Xavier Dubois

Guitarist Xavier Dubois, of the band Ultraphallus, also performs in a duo with writer Vincent Tholomé; a book-CD, under the name Kaapshljmurslis, was published in 2017 by Tétras Lyre. For several years, he has also been developing a solo repertoire under his own name. His latest album, Murmurations, was released in June 2021.Literature is central to his inspiration; the concision—sometimes abrupt—of poet François Jacqmin, the singular syntax of Peter Kurzeck, the fluid phrasing of László Krasznahorkai, and the hypnotic flow of Marc Graciano nourish his approach as much as the music of the Norwegian band Mayhem, guitarist Derek Bailey, Coil, or composer Giacinto Scelsi. His writing tends toward compositions made of interwoven segments, contrapuntal phrases, silences, and repetitions. of an impossible balance between harmony and atonality.