A self-taught pianist from the age of 7, Dustin O’Halloran’s personal histories give us some clue to the thickly-woven tapestries of his music: he has lived in LA (where he studied art at Santa Monica College and formed the much-adored Devics with Sara Lov), Italy (in the depths of rural Emilia Romagna) and Berlin. His arresting, heartbreaking music is as much an elegant exercise in nuance and grace as it is a pure, intuitive, personal expression – and here is where we see some explanation into Dustin’s quiet rise to notoriety and his continued ascension.



Having gained serious recognition with his stunning score to Sofia Coppola’s 2006 film Marie Antoinette (which sits neatly alongside his soundtrack work for William Olsen’s An American Affair (2010) and Drake Doremus’ Sundance-winning Like Crazy (2011),



Dustin has quickly become one of the most recogniseable names in the broad-reaching “post-classical” field, a definition of the genre rather than vice-versa. Now sitting alongside peers and friends Max Richter, Hauschka and Johann Johannsson (who, incidentally, aided Dustin in mixing his newest album) on FatCat’s dedicated orchestral imprint 130701, new album Lumiere is a glowing addition to O’Halloran’s musical canon, at once an amalgamation of everything that his music has been leading up to, and an unprecedented step forwards in terms of timbral palette and harmony. Featuring NYC’s ACME Quartet, Stars Of The Lid’s Adam Wiltzie and prodigious young composer Peter Broderick among the guest musicians, the scale of Lumiere is expansive: “it made me realize how important it is to find players that truly understand what you do and to create a language with them,” writes Dustin.



Dustin’s rock background - primarily with Bella Union’s “dream-pop” outfit Devics – has yielded an unassuming, perceptive approach to composing modern classical pieces. Inspired by, among others, Arvo Part,  Philip Glass, Hans Otte, John Luther Adams, Olivier Messiaen, Ennio Morricone, Gavin Bryars, there is no lack of articulation or academic musicality in Dustin’s work, but there is also none of the aloofness or detachment that is so readily perceived around contemporary classical music. This can perhaps be attributed to the environments in which Dustin has worked - Lumiere is full of those rare elements of life shared by both vibrant cities and lush countrysides: colour, both organic and rich, sensorial intrigue and a deep awareness of space. Or perhaps it is a product of Dustin’s synaesthesia, a condition he first noticed around the time of his performance at New York’s Guggenheim Museum for their Kandisnky retrospective and 50th anniversary gala. Able to visualize his compositions as vividly as a painter might see his own work, Dustin’s expressiveness is beyond compare.



Lumiere will be Dustin’s third solo full-length, following Bella Union albums released in 2004 and 2006 respectively (Piano Solos vol. 1 and Piano Solos vol. 2). These two records were originally opportunity for Dustin to express a non-Devics creative streak: gently and privately pieced together piano suites written and recorded on a beautifully-restored 1920’s Sabel piano in his Italian farmhouse. The compositions, however, gradually grew into fully-formed solo pieces as Dustin’s ambitions and designs developed. The path, of course, would eventually lead him to Lumiere’s majestic, swooning ensemble arrangements and a focus-shift away from the piano as his work’s primary timbre without losing any of the affection for the instrument that bore his first two records.



A sublime solo live album - entitled Vorleben – will be released by FatCat / 130701 in June.

"Le jeune montpelliérain triture ici la musique idéale pour s’abandonner : entre yoga et Jägermeister."
Les Inrocks, JD Beauvallet

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KM074 is out now
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Keinemusik is a network with the label as the pulse pumping centre. Driven particularly by the spirit that moves the collective behind the imprint. The spirit to find your own agenda and let nobody get in the way. The spirit of refining House and Techno off the beaten path. Be it within their own tracks, within productions of other sorts or DJ-sets. The spirit of recall value within record- and flyer-artworks and everything intermediate in word and image surrounding releases and parties. And the spirit of diversification – Rampa’s effect-gadget-venture TEILE being one example. Keinemusik’s own booking department ‘Worldwide Dancing Club’, established in 2018, being another.

