From Oslo to Paris: dublon’s refined debut EP – Dancing Astronaut
by: Dancing Astronaut
Jun 6, 2025
Norwegian producer dublon has been quietly perfecting his jazz-house fusion, and “Nectar” – his debut EP by way of French label Delicieuse Musique – proves the wait was value it. This isn’t your typical bed room producer fare; it’s bridges membership tradition and reside musicianship with real finesse.
The seven-track assortment reads like a European tour diary, capturing every thing from golden-hour soul to smoky late-night introspection. Dublon’s assembled a formidable solid of collaborators, together with New Zealand jazz legend Nathan Haines, Stockholm’s TABLE, Texas alt-pop artist Deza, and French producer Tour-Maubourg.
“Salve” that includes Deza and TABLE radiates that SG Lewis-backed heat, whereas “CPH” with Nathan Haines delivers a flute-laced tribute to Copenhagen that’s equal elements trendy and club-ready. The EP’s smoky slow-burner “Brush” showcases Tour-Maubourg’s contact, constructing to the uncooked, piano-led title observe that strips every thing again to dublon’s classical foundations.
What makes “Nectar” work is dublon’s restraint. These tracks roll with TR-909 grooves and tumbling jazz improvisations with out ever feeling overwrought or tutorial. There’s actual soul right here – the type that comes from somebody who’s frolicked absorbing the tradition that informs each observe.
“Nectar is the soundtrack to a European summer season,” dublon explains, and that’s precisely what it delivers – groovy, melancholic, and refreshingly human in an more and more digital panorama. For a debut EP, it’s remarkably assured work from a producer who clearly is aware of the distinction between jazz-house and jazz-house executed proper.
Classes: Music