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Précis (album)
''Précis'' is the debut full-length album by Portland, Oregon based musician Benoît Pioulard, released by Kranky on October 16, 2006. Background Before the release of this album, Pioulard already had a fairly substantial discography. This included many self-released albums on CD-R and cassette, as well as the 7-inch EP '' Enge'', which was put out by Moodgadget in 2005. He later signed a deal with Chicago label Kranky, from which this album was released. Handmade version An elaborate handmade version of this album was released through his Myspace profile in September 2006. Limited to only 25 copies, this edition had exclusive content not available on the standard release and due to high demand sold out rapidly. Critical reception ''Précis'' was generally very well received by critics. Stylus Magazine was one of the first publications to review the album, remarking: AllMusic, who named Pioulard a "Hot Artist" in December 2006, were also impressed with the album, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoît Pioulard
Thomas Meluch (born August 4, 1984) is an American multi-instrumentalist, writer, and photographer, best known by his pseudonym Benoît Pioulard. His music signed to Kranky (record label), Kranky Records. Biography Meluch began documenting field recordings and his own lo-fi compositions on dictaphones, discarded stereos and four-track machines in the mid 1990s, later focusing on highly limited CD-R and Compact Cassette, cassette releases of his experimental, Folk music, folk-influenced songs for friends and family. His first recordings as Benoît Pioulard appeared on the ''Random Number...Colors Start'' compilation released by the Ann Arbor-based Moodgadget label in 2004. After 2005's ''Enge (EP), Enge'' EP Meluch was signed to Chicago's Kranky (record label), Kranky imprint, for whom he recorded the albums ''Précis (album), Précis'' (2006),''Temper'' (2008), ''Lasted'' (2010), ''Hymnal'' (2013), ''Sonnet'' (2015), and ''The Benoit Pioulard Listening Matter'' (2016), as w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |