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Cutting edge techno at it’s finest, Parisian heavyweight Bambounou takes us through the paces with a mind-warping mix for the Junction 2 series.
 
Fusing his love for dystopian sci-fi with futuristic interpretations of UK techno, IDM and tribal sources, Bambounou is an artist at the forefront of today’s underground scene. Catching the attention of Modeselektor early, the French-Malian-Polish producer has released two albums and five EPs on the now-defunct seminal label, 50Weapons, and is set to launch his own imprint, Bambe, this month. Lauded for his experimental eclecticism and dynamic sets, Bambounou is a regular at dance institutions like Breghain, Concrete and De School and will be making his long-awaited debut with us at ION Festival this September.

Junction 2 Mix Series 011 - Bambounou

It's not often an artist serves up a debut album as accomplished and complete as @bambounou's XXX in 2012. His ambient synths and techno rhythms were perfectly formed right from the off. Impressively, the Pairs-based artist has still managed to evolve and explore plenty of new ground in the years since, not least in March with the first release on his new label Bambe. It found the straight-up, muscular grooves of his early work making way for a more restrained and minimal sound, where heady repetition and hypnotic pads seem to bend space and time. 

It's fair to say that all aspects of the Bambounou sound past and present make up this week's mix. It kicks off in high gear, like a caged animal finally let free into the wild. The synths are nasty and twisted, the hammering rhythms never let up and cacophonous percussion keeps the intensity levels high.  The frenetic pace remains throughout but there are occasional moments to catch your breath as tracks are stripped back to their bare bones. Ultimately, though, this is a peak time mix from a true techno futurist.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 334 - Bambounou

Born Jeremy Guindo, Bambounou is the product of a vast internal landscape where he roves freely in search of inspiration. Just as his alloyed French-Malian-Polish background has grown him a strong backbone of musical independence, so too has his love for astrophysics and dystopian sci-fi been distilled into futuristic interpretations UK techno, IDM and tribal sources.

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Bambe avec Bambounou - 12 Octobre 2021

We are very happy to welcome our long-time friend @bambounou to the SPND20 Mixtape series! 🙏❤️
The french fella has been doing his thing for years, managing to maintain a high-quality standard both in his dj-sets, as well as in his productions. Starting out as a young prospect on 50Weapons, where he put out 2 full-length albums, „Bambi" has had several releases on AD93 (fka Whities), Trip and other great labels. 💥
Earlier this year he launched his own Bambe label, providing you with a-class material!

SPND20 Mixtape by Bambounou

La nouvelle Cassette de Sarcus est dans le lecteur 📼

Chaque mois, Sarcus invite un.e artiste à dévoiler son univers sonore au cours d’un mix exclusif, illustré par un visuel de Guillaume H.

C’est au tour de Bambounou (@bambounou), expert du décloisonnement des genres, de proposer un mix éclectique surprenant. Des orgues mystiques aux productions UK, le producteur et DJ multiplie les références et les rythmiques le temps d'une heure de mix.

Bambounou sera au Château-Monastère de la Corroirie le 9, 10 & 11 septembre pour le Sarcus Festival 2022 ! Prenez vos billets ☛ https://bit.ly/sarcus22_fb

1. Kristoffer Svensson - Ir Himinn, Groœn
2. Frederik Valentin - Blue feat. Jeuru
3. NICK KLEIN - CHOKING ON ICE
4. TOKYOPILL - Cyber Psyche Green
5. AUX - Sleeping Beauty
6. GiGi FM- Heart in my mouth
7. Christian Coiffure - Weeping Willow_s Celestial Glow (Jonquera grattait sous le saule)
8. John Chowning - Stria (Edit) (1977)
9. Ensemble harmonie gorgienne, Nana Peradze -   Procession pascale
10. Tawfik - ʾalif hamzah
11. AMAZON II - Deep in the jungle (Feat Dj Aphrodite)

Les cassettes de Sarcus #8 - Bambounou

Happy to welcome Bambounou as a guest this week!

@bambounou 🚀

Amelie Lens Presents EXHALE Radio 033 w/ BAMBOUNOU

An absolute highlight of DGTL ADE 2024. Bambounou's set from Gou Talk by Peggy Gou was incredible from start to finish. 

