Nous (stylized N O U S) is an EP by singer-songwriter Diane Birch, her third EP released and her first independent release, released through bandcamp on January 31, 2016, and by iTunes on March 22, 2016. The album was written and recorded mostly in Berlin, recorded at Vox-Ton Studios, Joy Sound Studio, and Hympatia, mixed by Birch at Hymnpatia, and mastered by Nene Baratto at Big Snuff Studio in Berlin.
The album title is derived from a Greek word meaning "mind" or "intellect" but most commonly used as "common sense", "awareness", or "consciousness", and also "us" in French. Birch was drawn by the multifaceted nature of the word. The album deals with issues of love, power, gender, and loss, using hymns, moody soul, and RnB.
Track listing
Personnel Musicians Diane Birch: vocals, piano, keyboards, programming Max Weissenfeldt: drums Stuart Matthewman: tenor saxophone Claudio Jolowicz: flute, tenor saxophone Fabian Engwicht: trumpet Yoed Nir: strings
Production Diane Birch: Producer, arranged by, engineer, mixed by Nene Baratto (at Big Snuff Studio): mixed by, mastered by Antonio Pulli (at Vox-Ton): recorded by, engineer Benjamin Spitzmüller (at Joy Sound Studio): recorded by, mixed by Meshakai Wolf: album photography and design
References
External links Diane Birch (official site)