Keinemusik has been around since 2009. It has been naming an existing friendship and linked interests of the four members – &ME, Adam Port, Rampa and Reznik. A more or less constant count of five releases per year have been released ever since, solely laid down by members of the crew. And a considerable count of label-parties went down, not only in Berlin, but around all international focal points for electronic music. And surely, there’s plenty more where those came from. So see you soon in a record store or on a dancefloor in your area!

What is YAME? This is an infinite continuum that resulted in a musical duo compiled of Alexandr Seletsky and Victor Kiriyakidi.
In a physical world, guys’ have enormous experience in a variety of physical musical projects. 
It was defined by cosmic vibes that duo has a lot in common in terms of modern independent dance music.
Also, it was made a decision by a cosmic design to organize circumstances in such a way that guys were able to work on an absolutely freshly new non-physical sound, in “the Yellow Studio”.
The cosmic ocean decided the following: drops of its existence were inspired by legends of the independent sound Yello and Kraftwerk.
The Absolute, with its presence, took on a job by means of two musicians who were its hands and ears and they performed with skill and elan. 
As a result of that work was the track called “To the sea”. In order that work would inspire plenty of independent artists, the Universe responded with a resonance of Disco Halal vibrations. Which became a new drop in the future sea of the modern dance music.
To be continued…

ANDREA is a true sound alchemist, known for her unique blend of electronic music with world influences.

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O R I G A M I - E P (avalaible)
Spotify − http://bit.ly/OrigamiSpotify
iTunes − http://bit.ly/OrigamiTunes
Hanoï Café (Vidéo Clip)− http://bit.ly/BT-HanoïCafé
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Booking — philippe.marsaud@miala.fr
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Love — bleutoucan@gmail.com
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B I O G R A P H I E

french version

Bleu Toucan est un duo ailé créé par Emmanuel et Léo. Les deux musiciens possèdent un passeport pour un pays lointain, un état souverain et indépendant qui voue un culte sans borne à un dieu mythique : le Toucan Bleu. 
L’éloge à l’oisiveté est une injonction qui semble dominer cette étendue de terre bordée de lacs et de torrents. La musique de Bleu Toucan transcrit une sensation de sérénité infinie, tendre et parfois même lascive. Ils sont les missionnaires de ce monde mystérieux. Venez chercher votre laissez-passer pour vivre l'expérience de ce projet onirique. 
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english version

Bleu Toucan is a winged duo created by Emmanuel and Leo. The two musicians have a passport to a far-off country, a sovereign and independent state which worships boundlessly a mythical god : Le Bleu Toucan. The eulogy to idleness is an injunction that seems to dominate this stretch of land bordered by lakes and streams. Blue Toucan's music transcribes an infinite feeling of serenity, gentle and sometimes lasciviousness . They are the missionaries of this mysterious world . Pick up your "laissez-passez" for the experience of this oneiric project.
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japan version

ブルートゥカン(Bleu Toucan)はエマニュエルとレオナールによる軽快なデュオグループ。二人は、伝説の神『ブルートゥカン（青オオハシ）』を信仰するはるかかなたの独立国からやってきた。湖と急流に縁取られたその国では、何もしないのが至上の掟。ブルートゥカンの音楽は、無限なる静けさを、優しく、時にはエロティックな静謐の感覚を奏でます。ミステリアスな国の使者たち。夢幻の国に通じるパスポートがここにあります。
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spanish version

Bleu Toucan es el dúo con alas en el cual Léo y Emmanuel son la esencia.
Los dos acolites poseen un pasaporte para un país lejano, un principado que dedica un culto sin límites a un dios mítico: el tucán azul.
El elogio a la ociosidad es el lema de esta superficie rodeada de lagos y ríos.
La música de Bleu Toucan transmite una sensación de “chideza” infinita, tierna y algunas veces lasciva.
Son los misionarios de este mundo misteriosos.
Venid a buscar su pase para tener la suerte de vivir esta atmosfera peculiar.

photo — © Antoine Henault

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