After a brief foray into collaborative territory with last November’s C.R.U.S.H., an EP co-produced with Canadian artist Priori, Bambounou is back in solo mode, unveiling his new EP, Levantarse, on his own imprint, BAMBE. BAMBE has steadily evolved into a space where Bambounou refines his sonic vision, pushing forward-thinking club music while maintaining a keen eye on the margins of electronic experimentation.
With this latest release, he embraces a stripped-down yet deeply textural approach, distilling hypnotic tension and off-kilter rhythms into a potent, immersive experience. « Levantarse » is all about controlled tension and micro-details. A cryptic, disembodied voice weaves through layers of intricate percussive structures, teasing the boundaries of reality while locking into an unwavering groove. It’s a track that feels like a riddle—minimalist on the surface, yet dense with kinetic energy and sonic sleight of hand. « Touch Me » takes a different route, looping into itself with a relentless, rolling momentum. There’s a trance-like quality at play here—a track that either propels you forward or lures you deeper into its vortex, depending on how you surrender to it. The whispered refrain, ‘touch me,’ acts as both a guide and an incantation, reinforcing the track’s hypnotic pull.
As Bambounou himself puts it, this is just the beginning: "Gonna be doing more of these." A statement that hints at a renewed creative drive—one that feels essential, instinctive, and deeply in tune with BAMBE’s ethos. Levantarse is not just a return; it’s a declaration of intent.
Born Jeremy Guindo, Bambounou is the product of a vast internal landscape where he roves freely in search of inspiration. Just as his alloyed French-Malian-Polish background has grown him a strong backbone of musical independence, so too has his love for astrophysics and dystopian sci-fi been distilled into futuristic interpretations UK techno, IDM and tribal sources.