Benoît Pioulard

I'd like to begin this post on a newer of my musical obsessions with a request to the reader. Think of nature. Imagine the most nature-like landscape you can - and then image its sounds, its moods, its colours. Then you're on the way to imagine the sound of Benoît Pioulard. If you ask me what I associate Benoît Pioulard's mystical musical universe with, nature would be my answer. Which might seem odd, since Thomas Meluch, the mastermind behind the name, mainly makes his music using his computer, guitar and voice. But with his mix of collected sounds, noises you wonder where come from and the recumbent vocals, his music creates soundscapes - when you listen to Benoît Pioulard it creates a mood, a state of mind. I've experienced that there probably is no place or situation better suitable for listening to Thom's music than when taking a long walk outside in the dark, pouring rain while glancing at houses, trees, flowers, fields and other people's lives passing by. It's hard to explain, but it is exactly what Benoît Pioulard sounds like. And it's a fantastic state of mind to be in, you'll understand, just listen to 'La Guerre De Sept Ans', 'Moth Wings', 'Triggering Back' or 'The Loom Pedal'. Or anything on his MySpace, really.
www.myspace.com/pioulard