In  just  a  year  of  existence,  Chloé’s  Lumière  Noire  has  brought  emerging  artists  and  promising  newcomers  together  –  and  this  first  compilation  of  13  brand  new  tracks  expands  the  roster,  exposing  the  label’s  eclectic  vision  in  full  daylight.  When  Chloé  talks  about  her  label,  she  puts  forward  the  fundamental  values  that  informed  her  own  musical  journey,  her  trust  in  her  own  musical  taste  –  and,  of  course,  the  predominance  of  human  relationships:  “I  followed  my  bliss  and  only  commissioned  tracks  from  artists  that  I  respect  and  whose  music  I  love.  That  to  me  is  Lumière  Noire’s  musical  palette.”With  this  13-track,  unmixed  compilation,  Chloé  makes  a  case  for  a  label  aesthetic  that  is  based  in  open-mindedness.  Familiar,  elemental  Lumière  Noire  artists  are  represented,  as  are  new  faces,  producing  a  kind  of  group  photo  presaging  what’s  next  for  the  fledgling  label.  Lyon’s  Markus  Gibb  leads  the  track  listing  with  Kuru  with  a  deep  chiaroscuro  matching  the  label’s  ethos,  followed  by  other  mainstays  Il  Est  Vilaine’s  Farenheit  451,  which  evokes  Ray  Bradbury’s  retro-dystopic  angst  with  the  band’s  usual  electro-pop  elegance.  Sutja  Gutierrez,  who  released  in  debut  EP,  The  Legend  of  Time  on  Lumière  Noire  in  April,  pursues  his  electro-Shamanism  with  the  ceremonial  Allodoxaphobia,  while  Iñigo  Vontier  (whose  EP  Aluxes  came  out  on  the  label  in  late  2017)  brings  his  Contra  project  online  with  track  Taurus,  a  further  development  in  voodoo  house.  Elsewhere,  Suuns  lead  singer  Ben  Shemie,  who  lent  his  fascinating  art-rock  croon  to  Recall,  a  single  from  Chloé’s  Endless  Revisions  LP,  contributes  A  Million  Kinds,  a  synthy,  psych-pop  debut  that  is  as  brilliant  as  it  is  surprising.  On  to  the  freshman  class:  Dutch  producer  Drvg  Cvltvre  (who  gets  personal  kudos  from  Chloé  with  each  new  12”)  brings  the  uncompromising  dark  electro  of  his  hypnotic  and  claustrophobic  Last  Rites.  Jonathan  Fitoussi’s  airy,  minimalistic  Cercles  Polaires  brings  the  respite  of  his  recent  Versatile  Espaces  Timbrés  LP  (a  collaboration  with  Clemens  Hourrières):  “I  met  him  at  Xavier  Veilhan’s  Studio  Venezia  at  the  Venice  Biennale.  He’s  a  great  guy,  and  his  universe  is  unique,”  says  Chloé.  Benedikt  Frey’s  deep  techno  track  Iaon,  is  on  par  with  his  smash  2017  album,  Artificial,  out  on  ESP  Institute.    First-timers  are  also  part  of  the  recruits:  Bajram  Bili  with  the  ten  cerebral  minutes  of  Restart,  Théo  Muller  with  the  ultra-deep  Douce  Transe,  and  Lumi,  a  Basque  band  that  fuses  electronic  sounds  with  acoustic  instruments,  brings  the  compilation  to  a  close  with  a  track  commissioned  by  Chloé,  who  met  them  at  a  festival.  These  audacious  choices  are  anchored  down  with  the  likes  of  Permanent  Vacation  pioneer  Lauer’s  hooky,  80s-infused  Pythor  (“Just  like  him,  I  was  a  resident  of  the  Robert  Johnson,  and  he  was  a  guest  of  mine  at  one  of  my  Lumière  Noire  nights  at  the  Rex.  He  is  one  of  these  people  whose  music  I  highly  appreciate);  Aergeworc  &  Franck  Agrario,  half  of  English  duo  Swayzak  David  Brown’s  project,  weaves  an  ethno*  mood  into  Grace’s  techno.  Bringing  together  different  generations,  genres,  and  styles?  That  may  not  necessarily  be  Chloé’s  MO.  She  invokes  a  more  arbitrary,  personal  logic:  “I  like  to  mix  of-the-moment  tracks  and  more  timeless  one,  but  the  rule  is  above  all  ‘do  I  love  this  or  not?’.  That  was  my  ethos  when  I  started  Lumière  Noire.”  In  that  way,  the  label  is  definitely  in  keeping  with  its  time...

