Nu Creative Methods
Nu jungle dances
Souffle Continu presents a reissue of Nu Creative Methods' Nu Jungle Dances, originally released in 1978. When the second Nu Creative Methods album was released, New And Rediscovered Musical Instruments (1975) by Max Eastley and David Toop had already been available for almost three years. Without being able to say that there was a direct, real-time influence, the direction taken by the British and French duos was however the same, combining research and tradition in a quest for a new imaginary …
Superstitions
Amazing early works by Pierre Bastien & Bernard Pruvost as Nu Creative Methods. Originally released in 1984 on cassette by ADN tapes. Played with a bunch of exotic and self-made instruments. Vital 869 : '... the strange, chaotic, repeating sounds, which most of the times sound very acoustic (or very high end distorted such as in 'Barrio Chino'. A truly fascinating release, which has nothing to do with Bastien's later mechanical work, but which sounds crazy, fascinating and to my ears quit…