Can't Stand To Lose

Can't Stand To Lose (hard soft rework)

Berlin-based producer Nicolas Bougaïeff returns with Prime Funktion, the second instalment in his Prime EP series on NovaMute, following Primal Extensions. Expanding his exploration of prime rhythms and polytemporality, Bougaïeff pushes the limits of techno with intricate rhythmic frameworks and hypnotic, high-intensity club cuts.

Visually, the artwork mirrors the EP’s rhythmic complexity, illustrating prime rhythms as layered circular structures—patterns that momentarily align, echoing the tension between freedom and synchronisation central to the Prime series.

Prime Funktion showcases Bougaïeff continuing his quest to expand the rhythmic possibilities of electronic music, drawing from his PhD in minimal techno and decades of experience in the scene. This work explores what Bougaïeff calls "temporal liberation"—where intricate rhythms both literally break the constraints of traditional techno and serve as a symbolic metaphor for broader notions of personal, social, and metaphysical freedom.

Funktion

‘Dragon Bridge’—inspired by JakoJako's travels through Vietnam and the fire-breathing Cầu Rồng in Da Nang. 🐉🐉🐉

“I wrote this track in Da Nang on the day the Dragon Bridge spit fire,” Koçer says. “It was spectacular… especially as we were there in 2024, the year of the dragon. After watching, we went home, and I wrote that tune.”

'Dragon Bridge' is taken from JakoJako's upcoming album Tết 41— an exploration of heritage, identity, and rebirth, Tết 41 collects the atmospheres of Vietnam, through rich modular textures and electronic world-building.🎋🎆🇻🇳

Dragon Bridge

This is the CLR Podcast 425 with a set by Nicolas Bougaïeff . Enjoy!

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Track list - CLR Podcast 425 I Nicolas Bougaïeff

NICOLAS BOUGAÏEFF — RELATIVITY 1

Aja - Ondéambule [Grand Musique Management]
Ø (Mika Vainio) - Tutkamaa [Sahko]
Notzing - Triphode [knotzept]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 125-150 bpm
bours? - Tribal Diplomate [BCCO]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Necessary Machinery [NovaMute]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 150-140 bpm
SVNX - Sleepwalking (Mython Remix) [Deadline]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Recursive 2 [Denkfabrik]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 144-153 bpm
Swooh - Tears of Hope [RAW]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Cognitive Resonance [NovaMute]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 152-133 bpm
Linear Phase - XX 21 A1 [Molecular]
Sleeparchive - Bleep 01 [Sleeparchive]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 132-148.5 bpm
Seigg - Intore [Molekül]
Toobris - Forbidden Forest [Children of Tomorrow]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 150-100 bpm
Gesaffelstein - Opr [Turbo]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 100-140 bpm
Convextion - Torc [Syncrophone]	
Louis the 4th - Organza [Aesir]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 140-168 bpm
Sciama - Choice Reduction [A Walking Contradiction]
Maddie Ashman - Movement I [self-released]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 168-140 bpm
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Prime [NovaMute]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 140-144 bpm
Dirty Youth - Paradigm [Influenced]
Aja Ireland - Cryptid [Infinite Machine]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 72-180 bpm
Liso - Drench [Hyperwaves]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 180-135 bpm
The Delta - Delta Skelter [d.Drum]
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Pivot 136-127.5 bpm
Nicolas Bougaïeff - Womb [NovaMute]
ZAAR (Sarah Flindt) - (don't mourn) the time you've been gone [self-released]

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