Nu:Tone
High-velocity breakbeats smoothed over with vintage soul samples and elegant piano. The definitive sound of liquid drum and bass for focused days and warm nights.
High-velocity breakbeats smoothed over with vintage soul samples and elegant piano. The definitive sound of liquid drum and bass for focused days and warm nights.
Nu:Tone creates a world where the frantic energy of drum and bass meets the velvet textures of classic soul. It is music that moves at 174 beats per minute but somehow feels completely relaxed, anchored by warm sub-bass and jazz-inflected piano melodies. The production is impeccably clean, favoring organic sounds and soulful vocal chops over the aggressive, metallic textures often found in harder subgenres.
What sets him apart is his formal musical background, which translates into sophisticated harmonic progressions and a keen ear for arrangement. He manages to capture the 'golden era' soul aesthetic of the 70s and transplant it into a modern electronic framework without it feeling like a gimmick. It is the sound of Hospital Records at its most refined: melodic, rhythmic, and deeply human.
Start with the album 'Brave Nu World' to hear the blueprint of the liquid funk sound. It perfectly balances dancefloor energy with home-listening musicality, making it an essential entry point for anyone who wants their electronic music to have a heartbeat and a history.
Dan Gresham, better known by the stage name Nu:Tone, is a British drum and bass producer who is signed to the Hospital Records label.
Shares drum and bass, soul, downtempo (subgenres); processed, harmonized, breathy (vocal style)
Shares drum and bass, soul, downtempo (subgenres); studio polished, analog warmth, sample based (production style)
Shares drum and bass, soul, downtempo (subgenres); processed, harmonized, breathy (vocal style)
Shares drum and bass, soul (subgenres); processed, harmonized, breathy (vocal style)
Shares drum and bass, soul, downtempo (subgenres); studio polished, analog warmth, sample based (production style)
Shares drum and bass, soul, downtempo (subgenres); analog warmth, sample based, hi fi (production style)
Shares drum and bass, soul (subgenres); studio polished, analog warmth, sample based (production style)
Shares drum and bass, soul, downtempo (subgenres); studio polished, analog warmth, sample based (production style)
Shares drum and bass, soul, downtempo (subgenres); studio polished, analog warmth, sample based (production style)
Shares drum and bass, soul, downtempo (subgenres); studio polished, analog warmth, sample based (production style)
Shares liquid funk, uplifting, drum and bass, soul (signature)
Shares soul-sampled vocal chops, liquid funk, uplifting, drum and bass (detail)
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