Benoît Pioulard’s new album “Sonnet” was inspired by a series of field recordings of tones and unintentional harmonies that the artist made in the summer & fall of 2013 — whistling industrial air conditioners, bird songs, locust drones, washing machines — that were then mimicked or interpreted on the guitar.
Appearing on venerable Chicago label Kranky, the record promises “a temperate rainforest of ear ecstacy” recalling “the more fractured and loose end of the 70s krautrock movement”. Hear for yourself:
The album’s release date is 30 March.