Nuits Sans Nuit [LP]

Pierre Bastien & Michel Banabila - Nuits Sans Nuit [LP]

Pierre Bastien and Michel Banabila return with Nuits Sans Nuit, their second collaboration following their Baba Soirée debut from 2023. Recorded as an intuitive exchange between Rotterdam and Valencia, the album emerged from a simple ping-pong process: Banabila sculpted sounds and atmospheres, to which Bastien responded with his distinctive instrumental palette: flute-augmented cornet, mechanized log drum, and more. Mixed by Banabila, the result is a raw yet immersive work that resonates with a somnambulant, wide-awake presence. Nuits Sans Nuit unfolds through shifting shades of melancholy. "I don't know how to describe the feeling of these crazy times we live in," says Banabila. "Les plus désespérés sont les chants les plus beaux," Bastien quotes De Musset. Wordless yet deeply expressive, the album invites listeners into a space of contemplation, where meaning emerges through immersion -- like ritual music carrying an unspoken message. Echoes of saudade, blues, fado, and soleá surface in the duo's playful noise, reimagined through their singular vocabulary. 01. Le Système Déraille 02. Nature's Voice 03. Closing Time: The Party Is Over 04. Marche Sans Fin 05. Waste Disposal 06. Waiting In Moonlight 07. Not In Our Name 08. Here Is Your New Anthem 09. Away From It All 10. Nuits Sans Nuit 11. Ambiance Subaquatique