MAELSTROM

As with the namesake, Maelstrom (Mael Peneau) has successfully distributed his brand of chaos geo-graphically, rendering varying states of devastation through his equatorial pull and creative vortices. Superlative words to describe the French producer you might say but this is one prolific, hard-working composer that would attest to the contrary and would be able to evidence such through his longevity within an extremely turbulent domain. With an extensive discography spanning two decades Mael continually exhibits an industrial, mechanised (yet abundantly melodic) aesthetic born out of warehouses and basement culture. Whirlpool connotations aside, under the Maelstrom moniker the artist exhibits a "time-served" confidence whereby the output is considered, balanced and yet provocative enough to provide the next iteration whilst remaining sensitive to a core code and vision. With influences spanning breakcore, ambient, pioneers such as Autechre and Dopplereffekt, Mael provides a listenability and transportive nature that surpasses his peers, tracks are unremarkably peppered throughout with melodic cloudbursts and crystalline fluorescence whilst remaining precise and cultivated within a luscious sonic universe. A curator and enabler himself, Maelstrom cofounded the label RAAR in 2015 with close collaborator Louisahhh and has recently released music via imprints CPU, Cultivated Electronics and RAAR. Recent branded collaborations with Yves Saint Laurent and Kooples provide further evidence of Maelstrom's disruptive force.

Currently available for Film Scores, Bespoke Composition, Audio Branding, Sound Design and Commissions…