VARIOUS ARTISTS LUMIERE NOIRE

C O N T R A - Taurus

Based in Paris, Lumière Noire is a creative entity founded by Chloé pitched somewhere between a record label and a club night.

if you wish to share some demos, please send to:
contact@lumierenoirerecords.com

Events/festivals producer, dj & radio host. Founder of @minimal-lt platform.  
Ongoing Projects:
- tempo bistro/djbar
- Minimal Mondays; / MONAI @palanga_street_radio;
- @spingsule radio show at Radio Vilnius;
- @yagathering programming
- @djtowell
nerijus@minimal.lt
 .. / Supynes festival / Black Wave / PPP label / Hunt / radio.audiomastering.lt / Pale Blue Dot / ..

2025


10.06 MM @ Draugu Vardai
09.25 Adata, vinyl selection
09.25 radio vilnius, spingsule
09.20 Alchemikai, Rokiskis
09.05 tempo, vinyl selection
08.25 MM w/ Legowelt
08.13 Gaia festival
07.26 Wake Pond Anyksciai
07.13 Yaga Festival / Spingsules
07.05 Hofas
07.04 Saules Baras
06.30 Minimal Mondays
06.27 Yaga showcase Kaunas
06.17 Elektrine Terasa Vilnius
06.14 Yaga showcase Riga
06.06 Bernardinu kiemas Vilnius
05.30 Lituanica Vilnius
05.26 Minimal Mondays @ Terasa
03.24 MM @ tempo
03.10 Zuikio daržas
02.28 @ adata
02.22 @ tempo

2024
12.31 Energy 25 
12.20 Elastica W Birds / Rodhad
12.13 tbc
11.29 Saitai @ Hofas
11.14 Stiqlas
11.01 Adata
09.20 SOHO
09.09 Vasaros Terasa Vilnius
08.23 Saules Baras, Nida
07.12 Yaga festival
07.06 Pieva
06.29 Riga KKC
06.28 Riga WCMW
06.15 Hofas Klaipeda
06.14 Duonos fabrikas Palanga
06.07 Audra festival
05.27 MM
05.26 Drone Day Draugu Vardai
05.18 PSR San Diego
05.13 MM opening
04.20 Kurylka
04.05 MM20
03.15 Opium
02.15 Monu Monai
02.03 Riga 
01.29 @palanga_street_radio
01.26 Opera Social House
01.24 @ RadioVilnius

2023
12.31 NYE Loft
08.14 Minimal Mondays @ Nida
08.12 Gaia festival
08.07 Minimal Mondays 
07.16 Yaga Gathering, Spengla
06.30 Audra festival, Kaunas
06.24 River Sound Solstice 
06.17 Yaga @ Fukushima, Riga
06.10 Hofas
06.05 Minimal Mondays 
05.15 Minimal Mondays season opening at Vasaros Terasa
05.06 Radio Vilnius 2 Years on Air at 1986_gallery
04.09 MM19 at Opium
03.18 5 years of @electric_shapes at Opium
02.18 Opium

