“Halfway through 2017 I decided to divide my labels into 2 independent and sound defined music platforms

Noir Music has become the full-on techno label with a harder and more edgy sound. NM2 will be the label which explores the deeper and thinner lines between House, Techno and Leftfield.

I am really proud to present this first “DEFINED” series release with productions by former Noir Music artists Olivier Giacomotto, John Monkman, Kiko and Jos & Eli whom all now fits the NM2 imprint and have given me the perfect music to help define the sound of NM2 and the difference between the 2 labels.

It is super exciting to move NM2 into a new era of great releases and a more DEFINED sound.”
- Noir

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We are pleased to announce that David Granha’s “The Gates” have hit the Beatport techno top 10. This means Noir Music now has 2 tracks in the techno top 10 as David Granha joins Victor Ruiz remix of “Bipolar Star” which is still top 5.
Link: https://www.beatport.com/release/resurrection/2223217

This weeks show was recorded live at De Markkantine in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
You can hear a little more about the club and listen to 1 hour from Noir’s set here:
More videos and pictures from the night can be seen on Noir’s Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/noirmusic/

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It’s been more than 2 years since I did an original release on my own label. It’s been 9 months since I had an original NOIR release. I wanted some time without releases. Some time to breathe, to think and most importantly time to be creative and to experiment. I have picked 2 productions I felt sounded different to everything else out there.

Eruption was already made in the fall 2017 and I have been road-testing it since ADE17 and changed it quite a lot over the 6 months period from when I thought it was finished to what it actually sounds like now. I wanted the track to be brutal like a volcano erupting, but at the same time have beautiful and peaceful elements. Hence the breakdown lava sliding into the middle of the track before it all erupts again. I have spent many hours trying to make it sound raw and unpolished.

Disruption is build around a super simple sequence loop I played by hand while jamming with new pluck sounds. As the sequence got layered and washed in effects, it became a quite haunting loop and that led me to add a boys choir to give that feel bigger impact.

This track sounds simpler than Eruption, but it’s actually stacked with layers. Disruption is meant to hypnotize and make you pay attention to details.

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Its been more than 18 months since Noir played in his home country Denmark.
He is finally “back home” on April 14th playing at Relevance Festival in Copenhagen.
More info (link til event)

Sometimes things get served on a silver-platter for you and all you have to do is lean back and enjoy the moment. David Granha sent me a bunch of new music and told me he had gone in a new direction that he felt might suit Noir Music perfectly.

And boy was he right…….

I chose 2 of his tracks to road-test and made him perfect the arrangements and elements until we both felt they had reached their full potential. This has resulted in a really special release and those always makes me super proud as an A&R and label-owner.

The Gates can be best described as a big cinematic techno stomper and that huge break not only sounds so amazing on a big system but the reactions….. Wow! Goosebumps everytime.

Resurrection hits the nail of the atmospheric techno with crisp punchy productions I love at the moment. Big pads with just enough edge underneath to give you the substance needed to keep it exciting for many plays/listens.

This might be a new direction for David Granha but it sounds like he’s been producing techno all his life. A true testiment to his production skills. I can’t stop playing these tracks in my sets and hope you end up loving these bits too.