Benoit Pioulard
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Birth name | Thomas Meluch |
Born | 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
- Random Number...Colors Start (Moodgadget, 2004)
- Idol Tryouts 2 (Ghostly International, 2006)
- The Rorschach Suite (Moodgadget, 2006)
- Four-beat Rhythm: The Writings of Wilhelm Reich (Workshop, 2013)
References
- ↑ http://www.indierockmag.com/article28656.html
- ↑ https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20304-sonnet/
- ↑ https://daily.bandcamp.com/2016/10/19/benoit-pioulard-interview/
- ↑ http://bigtakeover.com/interviews/benoit-pioulard
- ↑ https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/ae84az/benoit-pioulard-the-benoit-pioulard-listening-matter-interview-stream
- ↑ https://reviews.headphonecommute.com/2015/08/20/in-the-studio-with-benoit-pioulard/
- ↑ https://www.echoesanddust.com/2016/11/benoit-pioulard-the-benoit-pioulard-listening-matter/
- ↑ https://www.attnmagazine.co.uk/features/9022
- ↑ https://fracturedair.com/2016/11/01/chosen-one-benoit-pioulard-3/
- ↑ https://thesteinbergprinciple.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/interview-benoit-pioulard/
- ↑ http://soundsofatiredcity.com/benoit-pioulard-interview/
- ↑ Phares, Heather (2013-03-05). "Hymnal – Benoît Pioulard : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-04-09.