2022
12.26 XMess @ Hofas
12.23 Kablys TBC
12.09 Sodas2123 
11.11  Opium w/ Daniel Avery 
10.14 VHS library x Pinkman showcase @ Lizdas 
09.24 Druskininkai / as Spingsulės
08.19 KKC
08.14 Raze w/ Yoolia
08.13 Hofas w/ Moretti, Elboe
08.08 MM w/  Dj Normal 4
07.16 Yaga Gathering 
07.08 Parkas 
06.27 MM @VT
05.09 Opening @ Vasaros Terasa
04.22 tbc
04.18 MM @ Opium
02.26 Esoterror @ Kablys

2021
12.20 MM @ Opium
12.17 XII Opium
11.08 Minimal Mondays @ Opium club
10.11 Minimal Mondays @ Opium club
09.24 Hofas
09.20 Minimal Mondays 
09.17 tbc
09.04 Žaibas w/ Autumns @Lizdas 
09.03 Caged w/ Autumns @Lukiskes 
08.07 SeSo 
08.06 Yaga Gathering
07.31 Hofas
07.26 Minimal Mondays @ VT
07.24 Gaia Gathering
07.15 Parkas
06.26 Hofas
06.05 Minimal Mondays @ Vasaros Terasa

2020
10.31 Hunt @ Kablys
10.26 Minimal Mondays @ Opium
09.26 Hunt @ Kablys
09.12 Start FM Bday
08.24 Minimal Mondays
08.20 Hofas KLP
08.15 In Gloom @ Kablys
08.08 Yaga Gathering 
07.23 Parkas 
07.06 PPP release launch party 
06.27 Vasaros Terasa BDAY
06.19 Yaga SHABASH! 
06.05 Saules Jegaine
06.01 Season Opening / Minimal Mondays @ Vasaros Terasa

04.12 Tonas @ Marijampole CXL
03.07 Hunt @ Kablys
03.06 Kablys w/ Helena Hauff
03.04 Kablys Minimal Mondays
02.28 Kablys w/ Ancient Methods 
02.21 Lizdas w/ Marcelle, Calline with C, Monika Seta
02.17 Minimal Mondays w/ Tumosa
02.15 Blitzrave @ Loftas
02.01 Pamella w/ Stavaris, Interiors, Psychotropin
01.18 Hunt w/ Gigola

2019.
12.31 Sviesus Rytojus, Kablys
12.23 Minimal Mondays, Kablys
12.20 tbc
11.25 Minimal Mondays, Kablys
11.23 Hunt w/ Sansibar, Kablys 
11.15 Labirintas, Kablys 
10.14 Minimal Mondays, Kablys   
09.30 Minimal Mondays, Kablys 
09.21 In Gloom  w/ Autumns, Interiors, Kablys 
09.16 Minimal Mondays, Vasaros Terasa 
09.12 Peronas Park , Vilnius
09.07 Taste Of w/ Animistic Beliefs live, Lizdas Kaunas
08.26 Minimal Mondays, Vilnius
08.23 The Imaginarium festival, LT
08.12 Cape Festival, Trakai
07.28 Supynes festival, Tolieja
07.14 Kablys Jura, Palanga07.09 Saules Jegaine, Vilnius
07.01 Minimal Mondays, Vilnius
06.27 Selection for Discotag, Vilnius
06.06 Supynes showcase, @about blank, Berlin
05.27 Minimal Mondays, Vilnius
05.24 Kablys Season closing, Vilnius
05.17 Supynes showcase, Kaunas
05.10 ENTER, Siauliai
05.04 Tune Yourself / Avant-Grad, Vilnius
04.22 Minimal Mondays, Vilnius
04.19 Knockturne w/ Varg, Vilnius
03.15 Kilpos w/ Gesloten Cirkel, Dax J, Vilnius
03.11 Minimal Mondays, Vilnius
02.09 Arcan, Saigon
02.02 Opio, Hoi An

Alejandro Serrano (Valencia, 1988).

contact: alejandroserranopr@gmail.com

C O N T R A - Taurus

Lumière Noire Records