Acclaimed French DJ/Producer Étienne de Crécy Drops New Track ‘Brass Band’ ft. Peter Von Poehl

Esteemed French DJ, producer and perennial electronic artist Étienne de Crécy has released new track ‘Brass Band’, featuring Swedish composer and singer-songwriter Peter Von Poehl. The track is the latest offering from de Crécy’s forthcoming collaborations album, WARM UP, out 14th March.

Despite generally leaning into sounds more suitable to home-listening on his forthcoming record, ‘Brass Band’ boasts the bass-heavy synth and tracking beat de Crécy fans have become accustomed to over the years – although this time, there’s a clear difference between how he sees a ‘track’ and a ‘song’. With ‘Brass Band’, and the full WARM UP track list, “the voice became an instrument in its own right”. de Crécy expresses that this is an approach that “allowed me to refresh my inspiration and shift my focus, ultimately leading toa new creative process: writing actual songs”.

‘Brass Band’ follows last month’s neo-nostalgic ‘Take It Back’, featuring US indie duo Sports, and November’s ‘World Away’, the first single to be released from de Crécy’s forthcoming sixth studio album. The return of the artist saw him collaborate with Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip) on the track. Here, de Crécy’s melodic mastery and prowess in diverse electronic production flawlessly combines with Taylor’s renowned hypnotic vocal.

With this new album, WARM UP, Étienne de Crécy is taking bold steps. The man known for moving people on the dancefloor has crafted an album meant to be enjoyed at home during the day: the tracks are more chill than clubby, more organic than electronic, and warmer than metallic. Has he gone off into the deep end? It’s more likely the world has, pushing him during the height of COVID – a time when beats weren’t exactly echoing through clubs – to create an album for home listening. It’s a shift in tempo.

Another hallmark of the project is its collaborations. For each track, de Crécy invites an artist, often far-removed from his usual scene, having asked them to freely write a song based on the instrumental he shares – his only guiding principle.

This has led the artist out of his comfort zone: from the world of clubs and the iconic cube that’s carried him high, from a dancefloor fired up by his sets, from an album where he would have total control, into a soundscape with deliberately blurred boundaries – even reflected on the album artwork’s typography – and with more unpredictability too.

The lineup he brings together includes an array of surprising personalities, with musical influences spanning indie-pop to rap. Here, the DJ of heady, dizzying nights reinvents himself as a generous, curious host, sharing his infectious joy.

“I reached out to many artists, mostly English or American, whose work I admire and listen to at home. Most of them come from indie-rock backgrounds—not electronic music at all. My request probably caught some by surprise, especially within the younger US indie scene. For example, the band Sports was one of the first to respond.”

“During the travel restrictions, I had to start working remotely. I would send out instrumentals, and in return, receive vocal tracks. We occasionally managed to arrange recording sessions later on, but there are still some artists I’ve never met in person—everything was done over email.”

The album features collaborations with a diverse array of artists: Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip), Peter Von Poehl, Frank Leone, Master Peace, Olivia Merilahti, Sports, Sugar Pit, Kero Kero Bonito, Caroline Rose and Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz).

In March, de Crécy heads on a European headline tour, including a date at London’s XOYO on March 8th. Full dates below. Tickets available to purchase here.

ÉTIENNE DE CRÉCY | WARM UP TOUR 2025
05.03.25 – LA SIRENE, LA ROCHELLE
06.03.25 – ANTIPODE, RENNES
07.03.25 – 106, ROUEN
08.03.25 – XOYO, LONDON
13.03.25 – MADELEINE, BRUSSELS
14.03.25 – AERONEF, LILLE
15.03.25 – CARTONNERIE, REIMS
19.03.25 – AUTRE CANAL, NANCY
20.03.25 – LA RODIA, BESANCON
22.03.25 – DOCKS, LAUSANNE
27.03.25 – BIKINI, TOULOUSE
28.03.25 – PALOMA, NIMES
03.04.25 – SALA APOLO, BARCELONA
10.04.25 – BELLE ELECTRIQUE, GRENOBLE
11.04.25 – TRANSBORDEUR, LYON
12.04.25 – 6MIC, AIX EN PROVENCE
16.04.25 – OLYMPIA, PARIS
17.04.25 – STEREOLUX, NANTES

WARM UP | TRACKLIST

World Away feat Alexis Taylor
Brass Band feat Peter Von Poehl
With You feat Frank Leone & Master Peace
Karma feat Olivia Merilahti
Take It Back feat Sports
Outside feat Frank Leone
Ignition feat Sugar Pit
Small Screen feat Kero Kero Bonito
Monte Carlo feat Frank Leone
We Can Have Fun feat Caroline Rose
Rising Soul feat Damon Albarn

PRE-ORDER WARM UP HERE

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