Momüs
Hey friends! This week for the 10th Yamcast and interview, we let in on what’s been going on with Amaury Meunier aka Momüs - one of the two co-founders of Yamba!
Letting you in on what’s to come this summer, he sends you his good, Yamba vibes through a happy balearic house-y mix. Enjoy!
A true musicophile and serial entrepreneur, Momüs has developed and explored different genres of sound throughout his life. His unique way of viewing the world through the prism of contemporary music culture transcends his Parisian origins. He developed not only a unique talent for connecting and discovering mind-blowing electronic music but also excels in connecting with the crowd while playing.
// What's the idea behind the mix?
I wanted to record a mixtape that illustrates the variety of the Yamba day-time sound, so I basically prepared a bunch of tracks I love to play there, old and new, and patched them together like I would do at Yamba around sunset time, except this time I used mostly vinyls which I rarely do on the beach! Vinyls are always capricious though… please forgive the cracks and skips here and there.
// How was the mix recorded?
I recorded it at our friend’s cultural space BOA, using an E&S mixer, 2 turntables, and 1 CDJ, I wanted the mix to sound as smooth as possible in the transitions and flow, not using any effects and letting the tracks do the talking. To achieve this an E&S with rotary mixer is the best instrument and thanks @danghenacia for lending me his! Actually, this mixer used to be Philippe Zdar's (RIP) aka Cassius... The great French house flows in its analog circuit!
// What have you been up to recently?
We have been working hard on preparing our third season of course, we re-open on May 8th and we can’t wait to unveil Yamba 3.0, we have a lot of surprises for our guests this season…
I have also been spending a lot of time in the studio and produced 3 releases (EPs) on the newfound Yamba Waves music label, I’m very excited as it will be my first musical output, I played one of my tracks toward the end of the mix ;)
// Tell us a bit about Yamba Waves.
With Yamba offering such a strong musical identity and rich live programming, it felt only natural to start the Yamba music label to showcase our stellar artists’ family. The first outputs will be a series of 3 EPs representing the Yamba sound, from house to disco, funk, Italo, and overall Balearic sounds, originals produced by me and remixed by friends. For this special series we are also collaborating with incredible visual artists, and will press 300 vinyls for each EP, as well as an NFT to mint them on the ETH blockchain - first release date May 7th, stay tuned!
// How is Yamba season 3 looking?
It’s looking amazing! We entirely updated the back of the house to make sure the experience and service are flawless this season for our guests, we learned a lot from our 2 previous seasons. We have an exciting program already scheduled in terms of music, mindfulness, and other surprising practitioners. The food menu has also entirely been updated, a full new experience for your taste buds :)
I’m looking forward to seeing everyone in the sand on May 8th!