Barrut + Le Diable Dégoûtant

Barrut

Occitan Polyphonies
with Erwan Billon, Titouan Billon, Delphine Grellier, Olivier Grolleau, Samuel Grolleau, Audrey Hoyuelos and Jordi Cantagrill

Three female singers, four male singers and a percussionist from the northern shores of the Mediterranean make up BARRUT, an Occitan polyphonic ensemble whose seven voices rise in subtle harmony and powerful emotional intensity. Rooted in the origins of polyphonic singing, they intertwine these traditions with the driving rhythms of percussion.

Through original compositions infused with the vitality of folk song, BARRUT channels both fervour and defiance into a music that remains constantly poised above the world’s madness. Drawing equally from traditional polyphony and contemporary music, the band’s sound moves through a thrilling, festive and subversive space that has always belonged to poetry. While deeply rooted in the Occitan repertoire, they also write and perform their own texts.

The septet presents its new repertoire with CONTRA-FUÒCS, marking a new chapter in the group’s musical aesthetic. Enriched by influences from rock, neo-classical music and cinematic composition, the performance moves through contrasting sonic landscapes, alternating suspended moments with raw intensity.

Le Diable Dégoûtant

With her songs that would make even vermin dance, Pauline Marx draws on chthonic rhythms and fermented sounds to create music full of collages and clashes. Borrowed from traditional music, updated on the sampler; goat-skin drums sequenced without quantisation; ancient antiphons serving as pop songs hidden beneath the granite of the Breton moors; choruses gleaned and hummed for you and us for ages (by candlelight!); lo-fi sound straight from the depths of the potion cauldron: the Disgusting Devil knows how to summon the unconquered power of catchy tunes and spellbinding words… we’ll end up going all out pagan again!