With his latest release, CHILLOHM moves deeper into a sound world shaped by memory, movement, and emotional depth. Built around the themes of freedom, ancestry, and inner transformation, Amazigh EP captures the French artist’s growing interest in cinematic storytelling, organic textures, and immersive electronic atmospheres. Released via Cafe De Anatolia, the project reflects a vision that resists trends in favor of identity, honesty, and connection. In this interview, CHILLOHM opens up about the emotional roots of the EP, his creative process, and the balance he continues to build between tradition and modern electronic sound.
With his latest release, CHILLOHM moves deeper into a sound world shaped by memory, movement, and emotional depth. Built around themes of freedom, ancestry, and inner transformation, Amazigh EP captures the artist’s growing interest in cinematic storytelling, organic textures, and immersive electronic atmospheres. Released via Cafe De Anatolia, the project reflects a vision that resists trends in favour of identity, honesty, and connection. In this interview, CHILLOHM opens up about the emotional roots of the EP, his creative process, and the balance he continues to build between tradition and modern electronic sound.
Your latest release has a very personal and introspective atmosphere. When you started working on it, were you trying to express a specific emotion or moment in your life?
Yes, absolutely. This EP started from a desire to explore the idea of freedom, not only in a personal sense, but also in a deeper and ancestral way. I wanted to translate the feeling of being connected to roots, land, and memory, while still moving forward through modern sound. More than a specific moment, it was about expressing a sense of inner grounding, that place where identity, movement, and transformation meet.
Your music often feels very reflective, almost like a journey inward. When you’re in the studio, do you usually start from a technical idea, or from a feeling or story you want to translate into sound?
It depends. I almost always start from a feeling or an image, although sometimes it can simply come from pure creation in the moment. For Amazigh EP, it was the sense of freedom, roots, and the tension between inner and outer worlds. The technical side always comes later, once the emotional direction is clear. Sound design, grooves, acoustic textures, and progression become tools to shape that story into something immersive and alive.
This release came out through Cafe De Anatolia, a label known for a very distinctive organic and melodic identity. How did the collaboration with them begin, and what did it mean for you personally to release music through that platform?
The collaboration felt very natural, which is why I sent them my Nomade EP last year. Cafe De Anatolia has always resonated with my vision of blending organic and ethnic electronic music. Their identity matched perfectly with the storytelling and emotional depth I wanted to share. Releasing through them felt meaningful because it gave this project the right home.
In previous conversations you’ve shared strong thoughts about the current state of the electronic music industry. When you released this track, did you feel you were following your own artistic path, or did you ever feel the pressure of trends and algorithms?
All my projects are entirely about following my own path. I think trends come and go, but identity stays, and I never do things for trends or fashion. With Amazigh EP, I wanted to stay true to something deeper than algorithms: freedom, roots, emotion, and authenticity. Of course the industry creates pressure, but I believe the most timeless music comes from honesty, not strategy.
When people listen to your music, what do you hope they feel or experience? Is there a particular emotional space you try to create for the listener?
I want them to feel transported, somewhere between the dancefloor, memory, and inner landscapes. With this EP especially, I wanted to create a space of grounding and elevation at the same time: something deep, rhythmic, and cinematic, where the body moves but the mind also travels. A place where listeners can reconnect with something ancient inside themselves.
Looking ahead, how does this release represent where you are now as an artist? Are you entering a new phase creatively, or is this track part of a longer story you’ve been building with your sound?
It feels like both. Amazigh EP is part of the long story I’ve been building around travel, identity, and inner journeys, but it also opens a new chapter. I’m going deeper into cinematic storytelling, ancestral textures, and more immersive atmospheres. Obviously, the sound and technique will evolve in the future, but the vibe will always remain the same. This release feels like a stronger statement of who I am today: more rooted, more intentional, and more connected to the balance between tradition and modern electronic sound.