House
Cabaret Nocturne
“How many years does it take before you officialy become ‘a veteran’? Belgian producer Raphaël de Sauvage has been bossing it on the underground scene since ’96, so we reckon he’s earned that title without much sweat.“ (DJ Mag Uk)
From ’01 until ’09, his Digitalk FM show for Vibration Radio brought out a crop of Belgian guests that are better know today under their names as The Magician, Mugwump, Kolombo and Aeroplane.
The chameleonic producer has been penning fusions of ‘80s pop, dark basslines, and unhinged house beats since the mid-noughties - combinations that are by his standards ‘non-formulaic’, getting his Cabaret Nocturne cloak on in 2013, and recently signed to Beachcoma with ‘Blood Walk’, which is nothing short of a slow-mo masterpiece.
In the short time since launching the project, he has also released original productions and remixes on My Favorite Robot, Nein, Factor City, Rotten City, Join Our Club, Disque Discos or Melómana.
With his musical vision he gained support from the cream of the contemporary electronic dance music crop such as Andrew Weatherall, Chloé, Cosmo Vitelli, Damian Lazarus, Daniele Baldelli, Erol Alkan, Ewan Pearson, Fairmont, Jennifer Cardini, Justin Robertson, Marek Hemmann, My Favorite Robot, Tim Sweeney, Trevor Jackson …
Then there’s his quarterly ‘K7 Nocturne’ podcast that sweeps up some of the shiniest exclusives and upcoming tracks from his fingertips, showing that one thing’s for certain: Raph’s got staying power.
Focusing on an ever broadening horizon, he continuing constantly his production efforts hiding himself beneath his bowler hat. [January ‘17]
