The story
Thomas Meluch is an American multi-instrumentalist, writer, and photographer, best known by his pseudonym Benoît Pioulard.
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Records
Albums 41
- Stanza IV
Stanza IV11 Jul 2025Vinyl - Koselig
Koselig5 Feb 2025Vinyl
- Underwritten VI
Underwritten VI1 Jan 2025Vinyl
- How to Color a Thousand Mistakes
How to Color a Thousand Mistakes19 Jul 2024Vinyl - Collected EPs [2015-2023]
Collected EPs [2015-2023]5 Jul 2024Vinyl
- Sunder
Sunder22 Jan 2024Vinyl - Underwritten V
Underwritten V1 Jan 2024Vinyl
- eve
eve24 Dec 2023Vinyl - Vigil (live from La Berceuse)
Vigil (live from La Berceuse)31 Aug 2023Vinyl
- Eidetic
Eidetic3 Mar 2023Vinyl - Underwritten IV
Underwritten IV1 Jan 2023Vinyl
- Communiqué
Communiqué4 Oct 2022Vinyl - Konec
Konec29 Aug 2022Vinyl - Underwritten III
Underwritten III1 Jan 2022Vinyl
- Bloodless
Bloodless29 Nov 2021Vinyl - Voicemail
Voicemail24 Sep 2021Vinyl - A few moments in which I was met with an experience that I...
A few moments in which I was met with an experience that I might never have again13 Aug 2021Vinyl - Anon 2
Anon 25 Mar 2021Vinyl
- Underwritten II
Underwritten II1 Jan 2021Vinyl
- A few moments in
A few moments in4 Sep 2020Vinyl
- I suppose I'm your future
I suppose I'm your future12 Dec 2019Vinyl - Sylva
Sylva15 Nov 2019Vinyl - Persona
Persona5 Jul 2019Vinyl - Avocationals
Avocationals15 Mar 2019Vinyl - 11.03.17
11.03.1730 Dec 2018Vinyl
- Underwritten
Underwritten15 Jul 2018Vinyl
- Deck Amber
Deck Amber1 Jun 2018Vinyl
- Lignin Poise
Lignin Poise8 Sep 2017Vinyl - The Benoit Pioulard Listening Matter
The Benoit Pioulard Listening Matter14 Oct 2016Vinyl - Stanza
Stanza6 Apr 2015Vinyl
- Sonnet
Sonnet30 Mar 2015Vinyl - Yearling
Yearling4 Apr 2014Vinyl - Benoit Pioulard
Benoit PioulardJul 2013Vinyl
- Hymnal
Hymnal4 Mar 2013Vinyl - Roanoke
Roanoke1 Mar 2013Vinyl
- Orcas
Orcas13 Apr 2012Vinyl - Plays Thelma
Plays Thelma31 Oct 2011Vinyl
- Lasted
Lasted11 Oct 2010Vinyl - Temper
Temper13 Oct 2008Vinyl - Précis
Précis16 Oct 2006Vinyl - Clear
Clear2001Vinyl
EPs 19
- Ersatz Immortality (Clarice Jensen Version)Ersatz Immortality (Clarice Jensen Version)12 Jun 2025 · EPVinyl
- My Heart, My Beloved
My Heart, My Beloved27 Nov 2024 · EPVinyl - Silencer
Silencer13 Aug 2021 · EPVinyl - Kenopsia
Kenopsia2 Jul 2020 · EPVinyl
- Violette
Violette20 Mar 2020 · EPVinyl
- Atra
Atra27 Sep 2019 · EPVinyl - L.U.C.A.