BAMBOUNOU @ DGTL ADE 2024 20.10.2024

Bambounou @ The Lot Radio 12-06-2024

É–Mix No.68 by Bambounou
SC: @bambounou
IG: @bambounouu

A few words from the artist:

1/ How would you describe your personal connection to music and how it influences your creative process?

My connection to music is very much a love/hate relationship. Some days, I wake up and feel an overwhelming, transcendent love for all forms of sound—whether it’s music, noise, or even random everyday sounds. But other days, even the chirping of birds gets under my skin. This duality really mirrors my creative process: one day, I feel like everything I create is brilliant, and the next, I question how I could possibly produce something so meaningless.

2/ As an artist, how do you see the intersection between fashion and music?

Music is my chosen medium of expression—it’s what I’m most sensitive to. But it’s the same with fashion; everything feels interconnected. When I attend a fashion show, I can sense the music and the artistry behind it. To me, a melody can be just as much a form of art as a drawing or even a pair of loose jeans. It’s all about choosing the medium that resonates with you.

3/ What particularly interested you in collaborating with Études Studio to make this mix?

Honestly, it’s the pants. Études pants have this precise, cool cut that I absolutely love. I can’t deny it—I’m a huge fan of their pants ahah.

4/ How did you curate this musical sequence/audio journey?

I was on holiday in Zanzibar, an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa, and a local saying really stuck with me during that trip: Pole pole, which means “slowly” in Swahili. While the mix itself isn’t particularly slow, I was inspired by the serene and breathtaking water landscapes I experienced there. I wanted to translate what it might feel like to party in such a setting into music.

5/ Three words to define your mix for Études Studio?

Blue, Tentacle, Coral.

Maurice Donovan — Call My Name
Sound Stream — Sweep Magic
Steven Julien — Number
Huerta — Hit The Bit
Patagonia (Noha & Alex Tea) — Taktaktak
Mr. V — Mr. Bongo (Hello Children) (Butch Extended Remix)
Sally C & Eliza Rose — Hips Yo Thighs
Traumer — Get Out
Mooncat — Exploration (Original Journey)
The Third — D3 (Chris Chambers Edit)
Wongo — Cherry
Mezer The Architect — Be A Hoe
Jumpsource — On (ft. Martyn Bootyspoon)
100hz — Whisper
Duckett — Back To Life

Bambounou É–Mix No.68

Dans le cadre de l’événement Back2Beyond organisé par Red Bull, Bambounou a livré un DJ set exclusif. Cet événement marque le retour de Red Bull à Paris avec une nuit dédiée aux performances en back-to-back, réunissant des artistes de renom pour des collaborations inédites. 

Red Bull Back2Beyond rend hommage à la culture club avec une nuit de 2b2 historiques au sein d'une scéno immersive. Le concept : 4 artistes jouant en alternance sur 3 scènes au cœur de la foule et à hauteur humaine, plaçant les DJ au centre du dancefloor.

Red Bull Back2Beyond : Bambounou (DJ set) - 17 Mars 2025

As one of the most singular and promising talents on the circuit, Bambounou is still at the start of his journey and that says a lot considering what he's already accomplished. His In Session mix focuses on the deep, brooding side of what he does and it brings forward a sense of maturity and class, with tracks by Taapion Sound System, Phil Moffa and Yaleesa Hall lingering under your skin for hours after you've listened. At times menacing, at others beautiful, this mix is as complex as the artist who's recorded it.

In Session: Bambounou

Tracklist:

JUDAAH 1ST HOUR:

- Lunatic / HLM 3

- Simo Cell / Random Noizes ( Forthcoming BFDM)

- Basses Terres / Phase Shiffting Love_ one way voice link ( BFDM)

- Transcription Data Ostiense P3 / EMG ( TTT)

- Sami - SuYung ft Jackson Ryland / Shape Herder ( 1432 R)

- Batu / Whisper ( Timedance)

- Simo Cell / I love the Monkey Head ( Forthcoming BFDM)

- J- Albert / Money Between Friends

- Leo James / unreleased

- Dj Mabheko / Syagwaba / ( Gqom Oh !)

