Mathias Delplanque is a french musician working since the end of the 90’s under various monikers : Bidlo, Lena, Stensil, or simply Mathias Delplanque. He’s also the founding member of several musical ensembles such as The Floating Roots Orchestra, The Missing Ensemble, AAA Men, AMR… Amongst his numerous collaborations are performances and albums with Rob Mazurek, Steve Argüelles, Black Sifichi, John Sellekaers, Shahzad Ismaïly etc…
With the series "Ma chambre quand je n’y suis pas" ("My bedroom when I’m away"), Mathias Delplanque uses field recordings from empty private spaces to compose works standing at the border between concrete and drone music. This "Paris" version is the first opus of the series. It was created in 2001 but Mathias Delplanque remixed it in 2008 and edited it in a single 20 minutes version for the french 3"CDR label Taâlem.
A giant leap that deepens her songwriting, expanding her palette to explore the sounds of love in beautiful, striking new ways. Bandcamp New & Notable May 16, 2017
KEDA creates a spellbinding soundtrack for a contemporary dance production by Compagnie Linga that centers the Korean geomungo. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 13, 2022
Meryll Ampe mutates a host of sound sources to make groaning machine music, coated in hiss and crackling with static. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 13, 2022