Dbuts (out 19th June) is France-via-Brussels duo, Nikitch & Kuna Mazes aka Nicolas Morant & Edouard Gilbert first full length album. Building on their collaborative EP Mush, Dbuts continues to explore the melting point between jazz and club culture, interspersed with the signature sounds of broken beat, Chicago footwork, UK garage, Detroit house, and underpinned by their road-tested new live format. Dbuts sees the band push their musical and creative development even further, a result of touring extensively around Europe with a live drummer, from high-brow jazz festivals to sweaty basement clubs. We would be lying if we said our gig experience didnt influence us on this record Edouard explains. We discovered new aspects to songs such as Bruk and managed to push forward the energy side of the music from the rawness of the live shows. This energy empowered to produce and compose new material in the same vein.
