Benoit Pioulard

Benoît Pioulard
Background information
Birth name Thomas Meluch
Born (1984-08-04) August 4, 1984
Origin Michigan, United States
Genres Electronic, ambient, folk, shoegaze
Years active 2001–present
Labels Kranky, Moodgadget, Type, Ghostly International, A Remarkable Idea

Thomas Meluch (born August 4, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, writer, and photographer, best known by his pseudonym Benoît Pioulard.

He has collaborated frequently with Dustin J. O'Halloran.[1]

Biography

Meluch began documenting field recordings and his own lo-fi compositions on dictaphones, discarded stereos and four-track machines in the mid 1990s, later focusing on highly limited CD-R and cassette releases of his experimental, folk-influenced songs for friends and family.[2][3][4]

His first recordings as Benoît Pioulard appeared on the Random Number...Colors Start compilation released by the Ann Arbor-based Moodgadget label in 2004. After 2005's Enge EP Meluch was signed to Chicago's Kranky imprint, for whom he recorded the albums Précis (2006),Temper (2008), Lasted (2010), and Hymnal (2013).[5][6][7]

In 2010, Meluch formed Orcas with minimalist composer Rafael Anton Irisarri. The duo's self-titled debut was released in April 2012 on Germany's Morr Music imprint, and its follow-up Yearling was released in early 2014.[8][9]

Meluch lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife, an antiquarian horologist.[10][11]

Discography

Solo

  • Blurred CD-R (self-released, 2001)
  • Clear CD-R (self-released, 2001)
  • Skymost CD-R (self-released, 2003)
  • Enge 7" EP (Moodgadget, 2005)
  • Dakota / Housecoat CD-R (self-released, 2006)
  • Précis CD (Kranky, 2006)
  • Fir 7" EP (Type, 2007)
  • Temper LP (Kranky, 2008)
  • Lee 7" (Hall Of Owls, 2008)
  • Flocks 7" (Blue Flea, 2009)
  • Lasted LP (Kranky, 2010)
  • Plays Thelma EP (Desire Path Recordings, 2011)
  • Hymnal LP (Kranky, 2013)[12]
  • Sonnet LP (Kranky, 2015)
  • Noyaux EP (Kranky, 2015)
  • Seize/Marre EP (self-released, 2016)
  • The Benoit Pioulard Listening Matter (Kranky, 2016)
  • Radial CD-R (self-released, June 27th 2016)

Collaborations

  • Deck Amber (with Ant'lrd) LP (Sounds et al, 2018)

Appeared on

References

  1. ↑ http://www.indierockmag.com/article28656.html
  2. ↑ https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20304-sonnet/
  3. ↑ https://daily.bandcamp.com/2016/10/19/benoit-pioulard-interview/
  4. ↑ http://bigtakeover.com/interviews/benoit-pioulard
  5. ↑ https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/ae84az/benoit-pioulard-the-benoit-pioulard-listening-matter-interview-stream
  6. ↑ https://reviews.headphonecommute.com/2015/08/20/in-the-studio-with-benoit-pioulard/
  7. ↑ https://www.echoesanddust.com/2016/11/benoit-pioulard-the-benoit-pioulard-listening-matter/
  8. ↑ https://www.attnmagazine.co.uk/features/9022
  9. ↑ https://fracturedair.com/2016/11/01/chosen-one-benoit-pioulard-3/
  10. ↑ https://thesteinbergprinciple.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/interview-benoit-pioulard/
  11. ↑ http://soundsofatiredcity.com/benoit-pioulard-interview/
  12. ↑ Phares, Heather (2013-03-05). "Hymnal – Benoît Pioulard : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
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