Oregon transplant Benoît Pioulard, aka multi-instrumentalist and Praveen partner Thomas Meluch, played lead in the sunsetting wheat-field and fire-lined video for Temper track "Ragged Tint." The Church & Steak-directed clip for another meditative Temper tune "A Woolgathering Exodus" goes the... CONTINUE READING NEW BENOîT PIOULARD VIDEO - "A WOOLGATHERING EXODUS" »
Posted on June 8, 2009 in , (8 comments)
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Benoît Pioulard, aka Oregon (via Michigan) multi-instrumentalist Thomas Meluch, is putting out his gorgeous sophomore Kranky release Temper in a couple weeks. Meluch has earlier self-released CD-Rs and cassettes and the like, but 2006's Précis and these 16 new compositions... CONTINUE READING NEW BENOîT PIOULARD VIDEO - "RAGGED TINT" »
Posted on October 7, 2008 in (2 comments)
Tags: Benoît Pioulard | Cage The Elephant | Coachella
We last heard from young Thomas Meluch aka Benoît Pioulard back when he was making lovely work out of "Triggering Back." Since he's left his home in Michigan for a new life in Portland (he won't have a hard time... CONTINUE READING NEW BENOîT PIOULARD VIDEO - "IDYLL"»
Posted on September 2, 2008 in , (2 comments)
Tags: Benoît Pioulard | Bon Iver | Little Boots | SXSW
Benoît Pioulard is Thomas Meluch, and his Kranky debut Précis is full of surreal folk, with plenty of textures in odd places from things like bells and dulcimers, mostly performed Thomas himself. We're not blown away by his record, but... CONTINUE READING NEW BENOîT PIOULARD VIDEO - "TRIGGERING BACK"»
Posted on December 8, 2006 in , (7 comments)
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