Bérangère MAXIMIN is a composer known for creating immersive, detail-rich abstract music. With six albums, she has gained global recognition for her dynamic use of digital material. Bérangère regularly performs in both institutional and independent venues. Her work has been released on prestigious labels such as 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 events in 2024 (more TBA)
| 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 | |||
| 07.04.24 | Rabastens | Entre les lignes - Zwischen den Zeilen / show First show - Collective project with 6 musicians and sound artists Blind Signal / Liebig 12 / GMEA |
Rabastens Chapel, near Toulouse, FR |
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| 10.04.24 | Ring! |
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Ring!, Toulouse, FR | ||
| 05.08.24 | PAS Festival |
Flashback Ensemble plays Multibrain including BM's electronic piece Brainstorm
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PAS, Beijing, CH | ||
| 31.08.24 | Galliläakirche |
Entre les lignes - Zwischen den Zeilen / show
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Galliläakirche, Berlin, DE | ||
| 20.11.24 | Ars Musica |
Masterclass at the Conservatory of Mons |
Ars Musica, Brussels, BE |
| 22.11.24 | Ars Musica |
Flashback Ensemble plays Multibrain including BM's electronic piece Brainstorm |
Ars Musica, Brussels, BE |
OTHER NEWS:
BASTA NOW
The French novelist Fanny Chiarello has written about BM's debut album on Tzadik (USA), 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
Release date: Spring 2020 on Mille Plateaux.
Version imprimable 