Weval: Chorophobia (CD)

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Critically-acclaimed Dutch electronic duo Weval (AKA Harm Coolen and Merijn Scholte Albers) announce their long-awaited new album Chorophobia, on Ninja Tune imprint Technicolour. A longside the announcement the duo share up-beat new single “Just Friends”, which follows on from UK-bass-infused “Dopamine' released recently - both tracks signalling an exciting new direction for the duo. When it came to making their fourth album, Chorophobia, Weval faced their fears. Despite being grouped into the dance scene since their 2013-released debut EP Half Age and going on to play festival stages including Nuits Sonores, Lowlands, Primavera, Best Kept Secret, Pukkelpop and DGTL Amsterdam with their five-piece band, Harm Coolen and Merijn Scholte Albers have actively pushed away from being known as a floor-filling act. But, more recently, when the pair stumbled across the phrase chorophobia - which means a fear of dancing - they decided to lean into the irony and get out of their comfort zones. “Until that point, we had always worked on records with a 'listening' mindset,” Harm reflects of Weval’s second and third albums (2019’s ‘The Weight’ and 2023’s ‘Remember’) – “we realised that we’ve been scared of making dance music for all of our journey as producers”. Show more