Benoit Pioulard: "Palimend"

Thomas Meluch a.k.a. Benoit Pioulard

On October 16th Kranky released the first record from Thomas Meluch under his musical pseudonym Benoit Pioulard. The album, Precis, is a wonderful soundscape of delicate pop structures stretched over living and breathing field recordings and other organic sounds. This is an incredible album full of songs that feel remarkably alive and some that feel near the brink of death. Precis grabs ahold of you and, depending on your state of mind, it can either pull you to the deepest depths of the ocean or throw you high up into the clouds. Have a listen, both tracks come very highly recommended. If you like Yellow House, chances are you'll love this.

[MP3]: Benoit Pioulard :: Palimend (Highly Recommended!)
[MP3]: Benoit Pioulard :: Triggering Back (Highly Recommended!)
"Palimend" is the perfect example of why this record feels so alive. Lying just below the acoustic guitar and soft, warm vocals is something magical. The popping and chugging of what seems to be a heavily washed out drum track, turns out to feel more like a steam engine chugging by in the distance. Even more careful listening reveals what sounds like some sort of stream or river in motion. That, combined with the tambourine and bells creates an almost hypnotic sound, proving that Thomas' painstaking attention to detail has really paid off in the end.

Buy Precis from Kranky

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I've been noticing myself listening to a lot of the same stuff recently that I was listening to this same time last year. The New Pornographers' Electric Version is probably one of my favorite albums to listen to in the colder months. Does this happen to anyone else? What are some of your perfect Fall albums?

P.S. If you're reading this and it's October 25th, then it's my Birthday! Woo!