ATOLL

TRACKLISTING


A1. TUKAN - Scuba
A2. TUKAN - Raymond< br>A3. TUKAN - Opal
B1. TUKAN - 206
B2. TUKAN - Beluga
B3. TUKAN - Lago on
B4. TUKAN feat. SVDU - Black Pearl





INFO
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Somewhere between electronic music, jazz and post-rock, TUKAN unveils a p ercussive sound with a heady groove, taking you on a computerless electronic jou rney. With an analogical approach, TUKAN takes up the codes of electronic music and delivers an exhilarating sound, taking Tortoise, Badbadnotgood, Floating Poi nts, Squarepusher and Lone as reference points. On the 18th November, they are s et to release their debut album 'Atoll' via Magma/NEWS.

From the slow burning 'Scuba', the galloping '206', the ecstatic trance of 'Raymond' to the c oldness of 'Opal' and obscure rhymes of rapper SVDU on 'Black Pearl', everything here is precision and power. Seven tracks of sonic fusion recorded at La Datcha , the band's home studio and a record that showcases the band's singular synergy ; dance floor oriented rhythms and grooves with a live, cerebral influence. TUKA N brings the instruments back to the middle of the dance floor.

Led b y Nathan Van Brande and Andrea Pesare, their friendship began at the Jazz Studio in Antwerp where they started composing tracks for a rapper named SH. With idea s flowing they formed Boucan and Boukan 2.0 with Samuel Marie on keyboard, resul ting in a highly memorable performance at Brussels Jazz Weekend but an unsuccess ful period in the studio resulted in the early demise of the band.

Ho wever, refreshed and rejuvenated, in 2019, the trio formed TUKAN with Tommaso Pa trix on drums, with the new music based on improvisation and it ignited the begi nning of a new era for the four musicians. In 2021, they won the prestigious Con cours Circuit in Belgium and recorded their self-titled debut EP to critical acc laim in Belgium. Numerous shows and festival appearances followed including Fift y Lab, Dour and Nuits Bota and additional shows in Germany, Luxembourg, France a nd recently, Ment Festival in Ljubljana, MIL in Lisbonne and Mama in Paris.

Although TUKAN's studio know-how might still be in its infancy, it's the live experience that makes the heart of the project beat. Not too much technolog y here. The heat is organic, the tracks evolve and the score lives. Performances that invite trance...

TUKAN is: Andrea Pesare (Guitar), Nathan Van B rande (Bass), Samuel Marie (Keys) and Tommaso Patrix (Drums).