noevdv Debuts mulholland drive EP
Today, Belgium-born producer and artist noevdv shares his debut EP mulholland drive, a cinematic and immersive project shaped by late-night uncertainty, nostalgia, and emotional movement. Built between Belgium and Los Angeles, the EP draws from early 2000s R&B, internet-era beat culture, and ambient soundscapes, capturing the tension between familiarity and ambition – the feeling of leaving home, chasing something bigger, and questioning yourself in real time. Nearing 3 million monthly Spotify listeners and a forthcoming Gold certification for breakout single “want u,” noevdv has emerged as one of the leading independent producer-artists in the electronic lo-fi space, with mulholland drive marking his transition from standalone internet releases into a fully realized artistic world.
Sequenced chronologically by creation date, mulholland drive unfolds as a coming-of-age journal, capturing the evolution of noevdv’s sound in real time. Rather than relying on traditional songwriting structures, he approaches the project from a producer-first perspective, prioritizing atmosphere through texture, arrangement, and movement. Hazy pads, distorted basslines, airy vocal chops, and layered melodies highlight the more technical side of his world-building, showing how each track was shaped as much by instinct and sound design as by emotion.
“I’ve always wanted to build a world around the music. Not just make sounds, but create a feeling, a visual identity, a whole universe people can step into,” says noevdv. “‘mulholland drive’ is really about moving between two worlds and trying to find balance between them.”
The EP opens with “without me,” an ethereal collaboration with European vocalist Seniah, before revisiting breakout single “want u,” the bedroom-made track built from a dreamlike flip of Clara La San’s “You.” From there, mulholland drive moves through the euphoric rework of THE-DREAMS’s “i luv your girl,” the fragmented vocal experiments of “wonder about you,” and the atmospheric weight of “illamerica.” The emotional center arrives on “never had the time,” where noevdv first steps into his own vocals, layering reverb-heavy performance and spoken-word reflection into an introspective interlude. That duality continues on “nobody like you,” which earned support from KALTBLUT, Magnetic Magazine, 1883 Magazine, BRUZZ and more for its ability to blur the line between romance and geography over warm melodies and dark low-end. The EP closes with focus track “running out of time,” featuring GoVanni and real archival recordings from noevdv’s childhood, ending the project as a collage of memory and closure.
For noevdv, mulholland drive is not just a debut EP. It is the sound of someone discovering their identity in real time – learning that imperfection, atmosphere, and instinct can often say more than anything polished ever could.
Photo Credit: Max Durante