Out of the Van
Møme records from a van. Not metaphorically - an actual converted van he’s been driving around, mostly in Australia, making music between surf sessions. Jérémy Souillart is the name, but the van’s the fact that matters. This isn’t a lifestyle brand or a content angle. He genuinely lives this way.
What gets me is that it’s working. Twenty million streams, charted in 30 countries. He’s making legitimate music from outside the normal system, not because he’s making a statement about it, but because he’s just not in it. He caught on to something: you don’t need permission to make art, and sometimes the best art comes from people who didn’t ask for one.
His sound is sparse, patient - electronic music that doesn’t rush or try too hard to impress. You can hear the time in it, the breaks between sessions, the discipline required for both surfing and production. There’s no wasted motion.
New track’s called Alive.
The video is sun and water and endless driving - the language of someone who decided to live exactly the way they want. It’s not subtle about the freedom thing, and I respect that. Most people make art about the life they wish they had. Møme’s just living his.