Naux - Parade Nauptiale

Naux – real name Clement Hiernaux – is hardly prolific, with three solo singles and a handful of contributions to split EPs (including one on Frappe back in 2021) being his only releases since 2017. That said, he’s clearly got talent and a head full of interesting ideas, because his latest four-tracker is quietly impressive. Check first sun-splashed opener ‘Jeez Car Destiny’, a filter-sporting chunk of disco-tinged chunky house positivity full of Bernard Edwards style bass, clipped guitars, soaring chords and summery melodies, before admiring the vintage Cassius-meets-nu-disco flex of ‘Let Your Juay’. The EP finishes with two takes on title track ‘Parade Nauptiale’: the tough and catchy ‘French Touch’ filter funk of the original mix, and the Stardust swirl-and-pump of the locked-in and sweat-soaked ‘Vaudafunk Dub Remix’.