Madou, the Belgian duo of Jochen Sablon and Vincent De Boeck, and marks the start of a new chapter in these two old friends’ careers. Working together and separately Sablon and De Boeck have been prominent figures on the Belgian electronic music scene for the best part of a decade now, but having experienced both homegrown and international success with previous projects Madou sees the pair more relaxed, confident and inspired than ever before.

Inspired not just by the likes of Four Tet, Moderat, Jamie xx and Pional but also by Belgian’s vibrant art and design scene Madou is, like the small events parties the pair have been hosting over the past couple of tears, an eclectic affair where four to the floor meets breakbeat and downtempo with much more besides. That eclectic mix shines through on ‘Changing’, where smokey chords and ambient textures give way to skippy Garage inspired rhythms, a ferocious bass and ultimately the kind of kick drum that dancing in dark rooms was made for. 

With their official debut single, ‘Nowhere Else’ set for release later this month on Skrillex’s NEST HQ platform having already been used by The Magician as the opening track on his latest ‘Magic Tape’, expect to hear a lot more from this Belgian duo in the coming months.

Changing

MADOU - CHANGING
Released on Lekker - Dec 8th. 

‘Changing’ is the debut EP from Belgian producers Jochen Sablon and Vincent De Boeck aka Madou. Featuring 4 tracks of upfront club music that just follows their maxim of "No genres, no expectations, no strings attached”, ‘Changing’ follows on from (and includes) the duo’s first single ‘Nowhere Else’, originally released on Skrillex’s NEST label.

Premiered by The Magician as the first track on one of his acclaimed ‘Magic Tapes’, ‘Nowhere Else’ would go on to be championed by DJs from around the world and across all genres of dance music, including everyone from Gilles Peterson (BBC 6 Music/Worldwide), DJ Target (1xtra) to The Aston Shuffle (Triple J) and Anna Lunoe (Beats 1) and being playlisted by Rinse FM in the UK.

The ‘Changing’ EP expands upon that initial promise and delves deeper underground into the Madou’s sound. Opening track ‘Samurai’ leads off with an ominous and stately string section before breaking into an imposing bass line and shuffling garage inspired beats, ‘Floating’ meanwhile offers a masterclass in how to build tension in a track, whilst the EP’s title track sees smokey chords and manipulated vocal snippets slowly mutate into a thumping bass heavy number.

Praised by everyone from Thump and Dancing Astronaut to dozens of blogs worldwide on their debut and earning comparisons to the likes of Four Tet, Pional and Jamie xx, ‘Changing’ is sure to cement Madou’s position as one of 2017’s most exciting new acts.

Floating

Listen to the original here: https://soundcloud.com/felix-pallas/similarities

Find Felix Pallas online at:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0z0ZvH87eSRfy14X7oXoex
https://www.facebook.com/felixpallasband/
https://soundcloud.com/felix-pallas/

Find Madou online at:
http://madoumusic.com
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QSEkzZAeOEe55d0RrqY89
https://www.facebook.com/madoumusic/
https://www.instagram.com/madoumusic/

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Ahead of the release of their second single Belgium duo Madou have lent their production skills to their fellow countrymen Felix Pallas, remixing the band's recent single 'Similarities'. Stripping back the original's “alienated pop” Madou have hammered the track into submission, leaving just a ghostly echo of the original's chorus, reverberating over a relentless beat and increasingly caustic bass.

Remixes by Madou

Felix Pallas - Similarities (Madou Remix)

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0oQ0nh2JWQHBkhIcsYsnxg
iTunes / Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/about-tomorrow-single/1392635396
Juno: https://www.junodownload.com/products/madou-about-tomorrow/3803540-02/

'About Tomorrow' is the 2nd single from Belgian producers Jochen Sablon and Vincent De Boeck aka Madou. Having made their debut in 2017 with the critically acclaimed 'Nowhere Else'(released on Skrillex's NESTimprint) the pair have followed it up with another infectious slice of electronic music that once more lives up to their maxim of "No genres, no expectations, no strings attached”.
 
True to form Jochen and Vincent ended up with so many ideas that 'About Tomorrow' eventually split into two completely different versions. The 'Day'mix sees them embrace their poppier inclinations layering shuffling breaks and tropical pads over an insistent vocal sample whilst the 'Night'version sees the pair fully indulge their love for darker, more underground sounds, stripping back the track to a lean, bass heavy 4/4 beast. 
 
The results is two perfectly complimentary versions of the same track, separated by birth but each built from the same DNA and sure to soundtrack your summer whether partying in a basement club, festival field, by a poolside or on a boat somewhere off the Adriatic coast this summer.
 
Praised by the likes of Thump and Dancing Astronaut and supported by everyone from Gilles Peterson and The Magician to DJ Target and Anna Lunoe on their debut, earning comparisons to the producers like Four Tet, Pional and Jamie xx, ‘About Tomorrow’is sure to cement Madou’s position as one of electronic music's most exciting new talents.
 
FIND MADOU ONLINE AT:
 
http://madoumusic.com
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QSEkzZAeOEe55d0RrqY89
https://www.facebook.com/madoumusic/
https://www.instagram.com/madoumusic/
https://soundcloud.com/madoumusic

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