Bérangère MAXIMIN is a composer, producer, and performer who creates immersive and detail-rich abstract music. Her sound compositions engage listeners in a deep consideration of space and texture. Maximin's lyrical finesse has solidified her reputation on the experimental music scene. She regularly performs in both institutional and independent venues. Her work has been released on Tzadik (USA), Sub Rosa (BE), Crammed Discs (BE), Atlas Realisations (UK), and Karlrecords (DE).
« It feels like the world is turning inside MAXIMIN’s songs now, and the resulting gravity has the weight of nature on its side. »
– Pitchfork.
« MAXIMIN’s cinematic soundworks are discomforting reminders that the universe does not at all belong to us ».
– The Wire.
« French sound artist BERANGERE MAXIMIN delivers gorgeous, meticulously plotted soundscapes thrumming with subtle pulses, droning atmospheres, shifting surface details, and environmental recordings. Her sonic universe is staked to a rootless future. »
– Chicago Reader.
CONCERTS AND MASTERCLASSES
2024
| 04.24 |
Entre les lignes - Zwischen den Zeilen / residence Collective project with 6 musicians and sound artists Blind Signal (Toulouse) / Liebig 12 (Berlin) / GMEA (Albi) |
Rabastens Chapel, near Toulouse, FR | ||
| 04.07.24 | Rabastens | Entre les lignes - Zwischen den Zeilen / First show | Rabastens Chapel |
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| 04.10.24 | Ring! |
Entre les lignes - Zwischen den Zeilen / Second show |
Ring!, Toulouse, FR
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| 07.06.24 | Sajeta Festival |
Duo performance with Zahra Mani
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Tolmin, SLOVENIA | |
| 07.19.24 | Contemporaneus Reus Festival |
Flashback Ensemble plays Multibrain including BM's electronic piece Brainstorm
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Reus, SPAIN | |
| 07.31.24 | JingAn Cultural Centre |
Flashback Ensemble plays Multibrain including BM's electronic piece Brainstorm |
Shangai, CHINA |
| 08.05.24 | PAS festival |
Flashback Ensemble plays Multibrain including BM's electronic piece Brainstorm |
Beijing, CHINA |
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| 08.31.24 | Galliläakirche |
Entre les lignes - Zwischen den Zeilen / Third show
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Galliläakirche, Berlin, DE | |
| 11.20.24 | Ars Musica |
Masterclass at the Conservatory of Mons |
Ars Musica, Brussels, BE |
| 11.22.24 | Ars Musica |
Flashback Ensemble plays Multibrain including BM's electronic piece Brainstorm |
Ars Musica, Brussels, BE |
OTHER NEWS
- TK-21 LA REVUE - PRESENT CONTINU
BM writes about her approach to sound recording and editing on French TK-21 Revue #152, April 2024.
- BASTA NOW
The novelist Fanny Chiarello has written about BM's debut album on Tzadik, in this essay titled 'Basta Now'.
Release date: March 2024 on Permanent Draft.
The book presentation took place on March 8 at London's Cafe Oto during Valentina Magaletti’s three-day residency. Check it out!
- KOMORA - MMXX 18
Limited edition - 500 copies
Crystal clear vinyl featuring KOMORA (original track of 20 minutes) on one side, and a laser engraved artwork by Yuko Tonohira on the other. Transparent sleeve + print. Mastered by Frederic Alstadt / Angström Mastering.
Release date: July 2021 on Belgian Matière Mémoire.
- ULTRABLACK OF MUSIC
Curated by Achim Szepanski
Essay about BM's albums by Frédéric Neyrat on chapter 2
Release date: Spring 2020 on Mille Plateaux.
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