吉他/合成器/人声: Valentin Pedler

鼓/人声: Dorris Biayenda

鼓/人声: MarineFlèche

Three well-known figures from the French scene, driven by a boundless curiosity and a hands-on approach, form Meule: a trio that twists garage, electronic, and psychedelia into a raw, hypnotic wave. In a singular setup, Valentin Pedler’s guitars and synths converse with two drum kits, played by Marine Flèche and Dorris Biayenda, in a face-to-face polyrythmic exchange of near-infinite power

冷静的合成器质感和真实的人声、鼓点交织在一起，三个人用两套鼓不断推动着音乐向前循环。你会听到突如其来的转折、加速、发自内心的呐喊，也有让人松一口气的旋律——迷幻感就这样自然浮现。

Meule的音乐像是邀请你进入一种本能的、共同的、甚至带点原始感的舞蹈。不用多想，跟着走就行——就像坐上了一场酣畅淋漓的太空旅行。

Somewhere between machine and human, this modular vessel—set between two competing drum kits—propels looping music where trance emerges through turns, accelerations, cries from the heart, and melodic breathing.

Meule thus invites you into an instinctive, collective, almost animal dance—one you enter without thinking, as a simple passenger on a jubilant space trip.

2022年，Meule 先后亮相 Printemps de Bourges 的 Inouis 单元和 Trans Musicales deRennes. 正是在Rennes, 他们被美国西雅图知名电台KEXP相中，录制了一期现场，目前在 YouTube 播放量接近20万。此后，乐队完成了横跨欧洲、加拿大和韩国的巡演。高强度巡演结束后，Marine正式加入（原鼓手 Léo Kapes 离队），乐队回到 Valentin 的乡下老家沉淀写歌。

In 2022, Meule took part in the Inouïs du Printemps de Bourges before playing the Trans Musicales de Rennes in December of the same year, where they were spotted by the ultra-stylish Seattle radio station KEXP, for whom they recorded a session that is now approaching 200,000 views. This success allowed them to tour widely across Europe, as well as in Canada and South Korea. At the end of this intense tour, Dorris and Valentin were joined by Marine following the departure of Léo Kapes. The group then retreated to the countryside at Valentin’s place with the desire to push the boundaries of their influences. 

Meule 就像是 Kraftwerk（德国电子乐教父，用机器造就音乐史）和 King Gizzard & TheLizard Wizard（澳洲迷幻摇滚怪才，以高产、多变和失控的现场著称）碰到了一起，把车库摇滚和电子乐、精密编排和人的不完美全搅合在一起。吉他和鼓直面一整面模块合成器墙，在狂野和细腻交替的迷醉感里合为一体，这就是他们的标志性声音。

新曲《Entre deux》就是一个例子：Marine 用人声唱出屏幕时代里人际关系的复杂，让Meule在摇滚的硬朗里多了一层温柔的触感。

From the psychedelic garage rock of Osees or King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard—the trio’s ultimate reference—Meule expanded its sonic palette to include more electro and techno elements, and at times pop and melodic touches, as on “Entre deux,” where Marine’s voice reflects on relationships in the age of screens. A track where Meule aims to bring a touch of softness to the vigor of rock.

《Dare》是一张充满好奇心、能量充沛却一点都不笨重的专辑，甚至在致敬GRM电声学派先驱的段落里，也能听出一种灵巧和克制。听完这张叫人精神一振的唱片，只剩一个问题：现场啥时候安排？

—— Antoine Dabrowski（法国资深音乐记者、DJ、Tsugi Radio创始人）

Dare is a generous album overflowing with ideas and energy. Never heavy-handed, it even demonstrates a certain lightness and great finesse in its nods to the pioneers of electroacoustic music from the GRM. A record with invigorating qualities that leaves only one question: when are the shows?!

— Antoine Dabrowski

• Lost In You：沉重的鼓声像在碾压一段烧尽了的感情

• “Lost In You,” with its heavy drums whose power races over the ashes of a love affair

• Scop：从舞池边冷眼旁观，那股精准的技术感让人想起Soulwax

• “Scop,” played from the edge of the dancefloor, observing the dancers, its virtuosity recalling the feats of Soulwax

• Boston：让人上头的 Afrobeat 循环

• “Boston,” with its hypnotic, intoxicating afrobeat loops

• Termer：带点复古摇滚的爽快劲儿

• the infectious rockabilly of “Termer”

• Green River：在柏林和巴黎之间的 Urban Boat 上，和 Lille 音乐人 YMNK 一起做出来的 Techno 情歌......

• the techno love of “Green River,” composed on the Urban Boat between Berlin and Paris with Lille-based artist YMNK…

整张《Dare》是一次迷人的声音探险，玩转各种风格与形式。压轴曲《Microtonal》用上了东方音阶，邀来在 Tours 长大的英国说唱歌手 Miscellaneous (Chill Bump成员之一)，共同直面仍在持续的加沙悲剧。收尾曲里，你能听到那位讨喜的歌手兼萨克斯手 NotSure, 像个温柔的引路人，用迷人的低音缓缓吟唱。"我们的工作方式就像实验室技术员，不停抛出新想法，把它们改造变形，跟意外周旋，看看最后能做出什么东西。每一个细节都是亲手做出来的。"

Throughout Dare, Meule leads us through a fascinating sonic exploration that plays with formats and codes. The journey ends with “Microtonal,” drawing on Eastern scales and welcoming Miscellaneous, the English-born rapper from Tours and half of Chill Bump, to evoke the ongoing tragedy in Gaza. Finally, on the last track, we find the endearing singer and saxophonist Not Sure, cast as a benevolent guru with a captivating low voice. “We try to approach things like lab technicians—always bringing in ideas, distorting them, playing with accidents, and seeing what happens. It’s really handcrafted.”