AT THE ORIGIN OF THIS COLLECTION, AN OBSERVATION: THE OBVIOUSNESS OF A REFUSAL. NO FORMAT.
It could not be more explicit.
Quite simply because they were
TOO FRAGILE, TOO RADICAL, TOO SINGULAR, TOO TYPICAL, TOO ELITIST, TOO POPULAR, TOO ADULT, TOO CHILDISH, TOO MATURE, TOO IMMATURE, TOO MIXED, TOO ROOTED IN IDENTITY, TOO MELODIC, TOO IMPROVISED, TOO MODERN…
BORN IN 2004TO RESIST FORMATTING
Born in 2004 from a stubborn desire to resist every form of formatting, the label set out with no other compass than its sincerity and its eclectic tastes — with the intuition that these tastes reflected far more than the spirit of the times: a deep aesthetic shift born of the great mixing of peoples, ideas and forms that defines our globalised era.
Release after release, Nø Førmat! has gradually built an identity in the image of the world around it — fluid, shifting, plural — each new record bringing its own singular point of view on our reality, while sharing the same spirit of openness, adventure and total independence.
In its catalogue,
you'll find:
- Chilly Gonzales
- Oumou Sangaré
- Salif Keïta
- Mélissa Laveaux
- Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal
- Piers Faccini
- ALA.NI
- Blick Bassy
- Lucas Santtana
- Rocé
- Koki Nakano
- And many more…
The Pass
Nø Førmat!
To keep growing while staying true to its commitment, the label is innovating with its Pass Nø Førmat!: a pre-financing scheme in the form of an annual subscription, modelled on community-supported agriculture. It guarantees not only the financial independence the label needs for its artistic freedom, but also the loyalty of an audience that loves to be surprised, « vintage » after « vintage ».
Subscribe to the Digital Pass | 40€ / YEAR
“You never know in advance what you desire”