New York, NY (Top40 Charts) "Downtempo melodies and piano chords meet sweeping vocals of beauty, depth, and emotion, brought on by his denial to be pigeonholed into a particular genre." - EARMILK
"He weaved a new romanticism - both saving and candid - and composed sounds that reassure when night falls. His bass lines and electro pads spread like waves, sometimes brushing against a cloud repertoire." - i-D (VICE)
"Where so many artists get lost in copying another without finding their identity, here we are faced with a very different recipe, quite unique." - Konbini
"A dreamlike and sensual dive" - Vogue (France)
Both dark and radiant, Nuit Oceān seduces with a synthetic dream pop with refined contours. Moved by an instinctive musical fauvism, the sounds ignite like so many colors. - Rolling Stone France
"A good dose of
James Blake, angelic voice included, a pinch of romanticism à la Ry X and Chet Faker, as well as a certain idea of the blues: lovers of melancholic and cottony ballads may have found in Nuit Oceān a new storyteller to be continued" - Tsugi
Downtempo producer Nuit Oceān releases his latest EP, Fire
Divine on the 23rd of October via ROUGE NEON RECORDS. He has shared the visuals for the EP title track, premiered via EARMILK. So far, the producer has appeared at several festivals including NRMAL Festival 2015 (Phantogram, Swans,
Future Islands, The
Black Angels) and has shared a stage with major artists such as
Cat Power and Mahalia. Nuit Oceān has been featured on several noteworthy publications including i-D Mag, Konbini, Vogue France, Rolling Stone France and Tsugi with radio play from RTS Radio's Michel Masserey and CBC's Rich Terfry. The producer is currently sitting at just under 10 million plays across streaming platforms.
Nuit Oceān, the sobriquet of Steve Mesmin, was born and is currently based in Bordeaux, France. However, travel has always been a vital part of his life, as he's lived and worked in London, travelled to
India and returned to his father's home of Zaire, or more commonly known as DRC. His mother, originally from Algeria, infused their home with music as she played the saxophone and ultimately these factors lead to the deep rooted urge to create beauty and express himself. When seeking inspiration for his music, Nuit Oceān refuses to shackle himself to a particular genre, turning to the variegated likes of Sade,
Nirvana and Justin Vernon. His own chilled sound can be compared to well-known musicians such as
James Blake, Elliot Moss and Chet Faker.
Within the aptly named Fire
Divine EP, sounds blaze like colors as Nuit Oceān follows instinctive musical fauvism. The EP is part of a multi-artistic approach (music, videos, photos), in a global vision for his art, in which he expresses his deep fragility that meets with a wild, untamed sweetness. The producer composes by watching series and movies, then freezing frames and replaying certain scenes in a loop. In doing so, he captures the emotion that emanates from them and recreates it while transposing it into his own musical language.
Nuit Oceān shares the core concept of the EP: "I always have this "mantra" in my head during the creating and recording process: "When there is nothing left. When you no longer have the strength to move forward. There he is, in each of us…" The FIRE DIVINE guides us to a better version of ourselves, towards a brighter future. Let it flow."
Fire
Divine EP Tracklisting
1. Roses
2. Fire Divine
3. Wounds
4. Only Love We Had feat. SAUVANE
5.
Calling Out Your Name
6. Too Late
7. Through My Eyes
