Tim Van Werd

Just three days after teasing his new Monocule alias, Nicky Romero has offered fans a glimpse into the project with “Time To Save,” a haunting tech house collaboration with Tim van Werd and Mosimann. The newly minted Monocule Instagram page revealed the alias to be “the deeper side of [Nicky Romero],” and that sentiment rings true in the sound design here. “Time To Save” is markedly more deep than Romero’s typical high-flying electro and progressive house flair, exploring a dichotomy between dark and energetic that only a polished vet can strike. When word got out that Romero was planning to unveil his new moniker, a mysterious 3-track EP surfaced on Beatport for pre-order. The page said “Time To Save” was included in the...