Bougaïeff and Narciss about making of ‘Vocabulary C’ (February 2018)
Liam Schnell makes a complex subject on collection of locked grooves into a snazzy video: Continue reading
Nicolas Bougaïeff and Narciss talk craft, and composing 60-second techno loops with CDM (February 2018)
CDM goes deep with Nicolas Bougaïeff and Narciss on the secrets of locked grooves, playing together to an egg timer, and the art of techno. Groove in 60 seconds: Continue reading
Nicolas Bougaïeff makes the DJ Mag’s Fresh Kicks #58 mix series (January 2018)
Nicolas Bougaïeff rolls out a seamless hour of heady techno for DJ Mag’s Fresh Kicks mix series: Continue reading
Nicolas Bougaïeff collaborates with Itaru Yasuda on ‘Cognitive Resonance AV’ (January 2018)
Bougaïeff & Itaru Yasuda, each experienced artists in their respective fields, come together in a sensational AV collaboration: Continue reading
Nicolas Bougaïeff kicks-off 2018 with two remixes for the upcoming EP by Narciss (January 2018)
Nicolas Bougaïeff delivers a deconstruction and a reconstruction remix for ’Stadt Ohne Namen EP’ by Narciss: Continue reading
Nicolas Bougaïeff shares his 5 Tracks of the moment with Big Shot Magazine (December 2017)
Berlin-based techno multi hyphenate talks news music via Big Shot Magazine: Continue reading
Nicolas Bougaïeff makes the SeekSickSound Podcast SSS #299 (December 2017)
Recently after releasing an excellent EP on NovaMute, Nicolas Bougaïeff serves with an hour of hypnotic techno for SeekSickSound: Continue reading