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«NNY first CD, titled "++" is truly the first work from a madeira musician concerning experimental electronic music. Jerome's, aka NNY, is a gifted composer who's been maturing his work from the past 4 years, not only in netlabels, but also by experimenting his music live in several places, including Madeira Island's Digital Art Festival, Madeira Dig. A beautiful, but dark masterpiece, "++" has the potential to be one of the most interesting works in different electronic music. To be heard and enjoyed quietly.»

Almasud Records / 18.03.07

«Although I don't know Jerome in person, I totally respect his aural alter-ego 'NNY' for helping to push the boundaries of sound composition in the context of portuguese musical culture.
His slowly-evolving amorphous compositions filled with sculpted textures and disembodied droning resonances demonstrate a great care for detail and an aesthetic that, while digitally inspired, still maintains a sense of tonality and balance.»

Tomé Silva / Morfina.org / 23.06.06

«Swiss born Jerome Faria - now residing in his parents birthplace, Madeira Island - delivers a long player of 70 minutes, signed as NNY. 'ECT' is a complex experiment in sound dissection, as Jerome pursues pure forms of sound composition, some being harsh and brute while others are harmonious and contemplating.
'Ngen', for instance, is a ten minute edgy and slightly violent piece, with machinal loops and glitchy granular elements; 'Spctiv' is a completely different approach, where Jerome uses looping piano strings with a rotating noise on top; 'Artria', on the other hand, is an old school IDM ambient, BoC style short piece. Last track is a remix of '1noise' by ps, a fellow Netlabel artist from Enough Records (thanks ps!). Every track features its new sounds and approaches, and Jerome has used all his talent to surprise us.
Although 'ECT' can be sharp sometimes, it depends where you'll be looking for the sounds that trigger emotions. It has short and long pieces, all with their own palette of styles, ranging from click'n'cuts to dark ambient aesthetics.
An ambitious step for Jerome, 'though easily resolved.»

Pedro Leitão / Test Tube Records / 21.10.05

«Ce n'est peut-être qu'une question de sensations, mais l'écoute de ECT, du Suisse NNY, m'a étrangement fait penser à l'architecture musicale. Mais, qu'est-ce donc que l'architecture musicale ? Je ne saurais trop dire, sauf que les musiques proposées par ce talentueux sounddesigner sont construites un peu comme différents immeubles, plus ou moins haut, avec des façades plus ou moins propres, avec des halls d'entrée plus ou moins accueillants. Toujours est il que je suis rentré dans chaque bâtiment et que je ne me suis pas perdu dans certains longs couloirs. Des portes entrouvertes m'ont directement conduit au seuil de l'excellent label allemand Raster-Noton, d'autres à un labo d'expérimentations sur une espèce en voie de disparition... Les machines sont heureuses chez NNY. Certes, on croise quelques humeurs organiques (un piano en boucle, quelques cordes de guitare), mais il s'agit là plus d'un panorama intelligent de musique électronique que d'essais en tout genre de pompage en règle. Appréciable!»

LaFresto / 31.10.05

«At first it irritated me, but later it pushed and energized me a lot in a special way. It's a thrill moment, in the form of a collage.»

5 out of 5

Parmon / Archive.org / 28.07.04