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benoît pioulard

thy narrows

About Me

"...like a scarf knit from a motley collection of mismatched yarn."
- philip sherburne

"...like climbing a sycamore tree and practising making out on your hand, except you really mean it, & you're gonna get it right."
- bling manor

photography | reviews | virb | official site

now available:
précis (cd for kranky ) : buy amazon | bleep | emusic | itunes
fir (7" for type ) : buy forced exposure | boomkat
new faces ep (digital) : buy itunes

soon:
songs spun simla (collaboration with praveen for music related )
enge ep expanded digital reissue (june)
7" ep for hall of owls (summer)
album for kranky (fall)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/6/2005
Band Website: pioulard.com
Influences: harmony korine, werner herzog, terrence malick, chris marker, maya deren, sun city girls, arvo part, constancy, antiquity, etc .
Record Label: kranky, type, moodgadget, ghostly
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

rhizome.

i've put another little flag in the ground over at virb for those who would care to make friends there, too.
Posted by benoît pioulard on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:24:00 PST

video : sweep generator (dusk version).

images from mr. finley's feelings, 1956.the original version of this track will appear on my forthcoming kranky full-length....
Posted by benoît pioulard on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:18:00 PST

8.

heyy kind folks there are some new polaroid shots on my site, mostly captured this year.also i've finished a new album & 7" with plans for release in the second half of 2008....
Posted by benoît pioulard on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:46:00 PST

ears.

a) the people at play my tape have posted a half-hour mix of long-time favorites assembled by yours truly & entitled rain in may's drain basin bay, which is available for free download here.b) as part...
Posted by benoît pioulard on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:08:00 PST

fir.

i am pleased to announce my next release, a 7" ep called fir for the lovely type records label.fir will be released on february 12th, but can be preordered here; the title track is now available to st...
Posted by benoît pioulard on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 04:36:00 PST

little a strongly more grow i.

today marks the release of ghostly's digitally exclusive itunes ep new faces, which features a new song by yours truly called "little a strongly more grow i", as well as tracks from wisp, jdsy, the re...
Posted by benoît pioulard on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 07:09:00 PST

ring.

i have contributed two exclusive ringtones to toneshared.com that are now available for free download. other tones available on that site come from the likes of pan american, atom heart, and alva not...
Posted by benoît pioulard on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:50:00 PST

video : triggering back.

[directed by adam hunt]viewable in quicktime format here....
Posted by benoît pioulard on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:52:00 PST

mondiale.

my album précis is now available worldwide on kranky.information, images & sounds can be found here.you may acquire a copy directly from me, at most good record shops, or digitally via bleep or itunes...
Posted by benoît pioulard on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 02:11:00 PST

handmade.

i have completed a handmade edition of my album précis, limited to twenty-five copies [each with exclusive content] & available for just a few dollars more than the standard kranky release.**this edit...
Posted by benoît pioulard on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:39:00 PST