news archive 10 march 2010 however overdue, my profound thanks go to everyone who attended the shows, helped along philadelphia's a sunny day in glasgow have graciously included my interpretation of their song fm dust has released a split cassette featuring new pieces by myself & campfires. 9 june 2009 the very talented duo of church & steak has created a beautiful video for the song "a woolgathering 11 may 2009 i've returned from my first tour with windy & carl and wish to thank them as well as everyone in attendance for making i am now selling copies of my brand-new 7" ep flocks via the product page, along with limited-edition sets of cards 27 march 2009 i will be embarking on a two-week tour of eastern north america with my friends windy & carl beginning april 22nd. a brand new 7" ep entitled flocks will be for sale exclusively on the road before seeing official release later in the spring. also, the french label arbouse recordings has assembled a unique and beautiful compilation, musique pour statues menhirs, 6 january 2009 several gracious websites and blogs have seen fit to include my album temper in their year-end lists for 2008. also, i've contributed a piece for kesh's 88 tapes compilation that is available exclusively via boomkat. 23 october 2008 a new benoît pioulard 7" ep entitled lee is now available exclusively through this site, but will see official lee is an homage to the great lee hazlewood, who died on my birthday in 2007. the a-side is a version of his song lee is limited to 300 copies on white, black and marble vinyl; it can be previewed here and ordered here, alone or as 13 october 2008 today marks the release of temper, my second full-length for kranky. 7 october 2008 pitchfork.tv has premiered a video for a song from temper called "ragged tint", which can be seen here. 2 september 2008 the fader has posted an interview along with the premiere of a video i made for the song "idyll" from 2 august 2008 unfinished has posted a recent interview with yours truly, which can be read here. 22 july 2008 my new full length album temper will be released october 13, 2008 on kranky; also, the expanded reissue of the enge ep is now available for purchase via itunes, emusic and finally, i have created an hour-long podcast of some favorite songs for the cloudcast, 7 july 2008 some recent and upcoming things: PHOTOGRAPHY twenty of my polaroid photographs are on display at rad summer (3611 se division, portland) throughout ENGE REISSUE the wonderful moodgadget label will soon release a digital version of enge, my first EP from 2005, SONGS SPUN SIMLA also coming up is the release of songs spun simla, a 6-song collaboration between the remarkably talented 18 february 2008 there is a new video for an unreleased piece called "sweep generator (dusk version)" on the see page. 15 december 2007 i have updated the see page with a new series of polaroids from the past year. 10 october 2007 moodgadget's new compilation expanse at low levels is now available digitally, featuring an exclusive expanse at low levels can be accessed on itunes here. 25 june 2007 the people at play my tape have posted a half-hour mix of long-time favorites assembled by yours truly also, as part of his ten songs project chris walker has put up a special tracklist with notes that i created 9 april 2007 i have contributed words & vocals to a new song by my friend praveen entitled "death as a man", 29 march 2007 textura has graciously made me a part of its new interview series backtracking; you may read the feature here. 31 january 2007 my new 7" ep fir is now available from boomkat & other fine distributors. 16 january 2007 the website for german newspaper zeit is now featuring a gallery of my photography with links to songs, 28 december 2006 this week marks the release of ghostly's digitally exclusive itunes ep new faces, which features a new faces can be accessed here, & all tracks can be streamed in full here. sincere thanks to everyone who has supported my efforts this past year; here's to 2007. 23 december 2006 rounding out an entirely unexpected season of praise, précis has appeared on several "best of 2006" lists; 14 december 2006 i have contributed two exclusive ringtones to the library of toneshared.com - you may listen to & download them 12 december 2006 flatteringly, i have been named spin magazine's artist of the day today; you may read what they have to say here. 5 december 2006 the video for "triggering back", directed by adam hunt, is now available for viewing on the see page. 2 december 2006 in case you missed it last year, my (original) christmas song "rays in the tallow", commissioned by finally, visit the see page to view a new selection of polaroids, & the love section to find some recent kind 17 november 2006 Nerd Litter has posted a benoît pioulard interview in two parts : [one] [two] 24 october 2006 Lost at Sea has published a benoît pioulard feature, which you may read here. 21 october 2006 précis has received extremely kind words from the likes of stylus, filter magazine & almost cool; 16 october 2006 my album précis is now available worldwide via kranky. you may acquire a copy directly from me, at most good record stores, several periodicals have already weighed in with remarks on précis; you may see thankyou everything & everyone. 9 october 2006 the handmade edition of précis is now sold out - many thanks to all who ordered. happy autumn. 18 september 2006 i have completed a handmade edition of my album précis, limited to twenty-five copies [each with full details, ordering information & sound clips are available here. 29 august 2006 moodgadget's new compilation the rorschach suite, is available now through various digital music also, i recently contributed words & singing to a lovely song by my friend praveen, which 3 august 2006 i am happy to announce that my first album for the wonderful kranky label, entitled précis, details & a free mp3 are available from the kranky website, my myspace profile, & this very site. 1 july 2006 the song "kids are getting younger" (from the enge ep) will feature on the various artists cd rorschach suite, 1 june 2006 an extremely generous review of the enge ep has been published by indieville. also, the new issue of the wonderful british publication amelia's magazine (spring/summer 2006) 16 may 2006 a new benoît pioulard cdr release, dakota / housecoat, is available in an edition of 5 april 2006 kind new reviews of the enge ep can be found in modernfix magazine & impact press. 9 december 2005 on commission from ghostly international, i have recorded a holiday ode 21 october 2005 a new benoit pioulard track, entitled "the depths & the seashore", will appear on the depths & the seashore [clip] 8 october 2005 nice new reviews of the enge ep are up now at the milk factory and altar magazine. the milk factory 22 september 2005 i am pleased to announce that the kind people at kranky will be releasing also, i have finished a version of mobius band's "you're wrong", the original recording you're wrong (benoit pioulard version) [clip] 8 july 2005 my new 7", enge, is out now. 1 july 2005 new reviews of the enge ep are up now on stylus, textura, stylus 7 june 2005 direwires has officially released the cd "there's life after winter" (mgt-003), which features oh, her (benoit pioulard's serenade) [clip] 23 may 2005 the kind folks at all music guide have just reviewed the enge 7" with such words as 'precious' and 'cerebral', |