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Intimate piano, close to the sound.
Julien Marchal is a pianist and composer based in Bordeaux, France. His five INSIGHT albums explore intimate, minimalist neoclassical piano, with silence and the piano’s mechanical sounds as part of the music.
Explore Julien Marchal’s neoclassical pianoSource & scope
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On repeat for
Billie Eilish.
“Lissom by Lissom.”
Lissom, the debut album by Julien Marchal and Ed Tullett, named as her repeat listen while travelling.
Her i-D interview · 26.11.2019The INSIGHT series
5 albums. 53 compositions.
INSIGHT IV
2019Solo piano
INSIGHT III
2017Solo piano
INSIGHT II
2016The Quietus · Top 100
INSIGHT I
2015The first chapter
© David Bross RIAA GOLD · 2023
Shootout.
Izzamuzzic & Julien Marchal
Gold-certified single in the United States.
Listen to ShootoutRIAA certification · December 15, 2023Together.
Bands & collaborations.
On screen.
13 series. 6 films. And other worlds.
Art, fashion & brands.
22 œuvres · 26 crédits musicaux
Your turn to play.
Original piano scores. In PDF.
13 piano scores · PDF · Whales Records
INSIGHT I
15 €
10 piano scores · PDF · Whales Records
INSIGHT II
15 €
10 piano scores · PDF · Whales Records
INSIGHT III
15 €
10 piano scores · PDF · Whales Records
INSIGHT IV
15 €On stage.
Cities, encounters, films.
4:08Los Angeles
Tour film · 2018
Julien Marchal
4:46Moscow
Moscow Conservatory · 2018
FLOWERSBITS
19:39Bordeaux
Le Rocher de Palmer · 2019
Whales Records
9:23Hasselt & Utrecht
Belgium & Netherlands · 2018
Julien Marchal
30:46Dortmund
Germany · published in 2017
Julien Marchal
LiveInsight LIII
Studio session
Julien MarchalPast concerts · Moscow, Saint Petersburg…
MoscowMoscow PlanetariumSaint PetersburgPlanetarium No. 1BordeauxLe Rocher de Palmer · CenonTongresCultuurcentrum de VelinxUtrechtTivoliVredenburgHasseltCCHARheineKloster BentlageSaint PetersburgJaani Kirik · avec Luke HowardMoscowConservatoire de Moscou · avec Luke HowardLouvain30CC / SchouwburgPress.
Interviews, reviews & favourites.
Totoromoon’s Top 2025
TotoromoonJulien Marchal · 2025La musique des 6 mois d’absence de Totoromoon ♥
plusfmSLUMB · 2025Slumb & Senbeï – Adagio
Le MusicodromeSLUMB · 2025Slumb « Plague » (2025)
Sun Burns OutSLUMB · 2025Slumb / Plague [Banzaï Lab]
V13 MediaJulien Marchal · 2024Julien Marchal – “Insight LIII” [Song Review]
FAULT MagazineJulien Marchal · 2024Julien Marchal delivers His Classical Magnum Opus, 'Insight LIII'
Rival MagazineJulien Marchal · 2024Julien Marchal and the Power of “Insight LIII”
We Found New MusicJulien Marchal · 2024Julien Marchal’s Ethereal Return: Exploring “Insight LIII”
Higher Plain MusicLissom · 2022Lissom – Eclipses Review
La Grosse RadioLissom · 2022Lissom – Eclipses
Descubre MagazineLissom · 2022Julien Marchal y Ed Tullett vuelven con Lissom
Sun Burns OutLissom · 2022Lissom / Eclipses [Naïve/ Whales Records]
NagamagLissom · 2022Lissom – Your Name
Le MusicodromeSLUMB · 2021Slumb « Play dead » (2021)
WordplaySLUMB · 2021SLUMB – Play Dead (Album)
Sun Burns OutSLUMB · 2021Slumb / Play Dead [Banzaï Lab]
FIP / Radio FranceSLUMB · 2021« Come & Get It », la balade hallucinée de Slumb
Sun Burns OutSLUMB · 2021Slumb à la recherche du titre parfait (n’en est plus très loin)
W-FenecSLUMB · 2020Slumb / Chronique EP > Reset
Pozzo LiveSLUMB · 2020SLUMB – Reset : du coton…
Sun Burns OutSLUMB · 2020Slumb signe son premier single : l’aube d’un nouveau son
TotoromoonJulien Marchal · 2020Totoromoon’s Top 2019
i-DLissom · 2019Billie Eilish: “I’m never going to get old. I shall stay young forever.”
TotoromoonJulien Marchal · 2019JULIEN MARCHAL INSIGHT IV
SpellbindingMusicJulien Marchal · 2019Julien Marchal: Insight IV
indiemusicJulien Marchal · 2019[Entourage #48] Julien Marchal
Headphone CommuteJulien Marchal · 2019Julien Marchal – Insight XXXVII
BroadwayWorldJulien Marchal · 2018Julien Marchal Makes Dim Mak Debut on 'Observations'
Higher Plain MusicLissom · 2018Lissom – Lissom Review
indiemusicLissom · 2018[LP] Lissom – Lissom
The Third EarJulien Marchal · 2017A Year In The Ear: 2017
Stationary TravelsJulien Marchal · 2017Travelogue 2017.06.17: A Spring Quartet
Music Won’t Save YouJulien Marchal · 2017JULIEN MARCHAL – Insight III
TotoromoonJulien Marchal · 2017Top Not Post-Rock 2016
Stationary TravelsJulien Marchal · 20162016 in review: Journeys in Modern Classical
The QuietusJulien Marchal · 2016The Quietus Albums Of The Year 2016, In Association With Norman Records
Headphone CommuteJulien Marchal · 2016In the studio with Julien Marchal
Headphone CommuteJulien Marchal · 2016Julien Marchal – Insight II
Headphone CommuteJulien Marchal · 2016Headphone Commute’s Best of 2015 : Music For Watching The Snow Slowly Fall In The Moonlight
Stationary TravelsJulien Marchal · 20152015 in review: Memorable Journeys in Modern Classical (Solo/Ensemble/Chamber)
Headphone CommuteJulien Marchal · 2015Interview with Julien Marchal
Headphone CommuteJulien Marchal · 2015Julien Marchal – Insight
indiemusicJulien Marchal · 2015[Singles] [Exclusivité] Julien Marchal – VII & XII
Stationary TravelsJulien Marchal · 2014Modern Classical EPs from Lucy Claire / Oskar Schuster / Peter Gregson & Michael Price / Julien Marchal
Higher Plain MusicJulien Marchal · 2014Julien Marchal – “Insight” Review
indiemusicJulien Marchal · 2014[EP] Julien Marchal – Insight
From piano to Whales Records.
Through his INSIGHT albums and the duos Lissom and SLUMB, he explores different ways to let the piano resonate. That same desire for connection led him to build Whales Records, a label that gives artists the freedom to follow their own path.
Discover Whales RecordsThe label founded by Julien Marchal
Whales Records
Independent, together.
Julien built Whales Records from his own experience as an artist, with one belief: an independent label should keep its artists independent. Creative freedom, transparency and trust guide this collective adventure.
From piano to electronics, distinctive musical worlds meet, support one another and share ideas. Take a moment to listen.
Your words resonate.
Words left on Bandcamp and YouTube.
© David Bross The next chapter, with you.
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