Calcou - Places (2022) Hi-Res

Calcou is one of the names that deserved more recognition. Quite simply because the DJ and producer born in Tübingen and based in Berlin has a concrete CV by signing music for major brands. Multi-instrumentalist Calcou released his EP, Places today via MfDR+C. On the EP, listeners will find the cheerful track, “Far” as well as the previously released singles “Below”, “Above” and “Beyond”.

“This time I tried to explore space – musically, but also in a broader sense as a feeling of restriction. By leaving certain musical decisions to algorithms, I tried to overcome these restrictions with playfulness and randomness, acknowledging the fact that control seems like an illusion now more than ever. Most of the tracks feature field recordings from when I was travelling. I love to create music out of material that carries an emotional value to me, a memory that I can then modulate and turn into something new. That’s why Places also is about perspective – about how things look, feel and sound if you approach them from another angle.”