December
France | Live & Dj Set
Tomas has been composing and performing under the name December for 7 years now. Having released albums on some of the most renowned labels on the European electronic scene: Jealous God, Blackest Ever Black, Mannequin, Pinkman, Return to Disorder, L.I.E.S or Veyl; with remarkable regularity, consistency and exacting standards, his discography is widely acclaimed by the global electronic scene. He is a regular guest at major events and venues such as Berghain, the Berlin Atonal festival, Reaktor Katharsis in Amsterdam, Salon des Amateurs, Tresor and Kisloty. His distinctive style – powerful and melancholy, minimalist and romantic, dark but overflowing with emotion, and characterized by his distinctive use of vocals – sets him apart from the rest.
At the crossroads of post-punk, techno, ambient, electro, IDM and EBM, he has forged an extremely personal and original sound, always hybrid, mixing references and genres rarely associated, often earning him the image of an unclassifiable artist. Tomas has taken his time and created a unique musical (and aesthetic) universe. After a dozen EPs, he finally released his debut album in November 2021, soberly entitled “Début”, on the label of British producer Broken English Club. Nine tracks of powerful, minimalist electronic punk, always tinged with his trademark deep melancholy.
For the past three years, he has also been working closely with photographer Marie Quéau, who has produced several music videos for the musician, as well as several of his record covers. The two artists are also working on two joint audiovisual works: a live AV album, which had its world premiere on June 4, 2022 at the Le Bon Air festival in Marseille, and for which an international tour is in preparation, and a visual and sound art installation unveiled at the Nord Fiction festival, in Lower Normandy, on June 17 and 18.
With his December alias, Tomas continues to dig this tunnel towards a personal and particularly modern musical utopia: music that could make you dance as much as cry, listen to in bed or on a sweaty dance floor, music that you sweat and scream, hum and listen to with tears in your eyes.