- Turinn / Eso ( Modern Love)

- Benoit B / Pour mes gars surs ( Banlieue Records)

- Pyramid Club Balance Off (Unknow Precept)

- Prostitutes / Luv U Bruv ( Diagonal)

- Duran Duran Duran / Trap Jam ( Vector 3)

- Eli Osheyack / Fraud Tzusing Remix ( SVBKVLT)

- Lastrack / Sweet Vanillia ( BFDM)


BAMBOUNOU 2ND HOUR:
- Lunatic - Si tu kiffes pas

- Bambe - Adapt

- Ns Dos - Projection

- Tarek Solatani - Lethargic Youth

- Vftl & Svreca - B2 

- Bambe - Prends le métro

- Hydrangea - Deep Forest

- Eduardo de la Calle - iadu-purim

- Elle - Attimi e se scendi

- Forest Drive West - Jinx

- Bambe - Regimented and Repetitive 

- Ns Dos - Orientation

- Tommaso Cappellato - Team Ball (feat Victor Lewis)

BFDM ZAHEF SHOW NTS RADIO  20.03.2017 ( JUDAAH & BAMBOUNOU)

Dot Cotton, body/wave/Haribo, knitting club, ballers, ravers clavers,  new Livity Sound, new Born Free, new Whities, and Omar S meets that prick Diplo :( Kenneth can u fit me in? Check out the Bambe-heavy tracklist too :)

TRACKLIST:

Pangaea - Send It In [Hessle Audio]
Mosca - Peyote Stitch [Unreleased]
ESHU Records - Nocturnal (Norman Nodge Remix) [ESHU]
Bjoern Petrikat - Freeks [Below]
Peverelist - Burning Sea [Livity Sound]
Rhythm & Sound - See Mi Yah (feat.Willi Williams) [Burial Mix]
Rhythm & Sound - Dem Never Know (feat.Jah Cotton) [Burial Mix]
Rhythm & Sound - See Mi Version [Burial Mix]
The Heatwave ft. Ding Dong - London City (Acapella) [Heat Wax]
DJC - Native [Night Slugs Club Constructions]
The Heatwave ft. Ding Dong - London City (Acapella) [Heat Wax]
Raudive - Carcass [Macro]
The Heatwave ft. Ding Dong - London City (Acapella) [Heat Wax]
Sano - La Grúa [Cómeme]
The Heatwave ft. Ding Dong - London City (Acapella) [Heat Wax]
Om Unit - Basement Superman [Idle Hands]
Pedrodollar - Money Money Money [Born Free]
Twinny Tee, Ma V - Just A VM Drum [Tribe]
Jowaa - Banku Dade [Akwaaba]
Peter Van Hoesen - Unit Prep [Time To Express]
Lanark Artefax - Touch Absence [Whities]
Maoupa Mazzocchetti - Gelatin Liposuction Candy [Unknown Precept]
LA-4A - Panic [Delft]
MC Bin Laden  - Ta Tranquilo Ta Favoral (JD. Reid Edit) [White Label]
Slowthai - Wiseman [Bone Soda]
King Rambo Sound - Lava [Unreleased]
Santiago - Touched By The Wrong Hand [Unknown Precept]
Galaxian - Hostile Intentions [Unreleased]
Cloud 9 - You Got Me Burnin' (Ray Keith & Nookie Remix) [Moving Shadow]
Omar Souleyman - Ya Bnayya [Mad Decent]

GUEST MIX: Bambounou

Gongs of Cambodia & Laos - Phnong [Tiger Gong]
Bambounou - Untitled [Unreleased]
Bambounou - Untitled [Unreleased] 
Bambounou - Untitled [Unreleased]
Bambounou - Untitled [Unreleased]
Bambounou - Untitled [Unreleased]
Bambounou - Untitled [Unreleased]
Morteza Hannaneh - B2 [Hermes]
Gongs of Cambodia & Laos - Kanying Brao [Tiger Gong]

Mosca NTS Show: 24th May 2017 (Guest Mix: Bambounou)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGnQxNlzNdI

