About me
(this is my current press bio, forgive the 3rd person nonsense;))
30 year old french musician, based in Nantes, composer, performer and producer of his music. After a seminal electronic era (1995-2002), Khoral brings melody and songwriting forward for his debut album, “Animal Fraud”. Produced between 2002 and 2005, distributed in CD and digitally by Wild Palms Music, the record is a mix of influences, sophisticated songs tinged with folk-rock, pop and electro. Two EPs are then released in 2006 : “Elevator Songs” (MP3, Electronical, 70’s styled instrumental music) and “Mary’s Mellotron Song” (CDR, Papergoose Records, pop electro). Khoral distanced himself from electronics for his second lo-fi blues album, “Black Hole Years” (MP3, Acousmatic Records), and its minimalist, gritty sound, based on slide guitar and industrial beats. The third album (“Strawberry Blonde”, 2007, unreleased) aims to synthesize the various styles of these past works, straying from the “Animal Fraud” cold wave and the electro blues approach to “Black Hole Years”, using analog sounds and electric pianos in search of a funkier, richer and more accessible record...
My Gear
Edirol UA-25
3Q Joemeek preamp
Alesis M1 active mk2
Boss VF1 Multieffects
Moog Little Phatty
Yamaha SY35 (used as midi keyboard)
Roland SH32 (unapologetically)
Microkorg (same)
Kurzweill Micropiano
Electribe EMX-1 (totally unapologetically)
Peavey electro-acoustic guitar
Epiphone acoustic guitar
Yamaha electric guitar
Fender steel guitar (the one with the dark sound)
Johnson steel guitar (the one with the bright sound)
Eko mandolin
(with so many guitars, you might wonder how my sound is so electronic... the answer is, I don't really know)
Gforce M-Tron
Gforce Virtual String Machine
Sonar LE
