MAX LE DARON
From festivals to sweaty studios, unnecessarily long bus rides and rounds of ice cold African lagers, Max Le Daron’s numerous trips to East and West Africa have fueled the creation of a body of work which, much like a proper Nollywood film, could only fit into 3 distinctly dense and enticing volumes.
Good stews require carefully layered flavors, a lot of care – and a lot of time. Unless Tomorrow is the living proof that the same applies to music. Years in the making, recorded between Accra, Ouagadougou, Luanda, Kampala, and of course his home turf Brussels, Unless Tomorrow subtly intertwines carefully selected, slowly incorporated ingredients from worlds apart.
The songs have been conceived, dismissed, rebuilt, remixed, put aside, and almost disappeared forever in Akwaaba’s flooded studio in Accra. As if Mami Wata’s might could not accept this creative defeat, the almighty hard drive came back to life, the songs were born again, minds were blown again, and the EPs are here today, ready to bring together the most kinetically challenged dancers with masters of the art of wining the waist.
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Max Le Daron – Unless Tomorrow
From festivals to sweaty studios, unnecessarily long bus rides and rounds of ice cold African lagers, Max Le Daron’s numerous trips to East and West Africa have fueled the creation of a body of work which has been continuously postponed for days, months and eventually...
Max le Daron – Traffic feat. Bryte
MAX LE DARON Bryte Bryte is one of the first artists Max recorded in Accra, with the two working on songs as far back as 2017. Traffic had a rocky start: the studio flooded the night before Bryte was scheduled to come in, so Max had to spend most of his time...
Max le Daron – Mama Kollo feat. Stevo Atambire
MAX LE DARON STEVO ATAMBIRE Mama Kollo is the second single off Max Le Daron’s first full-length album Unless Tomorrow. It’s the result of a jam in the studio in Accra with his long time friend and kologo music flag bearer Stevo Atambire. Starting from an...
Max Le Daron – Freedom feat. Azizaa & Joey le Soldat
Max Le Daron Azizaa Mystic Joey Le Soldat Before it became a song, Freedom was a spiritual energy split across continents. In 2014 Max spent some time recording Ewe ceremonies in Ghana’s Volta region: while he came specifically to record rhythms, Max left with...
Max Le Daron & Qhizzo – For Love feat. Massy
Max Le Daron Qhizzo After riding on gqom, amapiano, afrotech and more, Qhizzo is still on the lookout for fresh beats to lay his vocals on. We suggested he team up with long time friend and collaborator Max Le Daron. Qhizzo got so excited about the beat, he...
Max Le Daron – Monin Guetin
Max is no novice jumping on the afro-fusion train armed with jollof war memes. This first EP of the Unless Tomorrow trilogy clearly shows a precisely prepared musical puzzle, conceived over numerous trips, countless studio sessions, and genuine rapport with the...
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MAX LE DARON
From festivals to sweaty studios, unnecessarily long bus rides and rounds of ice cold African lagers, Max Le Daron’s numerous trips to East and West Africa have fueled the creation of a body of work which, much like a proper Nollywood film, could only fit into 3 distinctly dense and enticing volumes.
Good stews require carefully layered flavors, a lot of care – and a lot of time. Unless Tomorrow is the living proof that the same applies to music. Years in the making, recorded between Accra, Ouagadougou, Luanda, Kampala, and of course his home turf Brussels, Unless Tomorrow subtly intertwines carefully selected, slowly incorporated ingredients from worlds apart.
The songs have been conceived, dismissed, rebuilt, remixed, put aside, and almost disappeared forever in Akwaaba’s flooded studio in Accra. As if Mami Wata’s might could not accept this creative defeat, the almighty hard drive came back to life, the songs were born again, minds were blown again, and the EPs are here today, ready to bring together the most kinetically challenged dancers with masters of the art of wining the waist.
RELEASES
Max Le Daron – Unless Tomorrow
From festivals to sweaty studios, unnecessarily long bus rides and rounds of ice cold African lagers, Max Le Daron’s numerous trips to East and West Africa have fueled the creation of a body of work which has been continuously postponed for days, months and eventually...
Max le Daron – Traffic feat. Bryte
MAX LE DARON Bryte Bryte is one of the first artists Max recorded in Accra, with the two working on songs as far back as 2017. Traffic had a rocky start: the studio flooded the night before Bryte was scheduled to come in, so Max had to spend most of his time...
Max le Daron – Mama Kollo feat. Stevo Atambire
MAX LE DARON STEVO ATAMBIRE Mama Kollo is the second single off Max Le Daron’s first full-length album Unless Tomorrow. It’s the result of a jam in the studio in Accra with his long time friend and kologo music flag bearer Stevo Atambire. Starting from an...
Max Le Daron – Freedom feat. Azizaa & Joey le Soldat
Max Le Daron Azizaa Mystic Joey Le Soldat Before it became a song, Freedom was a spiritual energy split across continents. In 2014 Max spent some time recording Ewe ceremonies in Ghana’s Volta region: while he came specifically to record rhythms, Max left with...
Max Le Daron & Qhizzo – For Love feat. Massy
Max Le Daron Qhizzo After riding on gqom, amapiano, afrotech and more, Qhizzo is still on the lookout for fresh beats to lay his vocals on. We suggested he team up with long time friend and collaborator Max Le Daron. Qhizzo got so excited about the beat, he...
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