Label: Salin Records
Cat No: SALIND010
Format: Digital
Genre: Deep House
Release Date:
- 05.09.2025 Traxsource exclusive – Good On You incl. Radio-Edit
- 19.09.2025 Everywhere – Good On You incl. Radio-Edit
- 26.09.2025 Traxsource Exclusive – La Vérité EP (all tracks)
- 10.10.2025 everywhere – La Vérité EP (all tracks)
Christophe Salin returns with La Vérité, a deeply personal and emotionally rich EP that explores the concept of truth in all its complexity. With his signature blend of emotive house and narrative depth, the Salin Records founder crafts a sonic space where reflection meets rhythm.
Salin’s music has always been defined by context and storytelling. His productions are rich in atmosphere — vivid, spiritual, and emotionally resonant — with gently unfolding melodies and fluid rhythmic foundations. Stimulating both the ears and the heart, Salin hits the sweet spot between the danceable and the charmingly meaningful, where energy meets introspection and movement reveals memory. Salin’s fascination with the human experience and our perception of the world is what fuels his creative output. It’s this perspective that allows him to infuse his analogue-driven house music with a deep sense of emotion and narrative.
La Vérité — French for “truth” — sets out to examine just that: What does truth mean, and who defines it? From questions of belief and universal truth to the reliability of memory and personal conviction, Salin uses these themes as inspiration for the EP. The music itself embodies stylistically the musical feels and sounds of the early 2000s, and even through this Salin is questioning the truths – was it really as golden as we remember, or does selective memory take hold?
The title track embodies the EP’s core theme in an immediately profound manner, with a spoken vocal narrative by Justine that sits above an emotively sweeping, gracefully shifting melodic and rhythmic outlay. Her reflections touch on upbringing and the slow realization of inherited “truths,” offering a narrative with deeply personal resonance. Her voice moves gracefully across the track’s deep swing and clean transitions, tracing a journey from inner restraint to a space of freedom, where partying, rest, and intoxication become forms of discovery.
With Good On You, Salin shifts into steady four-to-the-floor rhythms, using the track to reflect on letting go of limiting thoughts and emotional weight. Here, Salin explores the idea of release — moving on from stagnant thought patterns and embracing renewal. Euphoric energy underpins the track, while shimmering vocals add emotional depth. The line “found my peace” stands out as a quietly affirming statement — a moment of clarity framed in movement.
The EP closes with the aptly titled Euphoria, a track that channels the purest energy house music has to offer. Its groove tightens around a triumphant melodic progression, where shimmering piano chords and sweeping synth pads intertwine with an uplifting vocal sample. The result is a deeply resonant, emotionally charged finale — a true peak moment that radiates warmth and lingers long after the last note. Here, Salin once again proves his rare ability to craft music that moves with both emotional depth and graceful precision.
The visual world of La Vérité mirrors the EP’s conceptual core. Created by Daria Salin using mixed media — including brush and gouache — the artwork is bold, expressive, and deeply symbolic. As a hand-crafted collage, it visually interrogates themes of truth, belief and deception. Like the music, it invites the viewer into a process of reflection and self-inquiry. Through its layered composition, it affirms the search for inner balance and peace — a visual counterpart to the emotional depth and narrative honesty of the EP.
La Vérité is a record full of questions, emotions, and subtle revelations. Some truths are shared, others are personal — many remain unanswered. But through a cohesive narrative and a deeply felt sound, Christophe Salin invites listeners into a reflective dance, where honesty and emotion meet in rhythm and resonance.
Written, produced & mixed by Christophe Salin. “La Vérité” lyrics and vocals by Justine Doleans.
Mastered by Christophe Salin.
Artwork by Daria Salin.
All rights of the producer and the owner of the recorded work are reserved. Unauthorised copying of this record is prohibited. SALIND010 ℗ & © 2025 Salin Records.
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https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/6225884-Christophe-Salin
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