With his upcoming album “Nomad” launched on Friday, French luminary DJ Snake stated he aimed to “build bridges” between musical genres with an eclectic array of visitor stars and influences.
Listeners can anticipate appearances from US rappers Travis Scott and Future in addition to the in-vogue Ok-pop group Stray Kids — together with a relatively much less modish nod to ’80s stalwart Phil Collins.
“We are bringing different universes together, we are trying to have fun,” the artist, identified for hit tracks “Taki Taki” and “Loco Contigo”, stated throughout a livestream on Instagram Wednesday.
“Everything is about energy, love and respect for different cultures,” stated DJ Snake — who has racked up greater than 40 billion streams — whereas onboard a van blasting excerpts of his third album because it trundled round Paris.
“Nomad” comes three years after the discharge of the 39-year-old DJ and music producer’s earlier album “Carte Blanche”.
He had already tantalised listeners with a taster of the upcoming launch throughout an occasion on the Eiffel Tower in early October.
And he plans to disclose the remaining at Bourget airport, northern Paris, on Thursday night.
DJ Snake stated he needed the 17-track album to tie collectively varied music genres and his signature electro model.
The DJ has additionally teased one other monitor: “Cairo Express”, which was recorded in Egypt and follows his 2022 track “Disco Maghreb”, which pays homage to his mom’s Algerian roots.
Other songs can be found to listeners already, equivalent to “Paradise”, a nod to “In The Air Tonight” singer Collins’s “Another Day in Paradise”, in collaboration with British artist Bipolar Sunshine.
DJ Snake has a repute for his killer performances and managed to fill each the Stade de France stadium and the Accor Arena in Paris on the identical night this yr.
He considers that day his “holy grail”, he instructed AFP when his wax determine was inaugurated on the Grevin Museum in Paris in May.
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