Abstraxion - 2.0
Abstraxion: Short Biography - English
Harold Boué aka Abstraxion is a 28 years old french producer, based in London and Maseille.
He is releasing on HAKT Recordings and Biologic records in November his frst album Break of
Lights, the stunning debut LP from French musician. If critics are merely a tough crowd, dance
music producers rank tougher still, the London-based innovator's music has already garnered
accolades (and spins) from both – including heavy hitters such as Erol Alkan, Simian Mobile
Disco, James Holden and Dan Snaith (Caribou/Daphni). Full of melancholic reveries and hybrid
explorations, Break of Lights reveals Abstraxion to be a standout producer and true obsessive
to his craft. "The most important thing for me in this record was fnding my own sounds and
combinations to build a whole new world," says the producer of this, his frst long player. "I
wanted my album to be coherent and refect what my project is about so that people could get
into that timeless spaceship.
Break of Lights, consequently, abounds with texturally rich, rapturous gems and thoughtful
meditations on the passage of time. Album opener "White Rain," featuring the whispered vocals
of Parisian artist Chloé, winds plaintive guitar around modular synths and Abstraxion's own
ghostly vocalizations. "Moon" bubbles with blinking synths and blip-and-bleep effects that, in a
titular nod, fash celestially. "Every Night I'm Lying" marries tremendous beats with gorgeous
vocals from Danish singer Astrid Engberg. Possibly the most hypnotic track here, "Around Me,"
warms with sonorous synths that speak like beautifully indecipherable utterances. And "Les
Histoires," dedicated to the producer's father, emerges with half-recalled conversations from
childhood, then drifts – as if via time – through spectral keyboards that flter past like memories.
Abstraxion co-manage the label Biologic Records with DJ, producer DC Salas. After putting out
a series of EPs, he released the singles "Jus Acid" and "Jaipur's Elephant" on Different Records
in 2011 and 2012, respectively. He has also released music on Marketing Music. Always a
singular character with an ear for sound, he has built a music studio in Marseille with old
analogic instruments. He spends his time there making electronic music that is as explorative
and organic as possible. "I've built a system in my studio where I can spontaneously compose
with all my instruments," he says. "That way, in the end, the track has the same warmth of
feeling as the room during the recording process itself."
Abstraxion Live 2013
Abstraxion has already played in the best clubs of Europe as a DJ and will introduce in the beginning of 2013 his first audio & video live show with a futuristic architectural structure and a mapping-visuals including his recent music videos – Break Of Lights - shot in Iceland.
He will tour next year alone with his modular synths or as a band with one or two musicians depending on the place & stage.
May 2013
