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I worked for 14 months non-stop on this 8th album, 8 months have now elapsed since I finished it, so to say that sharing the first tracks with you fills me with joy is an understatement. It’s my first instrumental album since 2007’s Les ondes silencieuses, my first double album, clocking in at 58 minutes, my love letter to synthesis in the shape of my beloved Moog Grandmother, a love letter to music in general for helping me to navigate the waters of life’s complex, multifaceted reality: mine, yours, everyone’s.

I hope you will enjoy the 3 movements of “Subterranean”, named in reference to how deep the subconscious and our emotions run. The first movement made me feel like I was playing guitar in a rock band again, the second like I was almost making music for the dancefloor (*almost*) and the third like I was suddenly touching something very fragile, that might possibly break, and that was trying to come up to the surface.

You can read more about the album and preorder the gorgeous first vinyl edition (and the CD!) via the Thrill Jockey website (CAN SHIP FROM THE US OR GERMANY – PLEASE DISREGARD THE UK AND ROYAL MAIL MENTION AS THIS IS A WEBSITE ERROR) or Bandcamp (SHIPS FROM THE US ONLY!)

Words cannot convey how privileged I feel to have had a one-off collaboration between two immensely talented Mexican visual artists, Andrés Gómez Servín @gomez_servin_andres for the artwork and Daniel Castrejón @dnks_mx for the layout. Andrés did the artwork of my previous album The Tunnel and the Clearing and I knew I wanted to repeat the experience, but I have also long admired Daniel’s impeccable design for his Umor Rex label, so it is an honor that both accepted to work together on this, to produce this gatefold edition printed on reverse board, with full colour inner sleeves, with a very special first edition of metallic gold vinyl for the Jour (Day) sides and metallic silver for the Nuit (Night) sides.

Last but not least, incredibly for someone who had decided to stop playing live back in 2021, I am going to go on tour, starting in the US! Many European dates are still to be added, there will be updates very soon! Head over to my SONGKICK for all details and tickets.

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