Aux Pieds de la Nuit Nyx Nótt SKU: MELO124LP Barcode: 5060168041722 21.00 £21.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Melodic Released Date: 14th February 2020 Buying Format: 1LP Includes 7" Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info “I’d work on it when everyone else at home was in bed,” says Aidan Moffat of his latest musical project as Nyx Nótt. “I don’t sleep very well and I’m very much a nighthawk, so the music I made was naturally nocturnal.” The essence of night and Moffat’s moonlit tinkerings became such a prominent role in the creative process that his new alias had to reflect this too. “I originally planned to release the album anonymously and tried to think of a convincing, exotic name that suited the nocturnal themes of the album. Nyx and Nótt are two mythical goddesses of night, Nyx from the Greek and Nótt from old Norse.” The album title translates as “At the Feet of Night”, so this is an album not simply of, or from, the night, but an ode to it – a sonic worshipping of the night’s pull and allure. Crepuscular music. The result is an album that pulses like the quiet hum of night; the production is clear and crisp with every movement, note and sound augmented with stark clarity – like the amplified sound of a creaking floorboard as you move through the house in darkness. It’s a deeply percussive album, resulting in gentle rhythms that often give way to moments of real stillness and tenderness that stem from the rich orchestration and composition – one that glides from strings to brass to quietly purring electronics. The album moves through jazz, ambient and electronic to result in something that sounds like it might be a score to Moffat’s dreams. “It’s made with samples, sound effects, keyboards, and the occasional toy,” says Moffat. “All but one of the tracks started with drums – I’d been collecting jazz drum samples and sessions for a while and I would layer a few kits on top of each other to create rhythms, then add music and samples from there.” When Moffat says “the occasional toy” he means it quite literally. “For ‘Mickey Mouse Strut’ the music began with a recording of a singing Mickey Mouse toy I bought in Japan,” he says. “Its mouth opens when you squeeze its belly and it’s quite sinister.” Elsewhere there’s references to Edgar Allen Poe on ‘Long Intervals of Horrible Sanity’, a haunting tribute to the horror writer Shirley Jackson via ‘Shirley Jackson on Drums’ and ‘Theme From’ is a track that Moffat plucked from another project which was going to be an album of twenty 90-second theme tunes for imaginary Netflix shows. However, for someone as revered a lyricist as Moffat – be it with his own solo work, Arab Strap or when working with Bill Wells and RM Hubbert – he’s in entirely instrumental mode here, much like he was with his now defunct L.Pierre alter ego. It results in a fundamental shift in creative approach for Moffat when operating in this format. “For me, making instrumental music is like working with your favourite tool missing,” he suggests. “It’s more of a challenge and a bit more risky. It relies more on instinct than songwriting does, or at least it does for me. It requires a bit more trust in yourself when there’s no-one to bounce ideas off – in that way, these sorts of records are probably more personal than those with my voice.” Also, given the album was made in such a personal and intimate way by Moffat as the world was catching z’s, it also succeeds in being a transformative experience for him. “There’s an element of escapism in this album – there are no crickets in Glasgow, for instance, but I couldn’t resist using recordings of them, I’ve always loved the way they sound.” Those nighttime sessions and plucking albums from experiments are not an anomaly in Moffat’s life however. “I’m always working on something to varying degrees,” he says. “Right now, I’m working on another three albums that will appear over the coming years. It keeps me sane and happy. I’m very lucky to have a job that’s not only enjoyable but is actually a way of winding down too. I live in a sort of backwards world these days where work functions as a stress reliever.” Artist Nyx Nótt Genre Electronica Label Melodic Buying Options 1LP Includes 7" Format 1LP , Includes 7" Condition New Country UK Track Listings Mickey Mouse Strut The Prairie Words of Wonder Theme from Shirley Jackson on Drums Long Intervals of Horrible Sanity Citation Needed Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Nyx Nótt and more from Electronica View Product Quick View Nyx Nótt Themes From… Electronica | Melodic | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 2nd December 2022 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nyx Nótt Themes From… £21.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Melodic SKU: MELO133LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 2nd December 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Roisin Murphy Róisín Machine (Limited Splatter Vinyl) Electronica | Skint | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 16th October 2021 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Roisin Murphy Róisín Machine (Limited Splatter Vinyl) £26.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Skint SKU: 4050538696288 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 16th October 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Kasbo The Making of a Paracosm Electronica | Counter Records | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 23rd October 2020 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kasbo The Making of a Paracosm £25.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Counter Records SKU: COUNT190 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 23rd October 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ruth Mascelli Non-Stop Healing Frequency Electronica | Disciples | 1LP Released 28th July 2023 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ruth Mascelli Non-Stop Healing Frequency £20.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Disciples SKU: DISC23 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 28th July 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Chris & Cosey Songs Of Love & Lust Electronica | Conspiracy International CIT | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 25th October 2019 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Chris & Cosey Songs Of Love & Lust £20.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Conspiracy International CIT SKU: CTILP009 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 25th October 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Telex SEX Electronica | Mute | 1LP Released 22nd September 2023 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Telex SEX £22.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Mute SKU: TELEX3 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 22nd September 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ulrich Schnauss & Mark Peters Underrated Silence Electronica | Bureau B | 1LP, Includes CD Released 5th December 2011 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ulrich Schnauss & Mark Peters Underrated Silence £16.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Bureau B SKU: BB94LP Formats: 1LP, Includes CD Released Date: 5th December 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jean Michel Jarre Electronica 1: The Time Machine Electronica | RCA | 2LP Released 16th October 2015 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jean Michel Jarre Electronica 1: The Time Machine £20.00 Genre: Electronica Label: RCA SKU: 88843018981 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 16th October 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Justice Electronica | Because Music | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes CD Released 4th December 2015 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Justice £17.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Because Music SKU: 5060421561974 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes CD Released Date: 4th December 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Au Suisse Au Suisse Electronica | City Slang | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 16th September 2022 £25.00 - £26.00 Select options Au Suisse Au Suisse £25.00 - £26.00 Genre: Electronica Label: City Slang Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 16th September 2022 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Meat Beat Manifesto [PIAS] 40 Electronica | PIAS | 12", EP/Mini Album Released 28th April 2023 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Meat Beat Manifesto [PIAS] 40 £13.00 Genre: Electronica Label: PIAS SKU: BIAS4003 Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album Released Date: 28th April 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Electronica Start again
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