benoit pioulard: noyaux

Seattle producer and songwriter Benoît Pioulard (aka Thomas Meluch) follows the 2015 release of Sonnet, his fifth album for Portland's Kranky label, with his return to Morr Music for four shimmeringly beautiful ambient tracks, a touching blend of weightless drones and yearningly sluggish melodies. Meluch crafted the pieces with his standard basic rig of guitars, bass, loop pedal, and a few effects. A couple of vocal elements are hidden deep in the mix, as well as old field recordings dating back to his childhood. Memories beautifully dissolve within the glowing reverb and lively static of the four softly intertwining tracks.