L.U.C.A.19 Jun 2019 · EPVinyl
- PRINT/TRACK 02
PRINT/TRACK 0225 Jul 2018 · EPVinyl
- May
May11 May 2018 · EPVinyl - Slow spark, soft spoke
Slow spark, soft spoke17 Nov 2017 · EPVinyl - Thesis 04
Thesis 0426 Oct 2016 · EPVinyl
- Noyaux
Noyaux6 Nov 2015 · EPVinyl - An Absolute
An Absolute14 Mar 2014 · EPVinyl - Plays Roanoke
Plays RoanokeMar 2013 · EPVinyl
- Valley
ValleyOct 2010 · EPVinyl - Flocks
Flocks2009 · EPVinyl
- Fir
Fir12 Feb 2007 · EPVinyl
- Dakota / Housecoat
Dakota / Housecoat2006 · EPVinyl
- Enge
Enge21 Jun 2005 · EPVinyl
Singles 31
- Op. 448, Adagio (Hallucination archive)
Op. 448, Adagio (Hallucination archive)16 Aug 2024 · SingleVinyl - Next Life
Next Life13 Jun 2024 · SingleVinyl - Riptide
Riptide17 May 2024 · SingleVinyl - Under the Milky Way
Under the Milky Way19 Apr 2024 · SingleVinyl - Peggy Jo Tallas
Peggy Jo Tallas5 May 2023 · SingleVinyl
- Tet
Tet7 Feb 2023 · SingleVinyl - Halve
Halve18 Jan 2023 · SingleVinyl - Where the Wave
Where the Wave28 May 2021 · SingleVinyl
- Try to Be More Realistic (With Pepo Galán & Karen Vogt)
Try to Be More Realistic (With Pepo Galán & Karen Vogt)11 Dec 2020 · SingleVinyl - Verses III - IV (Jupi/ter Edit)
Verses III - IV (Jupi/ter Edit)11 Dec 2020 · SingleVinyl - Bluster
Bluster11 Dec 2020 · SingleVinyl - Try to Be More Realistic (Voga Recycle)
Try to Be More Realistic (Voga Recycle)11 Dec 2020 · SingleVinyl
All 31 singles
- Notice that,
Notice that,1 May 2020 · SingleVinyl
- Partic. reve
Partic. reve21 Feb 2020 · SingleVinyl - Mesa
Mesa14 Feb 2020 · SingleVinyl - I Suppose I'm Your Past
I Suppose I'm Your Past13 Dec 2019 · SingleVinyl - Raze II
Raze II11 Oct 2019 · SingleVinyl - Keep
Keep20 Sep 2019 · SingleVinyl - Toward a Boundless Uncertainty, Sunlit But Shivering
Toward a Boundless Uncertainty, Sunlit But Shivering18 Jan 2019 · SingleVinyl - Athanasy, 1993
Athanasy, 19935 Oct 2018 · SingleVinyl - Radial
Radial5 Oct 2018 · SingleVinyl - Thine
Thine5 Oct 2018 · SingleVinyl - Finity
Finity16 Mar 2016 · SingleVinyl
- Stone In Focus [Aphex Twin cover]
Stone In Focus [Aphex Twin cover]5 Dec 2015 · SingleVinyl
- Lent
Lent2 Dec 2014 · SingleVinyl
- Infinite Stillness
Infinite Stillness23 Feb 2014 · SingleVinyl - Ground Glass / Etalon
Ground Glass / Etalon8 Mar 2013 · SingleVinyl
- Through the Fractured Lens / An Absolute
Through the Fractured Lens / An Absolute2 Oct 2011 · SingleVinyl
- I Walked Into the Blackness and Built a Fire
I Walked Into the Blackness and Built a Fire2011 · SingleVinyl
- Little a Strongly More Grow I (Harmonium version)
Little a Strongly More Grow I (Harmonium version)2010 · SingleVinyl
- Lee
LeeOct 2008 · SingleVinyl
- Halocline [2018-2023] · 2024 · compilation
- Plainchant (Remix) · 2023 · Single · compilation
- May / Atra · 2019 · compilation
- Stanza I-III · 2016 · compilation
- 7" EPs [2005-2016] · 2016 · compilation
- Radial · 2016 · EP · compilation
- Thine · 2016 · EP · live
- SpringSelection2015 · 2015 · compilation
- Revenant + Trentemøller remix · 2014 · Single · remix
- Hymnal Remixes · 2014 · compilation, remix
- Untitled · 2013 · compilation
Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer and Apple. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.
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Bands and projects
The bands Benoît Pioulard played in, each with its own records. From MusicBrainz.
Also plays on
Records by other artists with Benoît Pioulard in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.
In playlists
Playlists with Benoît Pioulard in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.
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