I:Cube Alter Ego Serves Up 4 Techno / Tech Mixes Inspired by a french 19th century etching, Nicolas Chaix (a.k.a I:Cube under his moniker ICOLA) made these 4 diabolical percussion driven tracks during the hot summer of 2016. Ultra heavy and trippy music for the body and the mind.
There has always been a sense of humorous devilry in Nicolas Chaix's work. Even the sinister stabs of "Lucifer En Discothèque," his 2011 anthem as I:Cube, were delivered with a sly wink. On his latest release on Versatile after a hiatus from the label, Chaix unveils a new alias, Icola, which emerges from a curious source. The label says Chaix was inspired to produce Diableries after finding a 19th-century French etching. But why dither on the story when there is much to enjoy in Icola's debut.
The A-side has two versions of "Diablerie 1." The first is a bustling house track built around skittering conga-like percussion, spurts of acid and a warm bassline. But the most prominent element is a hushed French vocal—presumably Chaix