Rinse France - 08.02.2018

Rinse FM

Hessle Audio with Bambounou - 13th August 2018

Solid Steel (26th October) In Hour 1 we welcome Bambounou, a key figure in the Parisian scene, has gained his position from his genre bending and jubilant electronic music productions and laying down solid freight train DJ sets around the globe. His effortless straddling of experimental eclecticism and 4x4 beat mastery helped Bambounou to early on catch the eye of Modeselektor, whose 50Weapons released two albums and five EPs of his axiom breaking dance incantations. His last EP 'Parametr Perkusja' came out on Disk and he had this to say;
"Hey everyone, this is a mix I did in my studio in Paris, I put up some tracks that I like playing and listening to at the moment, I hope you are going to enjoy it, now i’m about to hit the gym and have a big breakfast after that cause I need the carbs (i’m already working on my summer body and its october !!! GET MOTIVATED).
If you listen carefully you will notice that I played one of my new track, Terraforming is no easy, which I did for a compilation for one of my favorite artist : Mumdance they are as well 3 other tracks from me including my remix for a very talented french artist : BLNDR. 
Have a listen thanks."


The Solid Steel website http://solidsteel.net/ for track lists and archive shows.
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Go to Hour 2 here https://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/solid-steel-radio-show-26102018-hour-2-puce-mary/s-VC2Ry

Hour 1 - Bambounou
https://twitter.com/BAMBOUNOU

upcoming dates in the UK:

31.10	Wire, Leeds
10.11	Timedance @ The Island, Bristol
23.11	WHP, Manchester
24.11	Origins @ Mick’s Garage, London

The Lotus Eaters - Diamond
World Tour 1 - Tandoori B
De Kunovich - Strategia Della Tensione 
Nehuen - Las Maquinas
Ben Buitendijk - Alternative Hypothesis
Methamethod - Limiting Factor
Dj Spider - Wicked Priest Part 2 (Vohkinne Remix) 
Yamaoka - Hold
Bambounou - Terraforming is no easy
Distant Echoes - Swirling Thoughts 
Bambe - Carl is working
Wilson Phoenix - Moon Machine
Bebam - Citruscent
Shlømo - Napalm
Surgeon - Radiance
BLNDR - Fading smile (Bambounou remix)

Solid Steel Radio Show

Solid Steel Radio Show 26/10/2018 Hour 1 - Bambounou

French producer and DJ Bambounou traverses the wyrd bass outerzone on this week's FACT mix.

For more information and head here: https://www.factmag.com/2019/02/26/bambounou-fact-mix/

FACT Mixes

FACT mix 693 - Bambounou (Feb '19)

TF2019 w/ Bambounou

Bambounou is one of the stalwarts of the French scene, but not everyone knows that the Paris-based DJ and producer actually has Polish roots and is a resident of Tama club in Poznań. Following his great drum experiments on DISK and Whities, he came to Kraków for his first ever b2b with Lutto Lento. The bold Polish producer and DJ plays truly eclectic sets and is known for his idiosyncratic productions, breaking the barriers between disparate genres. This mix - recorded at the Unsound 2019 opening party - is almost 200 minutes long, giving both artists enough time to explore all the sounds they're passionate about, from different types of club music to French and Polish rap. @bambounou @luttolento

Unsound Podcast 62: Bambounou b2b Lutto Lento

In every country lockdowns are progressively lifting but it seems that we still have to stay at home a bit longer, its still uncertain for our club scene.

Times are strange. We all have to push ourselves forward digitally in order to maintain a "Social DJ Life," which reveals how our social image and music are intrinsically connected; the status of a DJ becomes instantly meaningless without actual people gathering and communing through music.

With the overflowing amount of information, it is sometimes easy to get lost in an endless consumption of content.

I am of course, also part of this social media game, and thought a bit about what I wanted to present within these messy times, I decided to compile a mix of birds singing to help relaxation.

Now that cities are running at idle speed, nature is slowly coming back through unexpected forms:
 
Butterflies can live their life without getting hit by a car, plants are retaking what is theirs and birds fly and parade in front of us, not nagging us but just beautifully expressing their freedom.

This mix idealises my dream journey in nature after lockdown, with all its phases, from apprehension to hope.

I hope you, like me, enjoy the original singers of this world.

This includes a recording I made at the botanical garden of Melbourne when I toured Australia in May 2018.

Thank you

A mix of various birds talking to me

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