Francois Boulanger Svit

Francois Boulanger - Svit is the first official vinyl release by the Basel (CH) based label Oro Negro,
which releases Hiphop, Downtempo and House productions.
The album is dedicated to the industrial area called „Svit“ in Zlin, a city in the eastern part of Czech
Republic. The dutch/swiss producer Francois Boulanger let himself inspire during a 6 month love
related stay by the beautifully fucked up buildings which were originally build between 1894 and
the 1930’s by the Bat’a shoe company. The production of the album Svit has an overall industrial
vibe and combines hiphop instrumentals with house. Eastern european and american jazz
samples, synthesizers and MPC programmed drums are accompanied by the atmosphere of the
area which itself speaks through field recordings; it’s noises and sounds are used as a storytelling
element throughout the album. These characteristics are also expressed visually on the cover,
which is based on a painting by czech painter Filip Lang. The hook shown is a still existing artifact
in the area, hanging around in a hidden corner.